VTFT Intern Name: Zahajah

The subject of Lesson: Science

Topic of Lesson: Camouflage and Adaptations
Grade Level of Students: 3rd grade
Time/Length of Lesson: 20 minutes
Date Taught: February 15th, 2024
VTFT LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
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In this lesson, students will be able to take notes. They will watch multiple
Overview videos and create an anchor chart to prepare them for a project.

Living Systems and Processes

Standards of 3.4
Learning a) Populations may adapt over time, and
b) adaptations may be behavioral or physical
How do camouflage and animal adaptations help animals in the wild?
Essential Questions
Students will be able to investigate and understand that adaptations allow
Objectives organisms to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment.
I understand what Behavioral and Physical Adaptations are.
Learning Target I can show my understanding of Camouflage by completing a project.
Necessary Prior
Knowledge
Content notebook
Materials Chromebook
Key Vocabulary or Camouflage
Behavioral Adaptations
Concepts Physical Adaptations
Part One: Asking students what their favorite animals are and why
Introduction/Hook Part two: What’s camouflage?
Part three: Can your favorite animal camouflage into their surroundings?
1. Students gather on the carpet for a slideshow presentation (2 videos in
the slideshow and 3 questions)
2. Students go back to their seats and open their Chromebooks to the
Instructional science folder on Canvas to complete the Animal Adaptations exit ticket
Activities & as a class
3. Students play a kahoot game to show their knowledge of Physical and
Strategies Behavioral adaptations
4. Students are introduced to the camouflage project and start
brainstorming in their content notebook
Exit Ticket on Canvas (together as a class): Students will have 2 circles a blue
one for physical adaptations and a red one for behavioral adaptations, they will
Closure Activity then have examples below to put into the correct circles.
Kahoot on Physical and Behavioral adaptations
Students will have a project due by Friday 2/16 where they have to create a
Assessments animal drawing that blends into something around the school (classroom,
 playground, hallways, etc.) to show their understanding of camouflage and then
write a reflection about their animal’s physical and behavioral adaptations.
Sarah and Jordan have ADHD so they sit in the front or next to the teacher to
Accommodations ensure they’re paying attention to the lesson and understanding.
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Resources
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VTFT II Lesson Plan Rubric

Excellent Good Acceptable Needs Revision
Organization 25 Information is presented in a 21 Content is sequential. 18 Plan has some organization 15 Plan is unorganized and
& Detail clear, logical, coherent Plan contains specific detail but ideas may not be in logical lacks clear sequence. Plan
sequence. Plan is detailed and for most elements. A few order. Parts may be vague, is described only in basic
23 each section is thoroughly sections may not be very missing detail in multiple detail or list of activities.
explained. detailed or not fully sections. Many sections left blank.
explained.
Content 25 Plan is based on a standard 21 Content is full in 18 Content has some missing 15 Content lacks coverage,
23 or specific goal & thoroughly coverage, clarity, elements in coverage, clarity, clarity, information, and/or
addresses standards/goals, information, and analysis; information, or analysis; analysis;
Content is superb in coverage, Plan mostly addresses the Plan misses fully addressing the Plan doesn’t address the
clarity, information, detail. standards/ goals. standard/goal. stated standard or doesn’t
Perhaps goes above & beyond. achieve the lesson goal.

Teaching 20 Plan includes multiple (3+) 17 Plan includes 2+ 14 Plan includes one effective 12 Presentation relies solely
Strategies creative & effective strategies strategies to share content strategy and one that is not fully on lecture and does not
to share content and fully and engage students. explained or not effectively attempt to implement
20 engage students. Strategies are effective but used. Plan may lack additional strategies to
not necessarily creativity/engagement. engage students.
creative/unique.

Supplemental 20 Plan includes links or
Materials attachments to all supplemental
materials. (Slides, handouts,
8--please add links directions, etc.) All are
and resubmit! well-designed and easily
accessible to students.
Mechanics 10 Plan and visuals are
10 polished and contain NO written
errors
16 Plan includes links or 12 Plan includes only one 8 Plan does not include
attachments to all supplemental material OR supplemental materials; or
materials. Some may be multiple that do not enhance materials are inappropriate/
hard to read/too much info overall presentation and/or ineffective.
and/or handouts may be contain inappropriate content.
slightly ineffective. (Ex: Slides are hard to read with
too much content)
8 Plan and visuals contain 6 Plan and visuals contain 3-4 4 Plan and visual include 5+
only 1-2 errors errors/errors begin to distract written errors
listener

TOTAL: _84_/100
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