Plants, animals, and food chains

Plants, Animals, and Plants, Animals, and Food ChainsFood Chains

Unit Title: Plants, Animals, and Food ChainsUnit Title: Plants, Animals, and Food Chains Grade Level: 3Grade Level: 3 Topic/ Subject Areas: Food Chains (classes)Topic/ Subject Areas: Food Chains (classes) Designed By: Nisa LewisDesigned By: Nisa Lewis Time Frame: two daysTime Frame: two days School District: North PanolaSchool District: North Panola School: Greenhill Elementary SchoolSchool: Greenhill Elementary School

Lesson SummaryLesson Summary

Before this lesson, students have learned Before this lesson, students have learned how animals adapt to different living how animals adapt to different living environments.environments.

After this lesson, students will learn about After this lesson, students will learn about the life cycle of different types of animals.the life cycle of different types of animals.

The NTeQ 10-Step Lesson The NTeQ 10-Step Lesson PlanPlan

Specify ObjectivesSpecify Objectives Science ObjectivesScience Objectives

1d. The student will draw conclusions and communicate the 1d. The student will draw conclusions and communicate the results of an investigation.results of an investigation.

3e. The student will recall that organisms can survive only in 3e. The student will recall that organisms can survive only in environments in which their need are met and interpret the environments in which their need are met and interpret the interdependency of plants and animals within a food chain, interdependency of plants and animals within a food chain, including producer, consumer, decomposer, herbivore, carnivore, including producer, consumer, decomposer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, predator, and prey.omnivore, predator, and prey.

NETS-S ObjectivesNETS-S Objectives 2a. The student will interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, 2a. The student will interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,

experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.media.

2b. The student will communicate information and ideas 2b. The student will communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.formats.


Computer FunctionsComputer Functions Collaborate- InternetCollaborate- Internet Publish- Online VideosPublish- Online Videos Communicate- PowerPointCommunicate- PowerPoint


Specify ProblemSpecify Problem The students need to know why food chains The students need to know why food chains

are important and how to identify each link are important and how to identify each link in a food chain.in a food chain.


Data ManipulationData Manipulation The students will view a PowerPoint.The students will view a PowerPoint. The students will discuss the PowerPoint with a The students will discuss the PowerPoint with a

peer.peer. The students will then take a walk with a partner The students will then take a walk with a partner

around the schoolyard and make a chart to list the around the schoolyard and make a chart to list the plants and animals that they see. plants and animals that they see.

The students will create a video using the Internet The students will create a video using the Internet and non-fiction books.and non-fiction books.


Data Manipulation ContinuedData Manipulation Continued The students will get into groups of 4 or 5 The students will get into groups of 4 or 5

and create a video on www.animoto.com and create a video on www.animoto.com showing a representation of a food chain.showing a representation of a food chain.


Results PresentationResults Presentation The students will present their videos The students will present their videos

tomorrow on the promethean board to their tomorrow on the promethean board to their classmates.classmates.


Activities while at the ComputerActivities while at the Computer The students will create a video on www.animoto.com showing The students will create a video on www.animoto.com showing

a representation of a food chain. a representation of a food chain. The students may use the Internet and non-fiction books.The students may use the Internet and non-fiction books. Remediation students: Video must include pictures Remediation students: Video must include pictures

representing a food chain.representing a food chain. Enrichment students: Video must include pictures and words Enrichment students: Video must include pictures and words

representing a food chain. You all must identify each picture.representing a food chain. You all must identify each picture.


Activities prior to the ComputerActivities prior to the Computer The students will view a PowerPoint on Plants, Animals, and The students will view a PowerPoint on Plants, Animals, and

Food Chains.Food Chains. The students will discuss the PowerPoint with a peer.The students will discuss the PowerPoint with a peer. The students will then take a walk with a partner around the The students will then take a walk with a partner around the

schoolyard and make a chart to list the plants and animals that schoolyard and make a chart to list the plants and animals that they see. They will come inside and classify which organisms they see. They will come inside and classify which organisms are producers and tell why. Classify which animals are are producers and tell why. Classify which animals are consumers and tell why. Then circle organisms that might consumers and tell why. Then circle organisms that might belong to the same food chain and link them together. Draw belong to the same food chain and link them together. Draw arrows to show the movement of energy.arrows to show the movement of energy.

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After using the computerAfter using the computer The students will have put the information The students will have put the information

they gathered into a video and will share the they gathered into a video and will share the video with their classmates the next day.video with their classmates the next day.

The students will raise their hand and tell The students will raise their hand and tell what they liked or learned from each video.what they liked or learned from each video.

Example of an Enrichment Video Example of an Enrichment Video httphttp://animoto.com/play/KseXUlLeT0bHowvZXuj://animoto.com/play/KseXUlLeT0bHowvZXujpCApCA


Supporting ActivitiesSupporting Activities The students will have discussions about the The students will have discussions about the

PowerPoint, their walk outside, and the PowerPoint, their walk outside, and the videos.videos.

The students will create a chart and a The students will create a chart and a possible food chain.possible food chain.

The students will search information on the The students will search information on the Internet and read non- fiction books.Internet and read non- fiction books.


AssessmentAssessment The students’ videos will be graded using a The students’ videos will be graded using a

rubric.rubric.

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Plants, animals, and food chains