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Title-
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| How did the Gulf Oil Spill effect the animals? |
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Background-
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Expected Outcome Of This Lesson Plan-
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| The goal of this lesson is to show the effects the oils spill has on animals. |
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Teacher Objectives-
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1. TLW research an animal and state the effects of the oil spill on the animal.
2. TLW construct a poster to represent the effects of the oil spill on their animal.
3. TLW share the found information woth the class. |
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Resources-
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| laptops, crayons, markers, white poster paper |
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Teaching Methods-
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1. Lesson Introduction-
| Recall the information we found in our weekly reader. Were the animals effected? How? |
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2. Lesson Progression-
| Today we are going to further research the effects the animals are feeling from the Gulf Oil Spill. Each group will be given a diferent animal to research. You will need to look at various websites to find how these animals are affected. |
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3. Guided Practice-
| I will demonstrate by looking up the effects of the oil spill on the peregrine falcon. This will be done on the promethean board. |
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4. Student Practice-
| Students will break up into their groups and begin their research. After the groups find their research they will be constructing a poster to show what they have found. |
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5. Learner Accommodations-
| Students will be working in groups. |
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6. Assessment-
| I will be walking around the room monitoring all groups and answering questions. |
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7. Lesson Closure-
| We will close by presenting our posters. |
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Measuring Student Progress-
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| I will be evaluating the groups based on group work and participation. |
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