Phase I: Plans Instruction (Emily)

Discuss how your goals, objectives, and outcomes are clearly stated and are appropriate for students:

The lesson plan objectives are stated in the lesson plan and PowerPoint as followed:

Lesson Objectives:

1. The students will explore facts about animals in different habitats and the adaptations that help them to survive.
2. The students will work in collaborative groups in order to research an animal.
3. The students will create a Power point presentation with their research.

Using words and terms that have been discussed beforehand, the lesson plan's goals, objectives, and outcomes have been written so that 3rd grade students reading them will understand them. Students will also be able to understand what will be involved with the lesson and what will be expected of them as students.

Discuss how your goals, objectives, and outcomes are aligned to state standards:
The goals, objectives, and outcomes are aligned to the state standards because they were developed from the following standards found in the Arizona State Standards for 3rd grade science and 3rd grade technology:

Science:
S03-S4C4-PO1 - Identify adaptations of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments.

For the science standards, we developed a lesson plan in which students are asked to choose an animal to research and to find the specific adaptations that their animal has developed to help them survive in a specific environment.

Technology:
ET03-S2C2-PO1 -Contribute to a cooperative learning project and demonstrate effective group behaviors while using digital collaborative resources.

ET03-S6C2-PO 5: Plan, create, and edit multimedia presentation.

For these technology standards, we have taken the science standard's objective and have incorporated it into a cooperative learning group in which students are using a computer to research their information about animals and adaptations. In order for the groups to be successful, they must demonstrate groups behaviors that are productive for group work. The students are then asked to create a PowerPoint to present their multimedia presentation to the rest of their classmates.

These objectives, goals, and standards are appropriate for the 3rd graders because the state of Arizona expects them to be able to perform and learn these standards. Nothing has been asked that is too advanced for the students, and all expectations are within the Arizona State Standard's guidelines.

-Emily