Natural
Resources:
Renewable
and Nonrenewable
Grade
4 Lesson Plan
Big
Idea:
It is important
for students to understand the differences between the different types of
natural resources. It is also important for them to understand why it is
important to the environment.
Title:
Natural
Resources: Renewable and Nonrenewable
Education
Standards:
Science
Stem and Expectations: Earth and Space Science (ESS:4)
Social Issues (ESS:4):
ESS:4:3.1
Environmental Change (ESS:4)
ESS:4:3.4
ISTE
Standards:
Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and
Creativity:
ISTE:1.B
ISTE:1.C
Design
and Develop digital age learning experience and assessment:
ISTE:2.A
ISTE:2.C
Objectives:
1.)
Students
will recognize that natural
resources can either be renewable or nonrenewable.
2.)
The
students will differentiate between
what a renewable and nonrenewable resource is.
3.)
The
students will apply their knowledge of
the content by executing a digital T-Chart
using Google Docs. This will prove the students understand the differences between renewable and nonrenewable
resources.
4.)
The
students will design a Google
Presentation Slide on the natural resource of their choice.
5.)
Students
will discuss which type of resource
is interesting to the individual student, and develop the Slide on that resource.
6.)
Students
will navigate and investigate student approved websites
to construct information about their
resource.
7.)
The
Students will assemble the Google
Presentations into a slide show as a class, in order to present it to the school on Earth Day.
Materials:
1.)
Lap
Top Computers, IPADS, Chrome Books. (Whichever is available to the class).
2.)
Smartboard
or white board.
3.)
Printer
4.)
Our
Resources Crossword Puzzle
5.)
Google
Docs T-C
6.)
Handout
with Jumbled nonrenewable and renewable resources the students will use to
create the T-Chart.
7.)
Pre-made
Bulletin Board
8.)
Glue
9.)
Construction
Paper
10.)
Crayons
11.)
YouTube
Anticipatory
Set:
Begin
the lesson by having the students watch a short video. The video is titled “SC.4.E.6.3
Dirty Jobs” By: Summit Training. After
the song has completed turn it off and have the students do a “turn and talk
about what they learned from the video.
Procedure:
Begin the lesson by having the students
watch a short video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIm1cPAuWkU The
video is titled “SC.4.E.6.3 Dirty Jobs” By: Summit Training. After the song has completed turn it off and
have the students do a “turn and talk about what they learned from the
video. After the students have had about
two minutes to discuss what they
learned with their neighbor, ask the children “if they can formulate a definition for renewable and nonrenewable
resources, based on what they learned from the video and the turn and talk?”(Hot
Question #1). Write the definitions on the board and discuss the video with the entire class for about five
minutes. Once the class truly understands the differences between the
two, ask them another question. Ask the
students “if they can compile a list of
renewable and nonrenewable, and classify which type of resource it is?” (Hot
Question #2). At this point in the lesson have the children go get the
Chromebooks/IPADS or whatever form of technology they have available. Once everyone is logged on, give them
instructions to go to their google classroom accounts and access the Google Presentation File. The file is titled “Natural
Resources”. Use the website: http://www.randomizelist.com/ while
the students are getting logged in to enter the student’s names to figure out
the order the students will be on the Google Presentation. This will make it so it is fair and there is
no confusion about whose slide is whose.
Once
the students have gotten their numbers for the slides, have them formulate the list of the different types
of resources. Give them ten minutes, some
student need more time to type than others. Once they have finished their
Charts, ask them if they can “Analyze
the Charts they just constructed and have them distinguish their top two
resources they would like to learn more about, and why they find them
interesting”? (Hot Question #3). Have the Students go around the room one by
one still in the same order as their Google Presentation Slide and tell the
class which one they would like to do for the class Earth Day slide show. Make sure it is written down on the white
board so the students can see if their choices were already picked or not. Once the Students have narrowed it down and
everyone has their choice, have the students go one the internet using student
approved websites to do the research.
The student approved websites were discussed
at the beginning of the year, so the students know which websites they can navigate and explore. Write down either
using the white board or smart board of what they should be looking for. Things that should be investigating for their slides for the Earth Day Slide Show
include; The name of the resource, what type of resource it is, a picture of it
and why they chose the resource they did. This part of the lesson should take about
twenty minutes. Once everyone is done with their slides, have the students print
them out and mount them to colored construction paper. If they don’t have color
on their slides have them use crayons to make it colorful and bright so that
when it is displayed on the bulletin board.
Closure:
For
the closure of this lesson have the students work together to assemble the class slide show. This
will allow them to collaborate on
how the slides should be arranged. You can
also use this as a form of assessment,
by listening to how they classify all the different natural resources. Once the slideshow is arranged, have the
weekly paper passer pass out the Our Resources Crossword Puzzle. This paper will be used to wrap up the lesson
and have them reflect on what they learned.
Assessment:
To
assess the knowledge gained by the
students throughout this lesson, there was a paper distributed during the closure
part of the lesson, titled; “What I Learned about Natural Resources”
paper. This worksheet will allow for
another form of assessment. This paper will be used as a note sheet for
the students during the individual slide presentations. Once the papers are passed out have the
student with the first slide come up and present their slides, using the ones
they printed and added color to. As the
students are listening to their classmate’s presentations they were given
instructions to write down a few things.
The worksheet explained that the students had to write down information about
their classmate’s projects. When all the
students have presented their projects collect the papers and use it as a form
of assessment to see if they learned
anything, also to make sure they were paying attention. Another way to assess the knowledge gained throughout
this lesson is to individually grade the slides they printed and constructed. This can be assessed for knowledge gained, participation
and a project grade.
Modifications:
All
modifications/accommodations identified on Individualized Education Plan or 504
plans are addressed.
Resources:
Attached to the paper copy is the “Our Resources”
Crossword page.
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