Science Lesson Plan
Trees, Trees, Trees
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject: Science
Content Standards:
K.E.1. Understand change and observable patterns of weather that occur from day to day and throughout the year.
Technology Standards:
1. Empowered Learner
C. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate
their learning in a variety of ways.
3. Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct
knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
C. Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to
create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
4. Innovative Designer: Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve
problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
6. Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of
purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
Objectives:
Given the YouTube Video about trees, Whiteboard App, Osmo technology tool, and BrainPop website, students will be able to learn various aspects of trees by watching a video, draw and point out the various parts of the tree using Educreation, collaboratively draw the barks and leaves using Osmo, and play together a digital game about trees being a natural resource, thus, resulting in 100% accuracy in knowledge about trees for a kindergarten level.
Description of Technologies:
Interactive Digital Content:
*Whiteboard Application- Nothing More Nothing Less- is a simple drawing pad that is easy to use, colorful, and convenient to use. It's a very simple operation, and pictures are easily saved as high resolution. There are four colors and three types of brush sizes to choose from. It's a very intuitive app, and great for students to use! This application is free from the App Store.
*Osmo Creative Set: This technology tool enables students to have the material/tangible reflected on a piece of paper or whiteboard and they can easily trace and draw the object on the surface board. It's a creative, interactive, and fun to use with students! Each kit is $49 from the Osmo Site.
*BrainPop Jr. This website helps students learn more about a specific topic in a unique way, whereas it combines games in an engaging way, animated videos, and interactive activities. A lot of learning occurs as each student is encouraged to learn through their own way, and it engages students curiosity, as well as challenges them to reflect and make connections with the real world. In order to use this resource, the site is $175.00 for a Kg through 3rd-grade classroom and it includes access through whiteboard, projector, up to three computers, and mobile phones. As for a single school's teachers and students, it's $1,450.
Non-interactive Digital Content:
*YouTube Video: A video-sharing website where millions of people upload videos about a specific topic.
Resources/Materials
*SmartBoard
*Ziplock Bags
*Pencils
*White Paper
*Osmo Creative Kit
*iPads
*Whiteboard App on iPad
*BrainPop on iPad
Lesson:
1) Begin with an introduction about TREES! Have the students look outside the window and tell us what they see and the various types of trees (big trees, small trees, medium size trees). Show the students the following YouTube video on the SmartBoard and discuss (5 minutes):
2) Show the students the different parts of the tree using Whiteboard App on the SmartBoard: Roots, Trunk, Branch, Twigs, Leaves, Crown. (3 minutes)
3) Have the students collaborate and work in groups to take turns using the Whiteboard App and to draw the parts of the trees and talk about their results. (20 minutes)
4) Walk outside, and discuss what they see, as well as collect tree barks and leaves. (10 minutes)
5) Have students sketch a simple drawing of what was something new that they learned today. (2 minutes)
Lesson Day 2:
1) Reiterate and Discuss parts of the trees, how they grow, and their benefit in life. (5 minutes)
2) On each table, the leaves and barks that we collected yesterday are placed in a ziplock bag for the students to use. Have the students work in pairs to use Osmo, and portray their barks and leaves on the screen to draw. One student will draw the bark, and the other student will draw the leaf. (15 minutes)
6) Play a game on BrainPop JR. about Trees being a natural resource. (15 minutes)
7) Students can voluntarily discuss what was the most interesting, interactive, and fun part of today's class! (5 minutes)
