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Lesson #4 Title: Spider Power Point Presentations

Grade Level: 4-5

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A: As a result of activities in grades K-5, all students should develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry and understand about scientific inquiry.
Content Standard C: As a result of activities in grades K-5, all students should develop understanding of the characteristics of organisms, life cycles of organisms, and organisms and their environments.
Content Standard G: As a result of activities in grades K-5, all students should develop understanding of science as a human endeavor.

Michigan Curriculum Framework Standards/Benchmarks

Science:

Strand I; Content Standard 1, Benchmarks 1, 2
Strand II; Content Standard 5, Benchmarks 1, 2, 3, 4

Michigan Technology Education Standards

Technology Standard 1: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems and are proficient in the use of technology.
Technology Standard 2: Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
Technology Standard 3: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
Technology Standard 4: Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

Objectives:

The students will choose a type of spider and research it using various media, including the Internet and literature.
The students will design a Power Point slide show that showcases their research.

Resources Used:
    NETS - http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-netss.html
    National Science Education Standards - http://nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/6c.html
    Michigan Curriculum Standards/Benchmarks - www.michigan.gov
    Google.com Search Engine - http://www.google.com

Materials:

Computers equipped with the Internet and Microsoft Power Point
Literature from the media center about arachnids and arthropods

Procedure:

Purpose: The students will connect what was read in Charlotte's Web and their terrarium observations to what they have researched and presented in their slide shows.

Anticipatory Set: The students will watch the video titled Magic School Bus Spins A Web.

Input: The teacher will present expectations for the Power Point presentation, and instructs the students to gather information from more than one source for their slide show.

Modeling/Guided Practice: The teacher will demonstrate how to locate appropriate literature in the media center, how to collect it, and how to cite it. The teacher will model how to design a Power Point slide show using the LCD projector.

Checking for Understanding: The teacher will randomly ask students of the activity expectations after instructions are given. The teacher will monitor student progress.

Independent Practice: In groups of three, the students will compose an 11-page slide show with their data collected. The students may elect to make one 11-page slide show about one type of spider, or an 11-page slide show where each student develops 3 slides that showcase research on their chosen spider.

Closure Activity: The students will showcase their Power Point slide shows using the LCD projector in the computer lab.

Assessment of Objectives/Evaluation: