The 5 Oceans Lesson Plan w4t4c

Social Studies

April 25, 2015

Geography: The 5 oceans

Grade 2

2 class periods

I.

Intended Student Outcomes/ Objectives A) Students will identify, name, and compare and contrast each of the five oceans and show their knowledge on an ‘our world’s oceans’ assessment, with 85% accuracy. B) Students will create a diorama of our five oceans, including the names, what continents border it, and the estimated size. This will be an individual activity and students will graded based on creativity and accuracy of project. C) Students will apply their knowledge of the world’s oceans by completing a worksheet that gives the continents and students must match which ocean(s) border the given continents, with 85% accuracy

Geography, Maine State Learning Results: Students understand the nature and basic ideas of geography.

C) Use basic maps and globes to identify local and distant places and locations, directions (including N, S, E, and W), and basic physical, environmental, and cultural features.

II.

Preparation A) Materials1) Student materials: Pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, glue sticks. 2) Teacher’s materials: ‘Borders what continent’ worksheets, Smart Board presentation, ‘our world’s oceans assessment, diorama paper, string, laptop, and computer lab. B) Need to do ahead of time1) Create and make copies of the ‘our world’s oceans’ assessment, get the diorama paper and string from the art supply room, print off ‘borders what continent’ worksheets, and reserve the computer lab for the next class period.

III. Body of the lesson A) Introduction/setting the stage for learning 1. I will start off by telling the students the various activities we will be completing over the next three class periods. I will explain briefly the five oceans, present a short power point presentation, and go over in general the activities we will be working on. B) Procedure and Closure 1. First, students will be gathering in the front of the room for a short video on the smart board about the five oceans of the world; information will include their names, basic information about each one, how they differ, and where they are located. Next I will go over the first worksheet we will be completing individually. The worksheet will allow students to apply their newfound

knowledge by matching the given ocean(s) with the continent(s) in which they border. Students have previously learned about the continents so they should have no problems applying this prior knowledge do to complete this assignment with 85% accuracy of labeling. This worksheet should take no more than 15-20 minutes. Next, I will go over the diorama project. Students will use given materials to create a diorama of our five oceans, including the ocean names, what continents border the oceans, and the estimated size of the ocean. Students are encouraged to add any other interesting facts they can find on the oceans and add it to their dioramas; extra points may be given depending on the information provided. The students will have the last 15 minutes or so to start brainstorming what they would like to use on their diorama. Next class period will start by taking the students to the computer lab so they can research the five oceans and get any information they will need to finish the project. They will have about 30 minutes in the lab before we have to go back to the classroom. The final part of the day will be an assessment for the lesson on the five oceans. Students will have 15-20 minutes to complete the ten question assessment. The students will be given a map with the continents listed and must fill in the blanks for the given oceans. They will also need to label on the map where exactly the ocean is located. Finally, students will be asked various questions asking them to compare and contrast the oceans they have learned about. Students will need to achieve 85% accuracy on the assessment to successfully.

IV. Evaluation/ Assessment For the assessment, students will be completing an activity sheet made up of three different parts. First, the students will be given a blank map, with only continents listed, and they must simply list the names of the five oceans. In the next part, students will be asked to correctly label where the oceans are located on the map, using the labeled continents to help guide them. For the last part of the exam, the students will be asked question that compare and contrast the oceans in which they have learned about. Students will achieve 85% accuracy on the assessment. A) For the assessment, Assessment with rubric 1. Name 5% 2. Correct listing of the five oceans 30% 3. Correctly identify location of oceans on a given map 30% 4. Answer correctly the compare contrast information 30% 5. Neatness of writing and work 5% 6. For a total possible points of 100%

V. Modifications/ Differentiation A) D/I left/ right brained - Smart Board is used for those students who favor demonstrated instruction while my brief verbal introduction of the five oceans tailor more to those left brained folks that prefer verbal instruction. B) M/I- The maps are a great tool for the students to see and use in class and at home. The computer lab activity gets them up and moving around for those who benefit from not sitting still the entire class period. The self-work of the worksheet, exam, and

diorama is geared towards the students who learn best by not working with others, but alone. C) L/S & V/A/K- Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners will all do very well with this lesson, as it connects to all of them. Visual learners will have the Smart Board examples, the worksheets, and the maps. The auditory learners will have my brief intro lecture and the answering of any questions during the worksheets/activities, and the kinesthetic learners will be up and moving around in for the computer lab portion of the lesson. D) I/P- The students will be learning about the five oceans of the world and will have 3 class periods to work on the given activities. They will also be completing the diorama project which will help them gain a greater understanding of ocean; each student will have more than ample time to fully understand the five oceans, their location, and basic facts about each one. E) I/R- Whole class, small group, and independent work. Teacher interaction and teacher “check-ins.” Connecting with existing interests/knowledge; asking students if they know which oceans border our state, as well as which border our country. Have any of the students ever been on a cruise for a vacation with their family. If so, what ocean were they in when they did so. If they have never been on a cruise, have they flown out of the country? If they flew from Maine to Europe, which ocean(s) would they be flying over? Small things that will make the students realize that they may know more about the oceans than they think they do.

VI. Reflection

A) I think my students will do very well with this lesson. They are great with both individual and group activities; as this lesson focuses more on the individual aspect of activities rather than a great deal of group, it will give me the opportunity to see where students really are individually and who might need more assistance with the given topics. Students will be completing the worksheet and assessment during class time as well as doing the majority of their research in the computer lab during class for the diorama assignment; however, students will be given all materials needed to complete their dioramas at home and will be expected to bring them in completed the following week to present them to the class. I feel the exam should be fairly easy for the students, as they have recent knowledge of the continents and an abundance of new knowledge of the oceans; they should be able to easily achieve 85% or higher on the assessment. Overall, I think this should be a fun and interesting lesson for the students and as a class, a very enjoyable topic to learn about.