Lesson

Title/Focus
Alberta in Reference to the other
Provinces/Territories Presentation
Date October 14
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade Four: Geography of Alberta
Time
Duration
!" #inutes
Unit 4$1$% Alberta: a &ense of the 'and
Teacher(
s)
(eanna Plested
OUTCOMS F!OM "L#!T" $!OG!"M OF STUD%S
General
Learnin&
Outcomes
'
&& 4$1 &tudents )ill de#onstrate an understanding and appreciation of ho)
ele#ents of physical geography cli#ate* geology and paleontology are integral
to the landscapes and environ#ent of Alberta
+,T ,- &tudents )ill use technology to investigate and/or solve proble#s
S(eci)c
Learnin&
Outcomes
'
&& 4$1$% ./a#ine* critically* the physical geography of Alberta by e/ploring and
re0ecting upon the follo)ing 1uestion and issue: 2here is Alberta located in
relation to the other provinces and territories of ,anada3
+,T ,- 1$% 4se technology to organi5e and display data in a proble#!solving
conte/t
L"!*%*G O#+CT%,S
Students -ill'
1$ &tudents )ill de#onstrate their 6no)ledge of )here Alberta is located in ,anada in
relation to the other provinces$
%$ &tudents )ill de#onstrate their 6no)ledge of ho) to use a &#artboard in order to
proble# solve$
7$ &tudents )ill apply their 6no)ledge of using technology to organi5e data$
"SSSSM*TS
Observations' &tudents accurately identify Alberta8s location
.e/ 0uestions: 2here is Alberta located on the ,anadian 9ap3
2here are the other provinces and territories in correlation to
Alberta3
$roducts/$er1orm
ances'
&tudent handout to be :lled out
+nteractive s#art board presentation
L"!*%*G !SOU!CS CO*SULTD M"T!%"LS "*D 0U%$M*T
Progra# of &tudy* ,anadian 9ap* &#art
;oteboo6
<andout* &#artboard* pencils* pencil
crayons* co#puter* students
$!OCDU!
Prior to lesson ,reate lesson plan* ensure all #aterials are available and #a6e sure
interactive presentation )or6s correctly
%ntroduction Time
Attention
Grabber
The s#art board #ap 1=!1 sec
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
As6 the 1uestion: 2here is Alberta on the ,anadian #ap3 -=!>= sec
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
&tudents are actively engaged and on tas6 either
interacting )ith the &#artboard or co#pleting their
handout$
;/A
Advance
OrganizerAgend
a
Teachers )ill ensure that they deliver instruction )ithin
the allotted ti#e of !" #inutes$
;/A
!ransition to
Bod"
After introduction* pass around the handouts and have a
pair of students co#e up to the &#artboard and
de#onstrate 6no)ledge$
-=!>= sec
#od/ Time
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe
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Learning Activit"
#$
+nteractive s#art board 9ap 7! #in
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Diferentiation
Pair up students and have the# de#onstrate their
provincial and territorial 6no)ledge of ,anada by
dragging the provinces and territories onto the #ap using
the interactive &#artboard
;/A
Learning Activit"
#%
<andout 9ap 7! #in
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Diferentiation
The students )ill de#onstrate understanding of Alberta8s
location in relation to the other provinces either
artistically or through )riting )ith the handout$
;/A
Learning Activit"
#&
./it &lip
1!%
#inutes
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Diferentiation
&tudents )ill )rite t)o stars and a )ish on a for# to be
handed out at the end of the lesson about the #aterial
covered$
;/A
Closure Time
'onsolidation of
Learning(
<ave the students ta6e out a piece of paper and )rite
their na#es along )ith so#ething that they learned* and
a 1uestion that they still have about the lesson$
1!% #in
)eedbac* )rom
+tudents(
&tudents felt that there )as a disconnect bet)een the
board and the rest of the class$ &tudents felt that they
)ere not given enough ti#e to :ll in their personal #aps
and that the colouring )as a little distracting$ Overall*
students felt that the lesson )as interactive and fun* and
that it )ould have been bene:cial for a grade four
classroo#$
)eedbac* !o
+tudents
;e/t class the teacher )ould address any of the
1uestions as6ed on the e/it slips
!ransition !o ,ext
Lesson
Go #ore in depth into Alberta* perhaps tal6 about )here
'ethbridge is in relation to other cities
S(on&e
"ctivit//"ctivities
?ring up a #ap of ,anada )ith the provinces already outlined* and
have the students this ti#e )rite the provinces on the board instead
of dragging the# to the #ap$
!e2ections 1rom
the lesson
,lassroo# #anage#ent non!e/istent* students not paying attention
to the &#artboard )hen it )asn8t their turn to interact* help students
to understand that they need to co#e at the &#artboard fro# the
side in order to not cut o@ the rest of the students* go slo)er as to
allo) students ti#e to :ll in their personal #aps* give the students
rules regarding the crayons and colouring* good use of buddy syste#*
tal6 about )here )e live a little #ore$
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe
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