Plant Growth and Reproduction: Day 4: Sporophytes and Gametophytes

IntroductionThe ASSURE model is an instructional guide for planning and conducting

lessons that integrate media and technology while focusing on the learner's

needs. It is based on six classroom procedures that Analyze Learners, State

Objectives, Select Methods, Media, and Materials, Utilize Media and Materials,

Require Learner Participation, and Evaluate and Revise.

Analyze Learners

Learner’s General Characteristics

The instructional unit is designed for an average 7th grade classroom. The

students range from 12 to 14 years old. The students come from various

socioeconomic statuses with 70% of the students being white, while 20% African-

American and 10% Hispanic. 10 of the students are boys, while 7 are girls.

Entry Competencies

The students have knowledge and experience with:

1. Interacting with Vokis

2. Working with Twitter.

3. Listening to Podcasts

4. Using Facebook.

5. The basic reproductive parts of a flower (Obtained from Day 2).

Learning Styles

The students for the most part slightly under their reading level. They do not

respond to oral lecturing and instead prefer audio and visual means as a way to

present and learn material. Most do not test well making rubrics the most

popular means for grading objective achievement.

State Objectives

At the end of this lesson which is estimated to last one class day, the students

will have learned difference between a sporophyte and a gametophyte and how

they relate to plant reproduction. At the end of the class, my students will be able

to successfully label various plant parts as either a sporophyte or a gametophyte

region with a 100% proficiency.

Select Methods, Media, and Materials

The Method chosen for this lesson was large-group instruction followed by

individual work by means Facebook response. The lesson will begin with the

instructor introducing the students various Voki’s who will explain various

definitions. The teacher will then play a podcast that will aid the students

understanding of the difference between a sporophyte and gametophyte. The

lesson will conclude the teacher using the SMART Board to view various

examples of sporophytes and gametophytes on different flowers. At the end of

class, the students will be asked to respond to the class Facebook page by

commenting on various pictures of whether or not the picture is of the sporophyte

or gametophyte region.

Utilize Media and Materials

Preview the Materials

The teacher samples the Vokis and podcasts to ensure they are functioning

properly

Prepare the Materials

The teacher locates several plant images from the internet that clearly show

sporophyte and gametophyte regions.

Prepare the Environment

The Vokis are loaded onto the SMART Board for student interaction.

Prepare the Learners

The students are told that they will be learning from various digital avatars the

differences between sporophytes and gametophytes

Provide the Learning Experience

The teacher will begin by having the Vokis define sporophytes and

gametophytes. The teacher will then play the podcast explaining how the two

work together. The teacher will then have the class participate together in naming

the regions of plant pictures found on the internet. The teacher will then instruct

the students to comment on various pictures uploaded to the class Facebook

page.

Require Learner Participation

Large Group Activities

Students will intetract with various Vokis on the SMART Board

Students will listen to a podcast

Small Group Activities

Students will navigate comment on the class Facebook page after class

Technology

Students interact with various Vokis

Podcasts

The class Facebook page will be used after class follow-up to the days lesson

The class Twitter page will be used at the beginning of the class as a “bellringer”

to see what was leaned from the previous day’s assignment on Bean Planting.

Evaluate and Revise

Assessment of Learner Achievement

Students’ knowledge of the lesson can be gaged watching their interaction with

Vokis as well as their Facebook Responses

Evaluation of Media and Methods

The students will be asked at the end of the day what part of the lesson they

liked the most and what part they liked the least.

Evaluation of Overall Instruction

At the end of the lesson students will be able to label a blank diagram of the

flower and explain the difference of the sporophyte and gametophyte regions.