EDUC 2220- Educational Technology Lesson Plan Template Butterfly life cycle

Catherine Zaye 1st grade, science

Common Core Standards: Science-life science Students demonstrate an understanding of how living systems function and how they interact with the physical environment. This includes an understanding of the cycling of matter and flow of energy in living systems. An understanding of the characteristics, structure and function of cells, organisms and living systems will be developed. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of the principles of heredity, biological evolution, and the diversity and interdependence of life. Students demonstrate an understanding of different historical perspectives, scientific approaches and emerging scientific issues associated with the life sciences. Lesson Summary: The students will read a book about the life cycle of butterflys. They will create a timeline on glogster with assistance from the teacher. Estimated Duration: This lesson will take about two hours, broken into four 30 minute chunks. Commentary: With it being spring the students are interested in the new life outside. The book will go along with the life cycle of butterflys and the timelines are something they get to make and keep. Accounts for the whole class will already be made which will make for less confusion on glogster. Students typing skills could present a challenge.

Instructional Procedures: . Part 1: This is when I would do the pre-test. I would have everyone gather to the front and we would sit down. I would have a large piece of paper in front. I would ask the children to raise their hands if someone can name a part of a butterfly or its life cycle. During this time I would be taking tallies for each childs response. After the

pre-test I will read them The Life Cycle of the Butterfly by Bobbie Kalman Part 2: I will introduce the project by saying that today we get to work on the computers! I will show them a sample time line and tell them that they are going to create their own timelines about the life cycle of a butterfly. This part will be about getting the students to feel comfortable with the program and the concepts. Part 3: This will be the main work part. This is also when I will show the students the video online and show them how they can refer to that if they forget something about the life cycle. I will also let the students know that tomorrow will be their last work session. This day will be important to have the teacher walk around and answer all the students questions. Part 4: This will be the students last day to finish their timelines. Any student who is already finished has the opportunity to walk around and help out their friends. Of course the teacher will be doing the same.

Pre-Assessment: To pre-assess my students about their knowledge on butterflys, I will have everyone sit in the front and ask them as many things they can name about them. This will give me and idea to how well they understand the parts and life cycle. Scoring Guidelines: To score this pre-assessment I would use a checklist/tally system. Each student would have a spot and I could tally how many responses they gave. Post-Assessment: The post assessment would be the students completed timelines. I can also have my tally system in place during the activity to see how much assistance each child needed. Scoring Guidelines: I would grade them by pass/fail. If the student completed the timeline they would pass. Every student would complete the timeline because the teacher will be assisting the students as they need it.

Differentiated Instructional Support This lesson plan is good for the whole range of students because they can add as much to the timeline as they

wish. For gifted art students this may mean printing it and adding some of their own original work. For gifted tech students this could mean assisting some of their peers. Discuss additional activities you could do to meet the needs of students who might be struggling with the material: simple typing lessons could be the jumping off point for students struggling with the tech aspect.

Extension http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQXPQRaaolM This is a link to a video for kids about the life cycle of butterflys. The students could refer to this website during their work on the computers. It would reinforce the information learned during the reading of the book.

Homework Options and Home Connections This lesson would be designed for 1st graders, which I believe is too young for homework. I would send the students home with more links to videos that their parents can help them access to learn more about how cool a butterflys life is.

Interdisciplinary Connections Any writing that would be done during this assignment would be helping the students literacy skills. The reading we did as a class before they began their work on the computers would be helping their comprehension skills.

Materials and Resources:

For teachers

Computer, link to the video, butterfly book

For students

Computers or Ipads

Key Vocabulary

Abdomenthe hind part of the body on the caterpillar and the butterfly. All insects have one! Antennaefound on the butterflys head, used to taste the air and help with balance and orientation Caterpillarthe larval stage of a butterfly or moth Caterpillar Vocabulary Chrysalisthe hard shell covering the pupa, shaped like an upside-down teardrop Compound eyesfound on the butterflys head. Thousands of tiny lenses help the butterfly see in all directions and recognize color, pattern and movement. Proboscisthe butterfly tongue, which works like a drinking straw. In metamorphosis, the proboscis is formed as two separate parts, which the butterfly uncoils and zips together to form a tube for drinking. Thoraxthe three front segments of the caterpillar, each segment with a pair of legs. The front part of the butterflys body. Additional Notes

After the students are finished with their time lines they will be saved in the classroom in paper form. Another day will be set aside for the class to mount them and hang them in the classroom.