5E Lesson Plan Template

Teacher

Date 12/03/2020

Subject Social Studies/ 5th Grade

area/course/grad
e level

Materials Dirt/grass, water, hyperlink to website information on state and country,

outline map of North America to color, hyperlink to Plum’s Island Explorer
virtual experience, Kahoot! Land vs. Water game, Smartboard, vocabulary
words, large map, and labels

Standards (State Alabama State Standard:

and ISTE
Locate the boundaries of the United States on a map of North America;
Standards for
recognize state lines on a map and locate the state of Alabama; identify the
Students)
location of major rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges, including Mobile Bay,
the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes, and the Appalachian and Rocky
Mountains. (Alabama Alternative Standard) [SS.AAS.5.1]

ISTE Standard:
1c Student uses technology to seek feedback that informs and improves
their practice to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

Objectives TSW identify land and water.

TSW collaborate with partner.
TSW match vocabulary words to pictures.
TSW label map including country, state, mountains, and bodies of water.
TSW create a technology presentation/game.

Differentiation The lesson will be more hands-on learning and will allow those who need
Strategies (How to learn with eyes, ears, and hands the opportunity to do so using visuals
will the lesson on books and iPads, or Chromebooks. Students will work individually or in
address the small groups to collaborate on what questions to ask and what to use for
various learning answers, along with utilizing a paraprofessional (if in the student’s IEP) or
styles of the teacher for assistance during the process. Choices will be limited to two
students and the choices when working on or creating a technology presentation. Students’
needs of those levels of detail can be adjusted to their needed level when creating the
with special presentation/game. Any accommodations or modifications addressed in a
needs?) student’s IEP will also be followed accordingly.

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Engagement TTW begin by introducing the lesson. Today we will be talking about where we
live! First, let’s talk about what we live on. Do we live on land with the green
grass and dirt? Or do we live on the blue water? I’ve brought in some dirt and
grass, and some water for us to feel of before we all share our answers. I will
bring the dirt and grass around first for you to feel. Notice how it is hard and dry.
What colors do you see? How does is smell and feel to you? Ok, now let’s feel
of the water. It is wet and a little cold. So which one of these is under your feet
when you walk outside here at school or at your house?

Now that we have all agreed that we live on the land, let’s look at a map of our
state, Alabama, and our country, the United States of America. The link to this
website, https://www.ducksters.com/geography/state.php?State=Alabama will
show us our state boundaries and country boundaries on the North American
continent, along with some interesting facts about our state.
On this map I want you to color the water blue and the land green. Notice that
we see the United States outlined in the middle of the map of North America.

Engagement Coloring the map blue for water and green for land.
Assessment

Exploration Plum’s Island Explorer: Land and Water

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-k2-sci-ess-
landwatergame/plums-island-explorer-land-and-water/
This is a fun, interactive game to learn about different bodies of water and land.
There are streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. We will also see flat land, hills,
valleys, and mountains. Plum’s Island also makes you aware that trash left on
the ground or in the water is not okay, and it always needs to go into a trash
can. We will pair up into groups of two to navigate through this hands-on virtual
experience online. You must collaborate with your partner to get to the end of
the experience and visit each platform.

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Once everyone is finished with their virtual experience, we will take a short 5
question quiz on Kahoot! to check your knowledge on identifying land and
water.

Exploration Kahoot! land vs. water game/quiz

Assessment

Explanation At this time, we will cover vocabulary words of land, water, map, mountains,
rivers, lakes, state, and country. We will utilize the Smartboard to Google these
vocabulary words as a whole group. TSW help me decide on an easy-to-
remember definition for each word. TSW locate pictures on the Smartboard to
drag next to the vocabulary words for further clarification for all members of the
class.
After defining the words and matching pictures to the words on the board, TTW
pull down a map of the United States and have the students help her put labels
on the United States, Alabama, Mobile Bay, the Mississippi River, the Great
Lakes, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Rocky Mountains.

Explanation Match pictures to vocabulary words.

Assessment
Help label parts of the map.

Elaboration For the Elaboration part of our lesson each student will create their own Kahoot!
game using my Kahoot! game from the Exploration stage as an example. I will
assist each student through creating a Kahoot! game using their chosen
pictures, while guiding them as necessary with question choices and answers.

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Evaluation

References
Bybee, R.W. et al. (1989). Science and technology education for the elementary years:
Frameworks for curriculum and instruction. Washington, D.C.: The National
Center for Improving Instruction.

Bybee, R. W. (1997). Achieving Scientific Literacy: From Purposes to Practices.

Oxford: Heinemann.

National Research Council. (1999). Inquiry and the national science education
standards: A guide for teaching and learning. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy Press.

Polman, J.L. (2000). Designing project-based silence: Connecting learners through

guided inquiry. New York: Teachers College Press.

Note: Content of form approved January 2013.

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