Basic Productivity Presentation Tool

Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: Plants and Animals

Grade Level/Content Area: 1st Grade Science
Content Standard Addressed: S1L1. Obtain, evaluate and communicate information about
the basic needs of plants and animals.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and
6a.Creative Communicator  be able to do by the end of this lesson:
Students chose the appropriate platforms I want my students to be able to identify
and tools for meeting the desired objectives different types of plants and animals and
of their creation or communication.  their basic needs. I want students to be able
to draw a diagram of a flower and identify
each part.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

What are the basic needs of plants and animals? What differences and similarities are there
between plants and animals? We will be learning about different plants and animals and their
basic needs.

Selected Instructional Software Tool: PowerPoint

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

X Remembering X Understanding X Applying ☐ Analyzing X Evaluating X Creating

How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply.

X Teacher-directed: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations.

☐ Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic for
presentation and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. Products of
learning will be uniquely designed. Teacher simply facilitates the learning in a lesson like this.

X Project-based and/or Publishable: Students are completing projects to demonstrate their learning
and the projects can be shared outside of the classroom. This objective could be reached by
displaying the project on the school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom
blog, presenting it to another class, or publishing it via an outside source.

Lesson idea implementation:

I will introduce the lesson by asking my student about their favorite animals and what their
 Basic Productivity Presentation Tool
Lesson Idea

favorite animals need to survive. I will then have my students do research on basic needs of
animals using whichever resources they would like, books, technology, etc. Then, I will have
them create an e-book of their own using PowerPoint. They will then share their e-books to
the class or read me their e-book if they don’t want to present.

Managing engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that gets students
actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts? I will use time limits for each activity that
the students will do to keep them on track with the lesson and it will give them a sufficient
amount of time to complete each activity. I will also have co-use of computers and in person
lessons with the students, so that they won’t just have to focus on one thing.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): The tool I have picked for my lesson, PowerPoint, is very
helpful and accessible for all of my students to use. PowerPoint has many features such as
immersive reader, subtitles and editor that make it possible for all students to reach success
in their work and activities. It helps with student engagement, by allowing them to create and
design their PowerPoint the way they would like. It also helps with representation by having
means to represent several languages and forming to student interests.

Reflecting on enhanced learning:

I believe this lesson will help students feel creative and successful, because in the end they
can look back on their creation and see the work they did and how awesome technology can
be to let them create something like their own personal e-book. I am looking forward mostly
to seeing the creative presentations and e-books that students will make, and also what
information that they learned the best from what I taught.