Global Citizenship Education Lesson Plan
Required materials:
Access to a computer and the internet.
Access to google slides, a poster board, or paper for a brochure.
Lesson objectives:
Use evidence to support the claim that changes in ecosystems have resulted from human
activities.
Given a human activity, predict the potential biological consequences for an ecosystem’s
biodiversity.
Lesson Introduction/Anticipatory Set
Time Teacher Does
30-40 ● Introduces each of the three clue cards on the
Min invasive brown tree snake in Guam by giving a
brief explanation on what to look for and
highlighting key information and/or clarifying
any words phrases or ideas that might be new to
the students before students read/observe
them.
● The teacher then facilitates a discussion based
on the guiding questions embedded in the
peardeck as they move through the cards
● The teacher reviews the conclusion questions
Lesson Body
Time Teacher Does
2-3 50 ● The teacher introduces the research project to
min the students
periods ● Goes through the instructions/expectations
● Highlights some of the potential choices
● Walks around the room checking in with the
students to answer questions and check for
understanding
Student Does
● The students’ read through and annotate the
clue card 1
● Students answer discussion questions in
peardeck based on clue card 1 and participate in
a class discussion
● Students make observations and answer
discussion questions in peardeck about the
graphs on clue card 2 then participate in a class
discussion
● The students’ read through and annotate the
clue card 3
● Students answer discussion questions in
peardeck based on clue card 3 then participate
in a class discussion
● Students work in groups to answer the
conclusion questions
Student Does
● Students research a chosen invasive species
from one of the given websites or their own
research.
● They complete the research questions in
preparation to build a 3 min presentation on
their invasive species.
● They make a 3 min presentation based on their
research
 Lesson Closure

Time Teacher Does Student Does

50 min ● Explains how the students will move around
the classroom to present their findings in
small groups.
● Walks around the room listening to
presentations and managing time.
● Students will move around the room to present
their findings in multiple small groups.
● Students listen to their small group
presentations and answer 3 questions for each
presentation. what it is doing to the
environment that it is invading? How did it get
there? What, if anything are we trying to do to
combat the invasion?

Assessments: The class discussions from the clue cards. The student presentations and the
three questions that they are answering while listening to the presentations. Walking around the
room and checking in with tables as they are working.

Link to clue cards

Link to clue card peardeck

Research doc
[Template] Research an invasive species

Article on invasive species

Links with invasive species examples

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3