Lesson Plan

Name: Grade Level(s):

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5 Grade Teachers 5th Grade

Subject: Lesson Title:

Science/Fine Arts Share The Shore: Watch Marine Mammals Responsibly
Learning Goal/Objective:
In this lesson, students will be able to:
 Explain the different characteristics of the following marine mammals in the Pacific Islands
region: dolphins, sea turtles, Hawaiian sea monks, and turtles.
 They will discuss how these differences can give members of these groups an advantage in
surviving and reproducing.

Chamorro Language Standards:

Standards:
 5.2.6 Explain that living things, such as plants and animals, differ in their characteristics and
that sometimes these differences can give members of these groups (plants and animals) an
advantage in surviving and reproducing.
Assessment of Prior Knowledge:
 Students will fill out a KWL Chart on the whiteboard that will show what they know, what they
want to know, and what they learned about the marine mammals.
Instructional Strategies Lesson Activity Steps
1. Summarizing and Note Anticipatory Set:
Taking This will be the Assessment of Prior Knowledge.
2. Cues, Questions, and
Day 1:
Advance Organizers
1. Students will complete the K and W in the KWL Chart.
2. Students will read about the marine mammal, dolphins.
3. Students will fill out their graphic organizer.
4. Students will engage in a class discussion on the
appearance, behavior and diet, and threats to the dolphins.
Day 2:
1. Students will complete the K and W in the KWL Chart.
2. Students will read about the marine mammal, sea turtles.
3. Students will fill out their graphic organizer.
4. Students will engage in a class discussion on the
appearance, behavior and diet, and threats to sea turtles.
Day 3:
1. Students will complete the K and W in the KWL Chart.
2. Students will read about the marine mammal, Hawaiian sea
monks.
3. Students will fill out their graphic organizer.
4. Students will engage in a class discussion on the
appearance, behavior and diet, and threats to the Hawaiian
sea monks.
Day 4:
 1. Students will complete the K and W in the KWL Chart.
2. Students will read about the marine mammal, turtles.
3. Students will fill out their graphic organizer.
4. Students will engage in a class discussion on the
appearance, behavior and diet, and threats to the turtles.
Day 5:
1. The teacher will show student exemplars of selected winners
in the previous art class.
2. The teacher will go over the NOAA “Share The Shore”
Contest Guidelines.
3. Students will sketch their drawings for the NOAA Art
Contest.
Assessment
Formative Assessment:
 Completion of graphic organizer.
 Pop Quizzes at the start of the period.

Adaptations for Unique Student Needs:

Accommodations or Modifications:
 Student will be given access to the slides so that he may go at his own pace to fill out the
graphic organizer.
Use/Integration of Technology:
 Google Slides Presentation
 Promethean Board
 iPads
Materials/Resources:
 Google Slides Presentation
 Promethean Board
 iPads
 Pencil
 Paper

Closure of the Lesson:

 The teacher will have students share their ideas for their drawings with the class.