EDUC2220EducationalTechnologyLessonPlanTemplate

TaxonomyPresentation

DestinyMartinez

10thGradeLifeScience(Biology)

CommonCoreStandards:ThesestandardsarefromtheOhioDepartmentofEducationonOhio'sInstructionalManagementSystem(IMS)website.http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Default.asp?bhcp=1

A. Explainthatcellsarethebasicunitofstructureandfunctionoflivingorganisms,thatoncelifeoriginatedallcellscomefrompreexistingcells,andthatthereareavarietyofcelltypes.

B. Explainthecharacteristicsoflifeasindicatedbycellularprocessesanddescribetheprocessofcelldivisionanddevelopment.

C. Explainthegeneticmechanismsandmolecularbasisofinheritance.D. Explaintheflowofenergyandthecyclingofmatterthroughbiologicalandecological

systems(cellular,organismalandecological).E. Explainhowevolutionaryrelationshipscontributetoanunderstandingoftheunityand

diversityoflife.F. Explainthestructureandfunctionofecosystemsandrelatehowecosystemschange

overtime.G. Describehowhumanactivitiescanimpactthestatusofnaturalsystems.H. Describeafoundationofbiologicalevolutionasthechangeingenefrequencyofa

populationovertime.Explainthehistoricalandcurrentscientificdevelopments,mechanismsandprocessesofbiologicalevolution.

I. Explainhownaturalselectionandotherevolutionarymechanismsaccountfortheunityanddiversityofpastandpresentlifeforms.

J. Summarizethehistoricaldevelopmentofscientifictheoriesandideas,anddescribeemergingissuesinthestudyoflifesciences.

LessonSummary:Thepurposeofthislessonistobuildknowledgeofhowtoclassifyanimals.Studentswilllearntoclassifyspeciesintotheirdomain,aswellaslearnthehierarchyofgroupingsintaxonomy.Followingalessononthetopic,studentswillbegintoresearchtwoanimalsoftheirchoice,livingorextinct.Itisencouragedthatstudentsstudyananimalavailablefordissection,butitisnotrequired.Therewillbeclasstimegivenforthis,noneoftheprojectshouldbedoneoutsideoftheclassroom,otherthanforfinishingtouches.Resourceswillbeprovided.Afterthestudentsfindabulkoftheirresearchfortheiranimals,theywillcreateapowerpointcomparingtheanimalstaxonomyandevolutionofthespecies,usingasmanyvisualsaspossible.EstimatedDuration:Five50minuteclassperiods.

Commentary:Mygoalforthestudentsisforthemtounderstandwhywecategorizespeciesintodifferentgroups.Ihopethattheywillfindappreciationintherelationshipsamongsuchalargenumberofspecies.Iamgivingthestudentsthefreedomtochoosetheiranimalstomakeitmoreinterestingforthemandkeepthemmoreengaged.Ianticipatethelessonapproachingtheresearchwillbeachallengeinkeepingthestudentsinvolved.Itwillalsobeachallengereviewingwiththestudentshowtoresearch.Itisaround10thgradewhenstudentsfirststartlearningthedosanddontswithoutmuchpractice.Ifindbiologyexcitingandwilldowhateverittakestokeepmystudentsengaged,aswellasansweranyquestionstheymayhave.TherearemanyacronymsIcouldteachmystudentstohelpthemremembertheorderofclassification.TokeepthemmoreengagedIcouldprovideliveexamplesofsomesmallanimals,andexplaintheirtaxonomyandhowitworks.

InstructionalProcedures:

Day1:

Onthisdaythestudentswilltaketheirpreassessmentquiz.Thefirst5minutesofclassIwillpresentthequizandletthestudentsknowthatitsjusttoseewhattheyknow.Thequizwillbeshortandtakenolongerthan20minutes.Itwillbeturnedinandlatergradedforcompletion.Thelast25minutesofclasswillbelecturebasedusingaSMARTboard

demonstratingmyownpowerpoint.Thiswillbeoverthefirstsectionofonechapteraboutanimalclassificationandnomenclature.

Day2:

Forthefirst10minuteswewilldoashortreviewofthelecturefromthepreviousdayandansweranyquestionsthestudentsmayhave.Iwillpassbackthestudentspreassessmentandgoovertheanswers,lettingthemgradetheirownpapers(10minutes).Thenext20minutesofclasswillbealessononproperresearchandinstructionsfortheproject.UsingmySMARTboardtodemonstrate,Iwillshowstudentsappropriatewebsitestoutilizeandgiveashortreviewonhowtocitetheirsources,doingafewpracticeones.Dependingonwhetherthereisalast10minutesofclass,Iwillgivediscussiontimetothestudentstostartthinkingabouttheanimalsfortheirproject.

Day3:

Day3willbespentonlaptopsintheclassroom.Eachstudentwillbeprovidedwiththeirown.Thisisthefirstdayofresearchandtheentire50minuteswillbespentonit.Studentsareindependentlyworking,writingdownanyinformationandwebsitestheyfinduseful.Iwillbeinvolved,minimally.

Day4:

WhenthestudentsarriveforclassIwillhaveasamplepowerpointontheboard.Iwillslidethroughitgivingthestudentsanideaofhowtoapproachtheproject,answeringanyquestionstheymayhaveabouttheprogram.Laptopswillalreadybesetupontheirdesks.Fortherestofclass(about25minutes)studentswillcontinuetheirresearchandideallybegintheirpowerpointpresentations.Illbewalkingaroundcheckingtheirprogress.

Day5:

Thiswillbethelastdayforstudentstocompletetheirpowerpointpresentations.TheresearchportionshouldbecompletedandIwillbecheckingthatallstudentshavemovedon.Studentswillbeallowedtoworkontheirprojectsathomeifanyfinishingtouchesneedtobemade.

PreAssessment:

Thepreassessmentinvolvesashortquizonthestudentsknowledgeofthesubject.Mostlikely,theydonthavemuchofabackgroundtothislevelofbiology.Idliketoseewhattheymayknowandgettheirbrainsworkinginthebeginningofclass.

ScoringGuidelines:Ondays3,4,and5,Iwillbemakinglapsaroundtheclassroomansweringquestionsandcheckingstudentprogress.

Thepreassessmentwillbegradedforcompletion,andwillbepassedbacktothemtobegradedontheirown.Thegoalisforthemtolearnfromtheirmistakesvisuallyandverbally.PostAssessment:Thepostassessmentistheirfinishedpowerpointproject.Ontheirdaybacktoclasstheywillbegivenasimilarquiztothepreassessmentoverthesectionthatwillbegradedaccordingly,notjustforcompletion.

ScoringGuidelines:Finalprojectsshouldcontainaminimumof5graphicsandaminimumof8slidesdemonstratingtheirunderstandingoftaxonomicgroupsandtheirnaming.Theymustalsouseproperresearchstrategiesandcitetheirsources.Spellingofallanimalclassificationsmustbespelledcorrectly.Thegradeforthiswillbecalculatedusingarubricandwillbeapercentageoutof100points.

DifferentiatedInstructionalSupport

Describehowinstructioncanbedifferentiated(changedoraltered)tomeettheneedsofgiftedoracceleratedstudents:

Thesestudentswouldmostlikelyjustfinishtheirprojectsmorequickly,askinglessquestions.Itisalwaysniceforstudentstoconsultwithotherstudentsandevencheckeachotherswork.TypicallytheoverachieversarehappytohelptheirfellowstudentsandIwouldencouragethemtodoso.

Discussadditionalactivitiesyoucoulddotomeettheneedsofstudentswhomightbestrugglingwiththematerial:

Studentswhoarestrugglingontheotherhand,oftendontliketosayitoutloudandaskforhelp.Iwillbewalkingaroundtheclassroomcheckingprogress.IfIseeastudentisbehind,Iwillgiveheorshemoreofmyattention,evenbysteppinginontheresearchtogetthemexcitedaboutwhattheyrelearning.

Extension

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/her/treeoflife/v/taxonomyandthetreeoflife

Studentscanusethisasavisualresourceincompletingtheirprojectsandunderstandingthelesson.Itdescribesthetreeoflifeandalsoincludesinformationaboutbacteriaandviruses,aswellasanimals.

HomeworkOptionsandHomeConnectionsThestudentswillonlyhavehomeworkiftheydonotcompletetheirpresentationsinthegivenclassroomtimeperiod.Theymusthavetheirownaccesstotheinternetaswellasacomputertocompletetheproject.

InterdisciplinaryConnectionsThestudentsnotonlyneedtoknowtheclassificationoftheirchosenanimals,butalsotheevolutionoftheirspeciesandhownaturalselectionhasplayedarolethroughouttheirexistence.

MaterialsandResources:

Forteachers

computer,SMARTboard,accesstointernet,textbook,powerpoint

Forstudents

laptop,researchguides,accesstointernet,powerpoint,textbook,gradingrubric,flashdriveorcurrentemailtocompleteprojectathome(ifneedbe).

KeyVocabularyTaxonomy,Systematics,Domain:Bacteria,Archaea,Eukarya,Supergroup,Kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus,Species,Binomialnomenclature