Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Susannah Jaques, Charlene Martin, Nhu Nguyen

Authors E-mail Address

sjaque2@lsu.edu, cmar136@lsu.edu, nnguy69@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

2507

Course Section(s)

001

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Deborah Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

Oceans

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

For students to gain knowledge about Earths oceans and

understand the importance of oceans and the creatures that
inhabit them.

Content Questions

How do oceans affect different communities economies?

What different animals live in oceans?

Unit Summary

In this unit, students will learn various ocean animals and the environments in which they live.
Students will also explore the geographical location of the oceans, and how oceans create
jobs around the world. The subject areas of oceans will be explored through the use of
independent and small group activities, as well as independent writing. Curriculum will be
supplemented by integrating technology into the lesson plans through how the teacher
presents the material, as well as how the students show they understand the material they
have learned.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)

Social Studies
English Language Arts
Science
Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]

K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

[ELA-Literacy. RL.3.4] Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a
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[ELA-Literacy. RI.3.4] Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words
and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
[SS 4.4.1] Locate and label continents, oceans, the poles, hemispheres, and key parallels and
meridians on a globe
[SS 4.5.2] Analyze how physical characteristics of a region shape its economic development
[SI-M-A1] Generate testable questions about objects, organisms, and events that can be
answered through scientific investigation
[SI-M-A3] Use consistency and precision in data collection, analysis, and reporting
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Social Studies Objectives:

Students will research different jobs that the ocean provides to communities and how
the oceans benefit these communities economies, and the students will summarize
what they have learned by creating a PowerPoint presentation.
English Language Arts Objectives:
Students will read a story on Blue Whales in the Southern Ocean, then summarize key
terms by creating a Microsoft PowerPoint using Kid Pix pictures.
Science Objectives:
Students will be able to define what an ocean is and also name and locate Earths
major oceans
Students will use research to name different marine animals and list some of their
characteristics
Procedures

Link your daily plan here link in your group unit folder..
Eg. Lesson 1 Weather Math Debbie Heroman
Approximate Time Needed

Three 50-minute - 1hr 15 minute classes

Prerequisite Skills

Students must be able to work Microsoft PowerPoint in order to complete the final part
of the lesson.
Students must know how to draw a picture on the Kid Pix software.

Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other:

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

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Database/Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing
E-mail Software
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Image Processing
Internet Web Browser
Multimedia

Web Page Development

Word Processing
Other: PowerPoint; Kid Pix

Printed Materials

Map of Oceans

Supplies

Computers, internet, paper, pencils, crayons, printer and a

projector

Internet Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d0iRmskYZQ
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Others

N/A

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student

Spend more hands on time with a particular group who may

need a better breakdown of directions and PowerPoint use.

Non-Native English
Speaker

Students that do not speak fluent English can have a print out
of the assignment in their native language so they can have
both the language they're fluent in and English.

Gifted Student

Gifted Students can take the extra step and give a couple
more sentences than asked.

Student Assessment

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CATEGORY

Group Unit Plan Content is well

Template
organized using
headings or
bulleted lists to
group related
material. All fields
of the template
are complete.

The unit plan

template is filled
out but some
fields are not
complete

Content is
logically
organized but
missing a
number of fields.

There was no
clear or logical
organizational
structure, just lots
of facts.

Lesson plans

Lesson plans
follow the
template and are
detailed and
meet all of the
requested
requirements.

Lesson plans
follow the
template but are
missing several
requirements.

Lesson plans do Lesson plans are

not follow the
missing many of
template but
the requirments
include most of
the information

Presentation

Presentation
provides a clear
overview of the
unit and the
individual lesson
plans

Presentation
Presentation is
includes the
disorganized but
majority of the
includes most of
information for the the required
unit.
information.

Presentation
lacks
organization and
information.

technology
Activity

Technology
activity is
presented in a
clear and precise
format. Activity
enhances the
lesson plan
content.

Technology
activity is
presented but is
not
comprehensive
and clearly
understood.

no technology
activity is evident.

Assessment

Clear
Assessments are Assessments are No assessments
assessments for provided but not not appropriate evident
each lesson plan thorough
for the content
and technology
activity

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Technology
activity is not
matched to the
content

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