Online Searching and Comparing Lesson Plans

This lab has three main parts, each with several sections.

PART 1 (5 points)

1. Print the following web-based activity that is part of a lesson plan:

1. To Catch a Spy
   
   

2. Play the role of a student as you complete the activity by hand.

PART 2 (4 points for each component = 16 points total for paper)
Play the role of a teacher and write a short paper that compares and contrasts the web-based learning activity you did as a "student" in Part 1, to traditional methods used in education. Your paper must have the following components:

• WORD PROCESSING SKILLS.
  » Length of the paper should be no more than two pages, double-spaced.
  
  » Use a legible 12-point font.
  
  » Use 1-inch margins around all four sides of your paper.
  
  » Spell- and grammar-check the paper. Points are deducted for poor spelling and grammar.
  
  » Use logical major headings for each section of your paper.
  
  » Title your paper using a different font, size or color than the body of your paper.
  
  » Skip a line between paragraphs or indent new paragraphs.
  
  
• TARGET AUDIENCE.
  Describe who you think the appropriate target audience would be. State the name of the course, approximate age/grade, and reading level of the student for whom this activity was written.
  
  
• GOALS and MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES.
  Describe what you think is/are the goal(s) of the activity. A goal is the end result of measurable objectives. Describe observable and measurable objectives that you could use in a lesson plan that includes this activity. Objectives are the steps that students take to reach a goal.
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  • Goals and Measurable Objectives are two separate things.  Goals are what you want accomplished long-term.  In education, we would be speaking academically.  Examples of appropriate goals are as follows:

    • Students will learn about life in the White House.
    • Students will learn how to use the Internet as a research tool.
    • Students will increase problem-solving skills.
    • Etc.

  • The above goals are not things that can necessarily be seen or measured.  Therefore, we need some measurable objectives to show movement towards the goal.  A measurable objective must be something concrete that can be observed and measured.  Examples of appropriate measurable objectives are as follows:

    • Students will complete the web-based activity.
    • Students will find at least 5 clues on the Internet.
    • Given an ISBN, students will be able to name the corresponding title.
    • Students will score at least 80% on weekly quizzes.
    • Etc.

  
  
  

• WEB-BASED vs. TRADITIONAL LESSON PLANS.
  Compare using this web-based activity to a traditional teacher/lecture format for presentation of the same content. Do this by describing the behaviors of the teacher and the student in each situation (i.e., what does a teacher do during web teaching, what does a student do, etc., that is different during a lecture).
  
  
  

PART 3 (3 points for each component = 9 points total)
Using the World Wide Web, locate all three of the following lesson plans. Lesson plans usually take no more than 50 minutes to complete. Describe how you found this lesson plan, including:

• Which specific search engine/directory/database you used.
  
  
• The exact URL/webpage address of the lesson plan (not the search engine) that you found.
  
  
• The title of the lesson plan that you found.
  

1. GEOMETRY LESSON PLAN appropriate for grade 7 to learn about the area of a circle. (3 points)
   
   
2. MUSIC LESSON PLAN appropriate for grades 5 or 6 to learn about composing music electronically.(3 points)
   
   
3. UNDERWATER ANIMALS LESSON PLAN appropriate for grades 3 to 5, with webpage links to aquarium webpages. (3 points)