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Lesson Idea Name: The Great Depression and New Deal
Grade Level/Content Area: 5th/Social Studies

Content Standard Addressed: SS5H3 Explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the
lives of millions of Americans.

ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and be
1.3 Knowledge Constructor able to do by the end of this lesson: Have an
understanding of the effects of the Great
Depression and how the New Deal helped the
American people.
 

What is the student learning goal(s) for this lesson idea? Students will have an understanding of
the Great Depression and New Deal. Students will complete self-guided work through a Padlet.

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☒ Analyzing ☒ Evaluating ☒

Creating

Students will learn to understand the ideas behind the Great Depression and New Deal through
videos and other activities where they will have the opportunity to refine their understandings.
How do you plan to implement this lesson and integrate the technology? Check all that apply: 
 
x Teacher-led: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by
teacher direction and expectations. Learning activities are assigned to the
student and mostly practice based. 
    
x Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic
of learning and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. The
teacher facilitates the learning as the students direct their own learning processes. 
 
☐ Problem-based and/or Publishable: Students are solving problems
and completing projects to demonstrate their learning. Additionally, the projects can be shared
outside of the classroom. (Note: 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 via an outside source.) 

Lesson idea implementation: Teacher creates Padlet lesson. Students will complete the self-guided
lesson. They will watch two BrainPop videos, answer two prompts, and complete it with a quick quiz.
Managing student learning: The lesson alternates between watching videos and actively thinking

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about and expressing ideas. One of the prompts allows for student collaboration.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): The BrainPop videos have closed captions, audio description,
playback speed adjustments, and transcripts available as accessibility options.
Reflective Practice: This lesson implements activities that will keep the students actively engaged. I
am most looking forward to incorporating the BrainPop videos because they are fun and I cannot
wait to incorporate a tool that I enjoyed when I was in elementary soon.

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