Body Systems Unit Plan

Day 7 oI 10: Glogster Lesson Plan

Model Used: Stippling Model Ior Inquiry: slightly modiIied with more direct questioning model
Standards to be addressed:
Standard 1: Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge. Indicator 1.1.1: Follow an inquiry-based process in seeking
knowledge in curricularsubjects, and make the real-world connection Ior using this process in own liIe. Benchmark:
Grade 5- Follow a process whenever pursuing new inIormation through inquiry or research.
Standard 2: Draw conclusions, make inIormed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new
knowledge. Indicator 2.1.2: Organize knowledge so that it is useIul. Benchmark: Grade 2 : Find Iacts to answer
questions in more than one source. Write, draw, or verbalize supporting details; Note similarities and diIIerences in
inIormation Irom diIIerent sources; Answer the question, 'What is this mostly about?
Standard 3: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members oI our democratic society.
Indicator 3.1.1: Conclude an inquiry-based research process by sharing newunderstandings and reIlecting on the
learning. Benchmark: Grade 5: Present inIormation clearly so that main points are evident; Use inIormation appropriate
to task and audience; IdentiIy and evaluate the important Ieatures Ior a good product; IdentiIy own strengths and set
goals Ior improvement; ReIlect at the end oI an inquiry. Indicator 3.1.3: Use writing and speaking skills to communicate
new understandings eIIectively. Benchmark: Grade 5 : Use signiIicant details and relevant inIormation to develop
meaning; Present inIormation coherently in oral, written, and visual sequence; Use clear and appropriate vocabulary to
convey the intended message; Speak clearly to convey meaning.

DiIIerentiation: This plan has been written Ior a selI contained special education class oI 12 6
th
grade special
education students who range in abilities at the 3
rd
grade and 4
th
grade level. This Plan can be used as written
this type oI class or mainstream classes in 3rd grade. Older classes can also beneIit Irom a similar lesson that
incorporates more detail as well as more creative Ireedom that may include elements such as web links and
videos in the Iinal project.

Date: 12/14/2011
General Content
Learning Objective: Students should have an
understanding oI what Glogster is, beginning
organizing research inIormation Iound during days
3-6 oI this Unit.
Time permitting students will see how to use
glogster and have a basic understand oI the
program

Check list
Did students?

.Know my objectives?


Instructional Procedures:
Begin with recap oI project so Iar. (5min)
Who can tell me how they keep their system healthy?
Who can tell me how your system works with other
systems oI the body?

Introduce Final Project (Glogster): (3-4 min) Who has
made a poster beIore? What sorts oI inIormation do we
put on a poster? Show students examples oI other
elementary school Glogster Projects.

Actively engage with new
material
Explain (2 min) that a Glogster is a poster you
make on the computer that you can share online.
We are going to make an inIormational poster to
tell people about our body systems. BeIore we can
Work together on a task

Get Ieedback on their
perIormance?

do this we need to organize our inIormation in
graphic organizers to decide what and where we
will include our inIormation.
Materials Needed Laptop: internet connected; Chart paper and markers; graphic organizers; student
Iolders with note cards; handout with Glogster directions. Video about Glogster
(examples)
Announcements

Show short student video about Glogster to
reinIorce example and interest. (no more than
3min long)

Go over graphic organizer and how it will help
organize our inIormation.

Assess perIormance: Explain that we are going to
use the graphic organizer being given to each
group to organize our project.

Students will work together to determine what
inIormation within the 4 topics researched will be
used in their Iinal projects. Students will need to
Edit their inIormation to display the most
important Iacts about their topic on the Glogster.

Time permiting:
Walk through (5-7min) how to use Glogster using
laptop on the computer. Ask teacher to right down
each step on the chart board as we walk through
the instruction sheet. (this is meant as an
introduction on how to use Glogster.



Activity (25min)
We will be Iinishing our graphic organizers and
starting our Glogsters tomorrow.