Lesson Plan #4
Judy Lynn Handal
EDEX 750



Subject: Science

Lesson Themes: Ocean life, our environment, pollution

Target Audience: Ten elementary (3rd-4th grade) students/self-contained (LD)

Objectives:

The students will be able to recognize their role in nature.
The students will be able to recognize that species are endangered.
The students will be able to identify threats to the environment.
The students will be able to identify five steps that they can take to improve the environment.
The students will be able to identify types of ocean pollution.

Instructional Materials:

-Web sites:

Sea WIFS Project NASA GSFC
This site will be used by the students to find pictures of ocean habitats for class discussion.

Software:
The Great Ocean Rescue by Tom Snyder -Laserdisc player
-One video monitor or television
-CC04 cable
-Access to World Wide Web
-Bar codes for The Great Ocean Rescue

04192

09733-10173

16956-18044

19280-19523

20109-20293

23728
-remote control & amp; bar code reader

Type of Classroom Activity:

Group setting with large video monitor to show motion sequences and still frames from The Great Ocean Rescue.
Groups of two students to find pictures of ocean habitats on World Wide Web.
Group setting to discuss ocean habitats and pollution.

Pre-requisite Skills:

Students will be able to work in groups of two.
Students will be able to use the mouse.
Students will be able to follow teacher directions.
Teacher will have produced bar codes and practiced using the bar codes to present frames to the class.

Instructional Events:

1. Present still picture of dolphin trapped in net. Discuss why the nets are in the ocean, what harm the nets have on ocean life.

2. Present motion sequence of animals eating other animals. Explain how animals put other animals in danger.

3. Present motion sequences of oil pollution and oil tanker blowing up and discuss with class.

4. Present motion sequence of dolphin being harmed by plastic and still frame of the medical waste (syringe) and discuss the dangers of pollution with the class.

5. Pass out examples of Message in a Bottle found on WWW to students and discuss how they can take steps to improve our environment.

6. Have students find, in groups of two, a picture of an endangered marine habitat on WWW, as teacher monitors).

7. Have students, in groups of two, write a message concerning how to protect our endangered marine habitat to place in a class bottle.

8. Students show their pictures, read their message to the class, and the class discusses the message. The teacher places the message in the class bottle.

9. The teacher publishes the messages on the web for the students and other to see. (The school will eventually start a Web page that displays comments from other classes).