West Irondequoit Central School District

Technology Rich Lesson Plan

Name:

Grade(s)

Information about the Lesson 

Title:

City, Country, Suburb

Brief Description:

PowerPoint presentation on the characteristics of rural, urban, and suburban communities created with real documentation gathered by class

Subject(s) 
integration

All	Information literacy	Language arts
Science	Arts	Mathematics
Social studies	Educational technology	Health
Vocational education	Foreign languages	Physical education

(time required to complete lesson, e.g. "two 45-minute sessions")

1 day-Field Trip; 2 45-min. sessions to arrange visuals; 1 45-min. session to write narration; 1 45-min session to record

Goals:
(curriculum and unit related; National or State standards)

Grade 2 SS: Standard 1 - History of US Theme: Places and Regions Standard 4 - Economics

Objectives:
(measurable specific activities conducted by students)

Students will identify and describe attributes of rural, urban, and suburban communities.

Teacher Materials/Resources:
(specific materials the teacher must have to conduct the lesson, e.g. Romeo and Juliet (video), American flag, etc.)

None needed
or list necessary materials:
Town and Country and Little House to preteach and activate prior knowledge Computer and digital camera

Student Materials/Resources:
(specific materials the students must have to complete the lesson, e.g. calculators, construction paper, finger paints, etc.)

None needed
or list necessary materials:
digital camera; computer with PowerPoint, microphone, photos

Procedures:

See Time section

Assessment:

Quizes embedded in presentation Extended response question at the end for students to state preference and reasons why, using examples from presentation

Attach a File: (link to accompanying files)

Sample of City, Country, Suburb PowerPoint (because this PowerPoint program with narration is quite long, we have only posted a sample here. The entire program is available on CD from the Technology Office, 585 336-3113. It is available with either narration, as posted here, or without narration.