Teacher: Jennifer Galloway

 

Topic: Bats- final lesson

 

NCSCOS Objectives:

            Science

 Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of animal life cycles.

1.01  Describe the life cycle of animals including:

·        Birth.

·        Developing into an adult.

·        Reproducing.

·        Aging and death.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the concepts of sound.

4.01 Demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and vibrating columns of air.

4.02 Show how the frequency can be changed by altering the rate of the vibration

 

            Computer/Technology

Goal 1: The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.

1.04 Recognize individual's rights of ownership of created works.

1.07 Identify spreadsheets as a tool to organize, calculate, and graph data to make predictions.

1.11 Identify and discuss issues (e.g., personal information, images, appropriateness and accuracy of information) to consider in selection and use of materials for multimedia projects.

 

Materials

• Student created projects
• Grading rubrics for each group

 

Procedures:

1.      I will have the students gather in the area of the room where we do group.

2.      I will ask for volunteers to present first.  If there are no volunteers, I will just ask a group to present.

3.      When presenting, all members of each group should have a part in the presentation.

4.      For their presentations, students are expected to have information on the physical characteristics of their group’s bat, where they live, what they eat, and any other interesting information that they find out about their bats.  At least one picture, hand drawn or authentic picture from a book/the internet is also required.

5.      At the end of each presentation, the other students will be allowed to ask questions pertaining to that group’s bat.

 

Assessment

During each presentation, I will be taking notes and filling out an evaluation sheet on each group.  They will have already seen the evaluation form and know what is expected of their presentations.