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Central Focus Students will interpret data to The central focus of this
From the Learning Segment create a pictograph based on lesson connects to the
Plan. the weight and type of algae Braided Curriculum and
collected. philosophy of the
University of Hawaii at
Manoa Childrens
Center. Within the
philosophy, it connects
to the universal teaching
standards of joint
product activity,
contextualization, and
complex thinking. It also
relates to task
sequencing, modeling,
and questioning which
are parts of the seven
forms of assistance.
Student Learning In this lesson, the student will These student learning
Objective(s) be able to: objectives are aligned
What learning objectives Work with their peers with the central focus
do your Content Standards to interpret collected and content standard of
help develop? data and represent it on this lesson.
a pictograph.
Understand parts of a
pictograph such as the
X and Y axis and key.
Understand the concept
that a symbol on the
pictograph represents a
specific amount of
algae.
Instruction
__________ The teachers will first review the concepts of native and invasive
Minutes algae species.
What will Next the teacher will show the students a blank graph and identify
you do to the parts of a graph. They will explain that the X axis represents the
engage students types of algae (invasive or native) and the Y axis represents the
in developing weight of how much of each type was collected. The key on the
understanding graph and its importance will also be explained.
of the lesson The teacher will explain that a single algae symbol, equals 5
objective(s)? (number may change) pounds of algae on the pictograph. They algae
How will you symbol is a picture of the alga type that will be on the pictograph.
link the new After, the teacher will demonstrate how to use the data about the
content (skills collected algae to place the algae symbols on the graph.
and concepts) to
students prior Linking the new skills to graph
academic To engage our students in developing understanding of the lesson
learning and objectives we will begin with a KWL chart to ask students about
their prior knowledge, and questions they have about what they dont
personal/cultura know and want to learn.
l and The new skill that the students will learn is how to graph the
community information they received while collecting the algae species. They
assets? will do this through a pictograph, which is created as a group.
What will We will link the new content to the students prior learning by using
you say and do? the data they collected on native and invasive species of algae. This
What questions will allow the students to create and have a visual representation of
will you ask? the impact they made while removing the species of algae from the
How will you beach.
engage students To determine if the students are meeting the learning objectives, the
to help them teacher can ask questions throughout this instruction portion.
understand the Students answers can be used to gauge their understanding.
concepts?
What will
students do?
How will you
determine if
students are
meeting the
intended
learning
objectives?
Closure We will end the lesson by returning back to the KWL chart that we
5 Minutes began at the beginning of the lesson. The group will now fill out the
How will you L column. Students will share what they learned from the lesson
end the lesson? and the teacher will record it on the chart.