Project-based Learning -Lesson Plan

lesson plan

Social Sciences

Title: Helping Hands

Instructor: Caprice Mack

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Summary:

Students will develop a social awareness to empathize with and relate to others, including those from diverse backgrounds. The student will understand societal norms for behavior and contribution to community well-being. Students will use digital tools to broaden their perspective and enrich their learning by collaborating with other and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

Learners:

• 4th Grade-Social Sciences

Standards:

ISTE Standards-1.7 Global Collaborator

1.7 c. Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

Mississippi Common Core Standards- 3C. Identify and develop an understanding of societal norms for the well-being of school, home, and community. 3.5C.1. Indentify different social norms inthe school and community. 3.6C.2. Recognize ways to help peers complete tasks, goals, or address needs. 3.7C.3. Indentify how helping behaviors impact self and others.

Materials Used by Teacher:

• Social Sciences-Teacher Guide Text
• Social Studies-Teacher Guide Text
• Activity Worksheets (1,2,3)

• Project Outline
• Group Assignment Agreement
• Video- " Ways We Help Our Community"

Technologies Used by Teacher:

• Computer
• Internet
• Google Earth
• Weekly Newletter
• Activity Progress Tracker

Materials Used by Students:

• Social Sciences TextBook
• Social Studies TextBook
• Notebook
• Videos
• Online Research

Technologies Used by Students:

• Computer
• Internet
• Google Earth
• Online Weekly Newletter (Flipgrid)
• Activity Progress Tracker

Nine Elements of Project-based Learning

1. Anchor- Teacher will introduce the lesson to the students by allowing them to watch the video below.

Each student will watch the video on his or laptop computer. After watching the video, students will be able to create and develope ideas for their social science project. Students will complete Activity Worksheet 1. The teacher will collect and review these worksheets to form groups assignments based on similar ideas. There should be no more than four students to each group.

Nine Elements of Project-based Learning

2. Task- Teacher provide each student with a project outline. This outline will provide the students with beginning to ending tasks, deadlines, format, and the requirements for project submission. The teacher will review the project outline with the students to make sure each individual clearly understands what is expected to complete the community project.

3. Directions- The teacher will provide directions to the students to help them begin on the tasks in the project outline. This will keep the students on track as they complete the tasks. Weekly the students will have to access the online progress tracker to check off the completion of their weekly tasks. This will need to be completed every Friday morning. The teacher will used the online progress tracker to ensure that the students are following directions and staying on task.

Nine Elements of Project-based Learning

4. Student Choice- Students will be allowed to share their thoughts amongst their group members on the responsibilites and task each person will have to complete the community project. The teacher will allow the students 30 minutes to discuss. Students will need to complete acitivity worksheet 2 and submit to teacher.

5. Student Inquiry- Students will be allowed to allowed to begin researching their community project by using their computers. Students will be allowed to ask the teacher questions on what resources or online information may be helpful in completing their project. Students will be fully engaged in locating information through the internet, newspapers, magazines and other online resources. Students will need to complete woksheet 3 and submit to teacher.

Nine Elements of Project-based Learning

6. Collaboration and Teamwork- Each day the students will be allowed to work in groups to complete the community project. Students will display their roles as leaders and team effort. Each group will be graded on their level of team efforts and his or her responsibilty on completing assigned task.

7. Teacher Coaching and Feedback- The teacher will be checking the online activity progress tracker. The teacher will use this as a guide to know if the group is having problems with completing and staying on task. The teacher can also provide suggestions where needed. The teacher will check the tracker every Friday evening.

8. Student Reflection- Once students recevied the feedback via the online progress activity, the groups will be allowed to determine where they need to make improvements. The students will also use the online Weekly Newletter via Flipgrid to share comments and ideas of what they are learning during the project amongst their peers.

Nine Elements of Project-based Learning

9. Public Presentation- The students will be required to create a newletters using Flipgrid. This newsletter will need to include pictures of the community project.

Assessment Plan and Rubric

9. Students will be graded on the following:Catergory 5pts 10pts 15pts 20pts_________Worksheets Students completed all 3 worksheets.Newsletter Participation Students participated in weekly postings. Newsletter Responses Students responded to one classmate. Weekly Progress Tracker Students posted online tracking of completed task. Group Participation Students showed team efforts in group. Newletter Presentation Students met all requirements in presentation. Newletter Pictures/Design Students presentation was informative, understandable, & creative. Research/Internet Students included research in the presentation. Total Possible Pts= 105