Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Mary Caldwell, Clarissa Phill, Jenna Badeaux, Adrienne

Moliere

Authors E-mail Address

mcald13@tigers.lsu.edu, cphill1@tigers.lsu.edu,
jbadea8@lsu.edu, amolie3@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

2507

Course Section(s)

004

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Deborah Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

All About the Ocean

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

The students will be able to name and describe the oceans

and the different aspects of it. They will be able to describe
the different animals that live in the ocean along with the
food chains that they belong to. The students will also be
able to use cardinal and relative directions to explain the
locations of the oceans and continents.

Content Questions

What are the names of the 5 oceans? Where are the oceans
located? What are some of the animals and plants found in
the ocean? How do the different plants and animals in the
ocean interact with each other?

Unit Summary

Through this Ocean Unit the students will learn all about the ocean. They will learn the
different oceans, where they are located relative to the continents, and the different animals
and food chains found in the ocean.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)

English Language Arts

Social Studies
Science
Math
Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]

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K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

First Grade English Language Arts Standards:

Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Second Grade Science Standards:
Match the appropriate food source and habitat for a variety of animals (e.g.,
cows/grass/field, fish/tadpoles/water) (LS-E-A1)
Identify and discuss the arrangement of the food pyramid (LS-E-A6)
Analyze selected menus to determine whether they include representatives of all the
required food groups (LS-E-A6)
Third Grade Social Studies Standards:
Describe characteristics and uses of various maps (e.g., physical, political,
topographical, population) (G-1A-E1)
Use a compass rose and cardinal directions to locate and interpret a map
Fourth Grade Math Standards:
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

English Language Arts Objectives:

TSW complete a journal writing about a time they have been to the ocean, or what they think
the ocean would be like (if they have not visited the ocean before). TSW participate in rug
time, reading books about the ocean and talking about what they know and what they would
like to know. TTW create an inspiration map with the students with what they know about the
ocean and what they would like to know. TSW read books about the ocean and complete a
fotobabble about something they learned about the ocean from that book.
Science Objectives:
The students will be able to talk about the different plants and animals in the ocean and how
they each interact with each other and with the sun.
Social Studies Objectives:
Students will be able to identify and label all seven continents and all four oceans. They will
also be able to use cardinal and relative directions to describe the locations of oceans and
continents in relation to each other.
Math Objectives:

Procedures

Link your daily plan here link in your group unit folder..
Lesson 1 ELA Oceans Mary Caldwell
Lesson 2Science OceansClarissa Phill
Lesson 3Social Studies OceanJenna Badeaux
Lesson 4Math OceansAdrienne Moliere
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Approximate Time Needed

This unit will take about a week of 1-2 hour sessions.

Prerequisite Skills

The students will need to have a basic knowledge of using computers such and using the
internet. They will need to have knowledge of the cardinal directions. They will also need to
know how to read and write in a journal.
Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other: ipad

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Web Page Development

Word Processing
Other:

Printed Materials

Storybooks: Hello Ocean, Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue

Sea, Commotion in the Ocean, Wish for a Fish, A Swim
through the Sea
Worksheets: Copies of the world map, copies of fish pictures

Supplies

Scissors, Crayons, Markers,

Internet Resources

googleearth.com, worldmap.com, coolclassroom.org,

education.nationalgeographis.com, fotobabble.com,
beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu

Others
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student

To accommodate these students we will work directly with

them with more one on one time together. These students will
also be put into groups so that students with different ability
levels can work together to help each other.

Non-Native English
Speaker

To accommodate these students they will also work in groups

of different ability levels, have the lesson translated into their
native language, and also have translators on stand by if they
are needed.

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Gifted Student

To accommodate these students there will be extra activities

for them to do if they finish earlier than the other students,
they will also be given a little more advanced activity for them
to do.

Student Assessment

To access the whole unit each different lesson plan has its own grading rubric.

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