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Matthew Massingill

Micro Teach 1 Lesson Cycle

Lesson Title/Topic: Catastrophic Events for 7th grade
Target Concept: Catastrophic Events
Standards/Rationale: Predict and describe how different types of catastrophic events
impact ecosystems such as floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes.
Lesson Objectives:

Assessment:

Given a specific location, TSW be able to

describe and predict results of catastrophic
event on that ecosystem with 95% realistic
expectations.

Completed poster project.

Materials:
Lesson Cycle: (Direct instruction)
The teacher will:
Focus/Mental Set:
1. Ask students to work with a partner
to determine definitions for the
terms catastrophic event and
ecosystem.
2. Display images of catastrophic
events from Power Point.
3. Ask what is one negative effect on
ecosystem?
4. Can you name a positive effect?
Teacher Input:
1. Show four short video clips of
sequential events of each
(hurricane, tornado, flood, and
wildfire) from Discover Channel
website.
2. Class discussion:
a. Ask about damage that is
occurring.
b. Ask about potential dangers to
environment.
c. Ask about potential dangers to
people/animals.

The student will:

1. Guess which event occurred and
vote on responses.
2. Work with a partner to determine a
definition Catastrophic events and
Ecosystem
3. Share definitions with class.

1. Watch video clips while taking

notes.
2. Participate in class discussion.
3. Perform timed pair share with table
partner.

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d. Is each scenario predictable?

e. Ask what people can do to stay
safe.
3. Perform timed pair share structure
1. Topic: which event would you
least like to experience and
why? Give specific details.
2. In pairs, Partner A shares for 1
min; Partner B listens.
3. Partner B responds with
positive feedback.
4. Partners switch roles.
4. Show four short video clips of
sequential events of each (drought,
earthquake, volcano, and tsunamis)
from Discover Channel website.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 over these 4
catastrophic events.
Guided Practice:
1. Give the student pairs a scenarios
(tornado in rural farm land,
hurricane on highly industrialized
water front, drought in a forested
area, volcano over small village,
earthquake under large city,
tsunamis over midsized tropical
city, or wildfire in national forest)
2. The students determine the impact
it would have on the area and
record response.
3. Teacher will then call on students to
share and others to add.
Independent Practice:
1. Place students in groups of 3-4
assign each group a catastrophic
event.
2. Allow 10-15 minutes for students to
create posters that will highlight the
impacts on ecosystems of their
assigned event. Include text and
visual aide.
3. Perform Carousel Feedback
structure.

1. Group students with partner

2. Predict and describe results of
catastrophic event on that
ecosystem.
3. Share their predictions with
classroom

1. Work as group to create a poster.

2. Participate in Carousel Feedback
structure.

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a. Teams stand in front of their

assigned poster.
b. Teams rotate clockwise to next
poster.
c. For one minute the team will
discuss their reactions to the
other teams project, with no
writing.
d. Student #1 records feedback on
feedback form. Encourage
leaving positive and
constructive comments.
e. Call time after 3 mins at poster.
f. Teams rotate to next poster.
Repeat with new recorder each
round.
g. Teams rotate until each team
visits each poster.
h. Teams review feedback from
their own poster.
Closure:
Ask:
1. What is something you were surprised
to learn about over any of the
catastrophic events discussed?
2. What are steps you can take to have a
safety plan in place?
Options:
Enrichment:
Modifications/Correctives:

References:

1. Respond to questions

Reteach: