Under+the+Sea

Grade Level: Second Grade

Unit: Science-a mix between habitats and homes, as well as helpful and harmful homes.

Assignment type: Internet research

Lesson objectives:  Time required to complete this lesson: students will have one week to complete this lesson, which can be accomplished by completing bits and pieces of the assignment every day.
 * Student will understand how to use the internet to search for information and facts.
 * Student will be able to answer various questions with the help of website links.
 * Student will understand that the ocean is a habitat/home for many animals.
 * Students will understand that animals and species in the ocean are helpful (ex. coral reef).
 * Students will be able to complete a scavenger hunt about the ocean in a timely manner.
 * Students will be able to further search the internet for additional information.

Title of lesson: Under the Sea

Resources/materials needed: -computer -Internet access -Pencil/pen -Paper

Description of lesson: Students will learn about the ocean as a habitat/home and the animals that occupy them. Students will engage in an interactive lesson using the Internet and websites to complete a scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt will take students through several different websites. Then, there will be a series of questions that students will be responsible for answering, which will correlate to each of the websites. Students will also be encouraged to further search the websites on their own, and even find different educational websites.

Assignment: Research about the subject matter will be completed with an adult or guardian in order to finish the scavenger hunt assignment. Students will have one week to complete the assignment. The scavenger hunt answers will collaboratively be reviewed as a class after everyone has finished the assignment.

Technology used: -Internet -www.climate.nasa.gov - [|www.saveourseas.com] -www.whaletimes.org -www.library.thinkquest.org

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Kids these days love to be on the computers. So, as a teacher, getting students to be on the computer in a more educational way is highly effective. The technology used in this unit takes students to several fun, yet educational websites. Some students may not even be aware of how much they will be learning through these websites. Overall, the technology used in this lesson is useful and interactive.


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