L6+Hudson+Kimberly

=**UMF LESSON PLAN FORMAT**=

**Grade Level: Topic:**

 * =**Objectives**:= ||
 * Student will understand that there is evidence that supports evolution ||
 * Student will know evolution, natural selection, and intelligent design ||
 * Student will be able to reflect on the ideas of intelligent design/creationism ||

E5: Evolution Grade 9- Diploma Students describe the interactions between and among species, populations, and environments that lead to natural selection and evolution. b. Describe the origins of life and how the concept of natural selection provides a mechanism. ||
 * =**Maine Learning Results Alignment**= ||
 * Maine Learning Results: Science and Technology- E. The Living Environment

After showing students the hook I will be able to tell the learning by the reactions from the hook. Students will then use a goal web. This will allow them to reevaluate their ideas. Also it allows them to expand their ideas and connections from the previous lesson. From these connections I will be able to see if a deeper understanding has occurred. They will then use circle the sage the help share this information with the class. By doing this I will also see if learning has occurred. || Students will create a blog reflecting on their ideas on intelligent design and evolution. Their information will be collected from the previous lesson and this lesson. This blog is going to be used so that the students can express their ideas and reactions to creationism. They only thing that will actually be graded is if they react to someone else's blog. However, the content in the blog with not be graded. ||
 * =Assessment= ||
 * **Formative** (Assessment for Learning)
 * **Summative** (Assessment of Learning)

= = English: The blog will be well thought out. Also the blog should be free of any spelling and grammatical errors. ||
 * =**Integration**= ||
 * Technology: students will be reflecting on their ideas about intelligent design on a blog. They will also reacting to their classmates ideas on the blogs as well.


 * =**Groupings**= ||
 * Students will be using circle the sage. Students will be asked to share ideas with the class. Four of the these students will move onto one of the corners of the room. The rest of the students will move off into the corners with the ideas that they agree with. Once in these corners the students will discuss with each other why they agree with each other. ||

Verbal: Students will be talking to other students about their ideas. Kinesthetic:Students will be walking around the room with circle the sage. Interpersonal: Students will work in groups to discuss their ideas. Intrapersonal: Students will work individually on their blogs. Logical: Students will use goal reasoning to help them organize ideas. Musical: Music will be playing in the background with students are working in groups ||
 * =Differentiated Instruction= ||
 * **Strategies**
 * **Modifications/Accommodations**
 * //I will review student’s IEP, 504 or ELLIDEP and make appropriate modifications and accommodations.//**

If a student is absent it is their responsibility to get notes from another classmate or from me. Any work that was due the day that he or she was absent is due the next day that they are in class, otherwise it is an automatic zero. The exception is if the student has a legitimate excuse(note from a doctor, parent, legal guardian) where it was not possible to complete the work, I will gladly negotiate an extension with the student. If work is not turned in by that extended day then it will become a zero. || The hook will be shown using a computer (Type I). Students will then be using a blog to reflect on their ideas about these two concepts(type I). They will then respond to other students blogs (type II). ||
 * //Absent Students://**
 * **Extensions**

projector goal organization chart pencils paper ||
 * =Materials, Resources and Technology= ||
 * Laptop

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Intelligent%20Design http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Natural%20Selection http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Natural%20Selection || Tutorial on blogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY
 * =Source for Lesson Plan and Research= ||
 * [|hook]

Verbal: Students will be talking to other students about their ideas. Kinesthetic:Students will be walking around the room with circle the sage. Interpersonal: Students will work in groups to discuss their ideas. Intrapersonal: Students will work individually on their blogs. Logical: Students will use goal reasoning to help them organize ideas. Musical: Music will be playing in the background with students are working in groups ||
 * =Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale= ||
 * __Standard 3__ - Demonstrates a knowledge of the diverse ways in which students learn and develop by providing learning opportunities that support their intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and cultural development.
 * Rationale:** This lessons meets the Maine standards for initial in the following ways: This lesson allows students to freely express their ideas in a safe environment. By the time this lesson is presented the students will be comfortable enough with each other to discuss their views. Also they will be able to analyze their ideas when they are writing their blogs. The goal organizational chart will help those who really need to organize their thoughts before discussing them. This will also allow the students to do a deeper analysis of their thoughts and opinions. This lesson will allow students to see the cultural differences that some people in the world have. ||
 * __Standard 4__ - Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, curriculum goals, and learning and development theory.
 * Rationale:** This lesson meets the Maine standards for initial teacher certification in the following ways: This lessons allows an students to interpret their and others feelings about intelligent design. This theory allows for an alternate explanation for the origin of life. This lesson also allows for students to see from the perspective of someone who believes in intelligent design. Students can then analyze their own thoughts and realize their own opinions about the subject. This lesson will also shows those who do not believe in this the to be placed in the other persons shoes. ||
 * __Standard 5__ - Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technology to meet students’ needs.
 * Rationale:**This lessons meets the Maine standards for initial teacher certification by using technology in the following ways. Students will be using blogs to react on their feelings. Students will then be posting comments on each others blogs. Their comments will be a reaction to another student's feelings on the subject.
 * __Standard 8__ - Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner.
 * Rationale:** This lesson meets the Maine standards for initial teacher certification in the following ways. As students are using the goal reasoning charts, I will be walking around to check on their understanding of the subject. Their blogs will be given full credit as long as their are done. They are not going to be created on content, however, there will be a checklist on their response to other students blogs. ||

This lesson has to deal with the origin of life. It shows that there is evidence that shows evolution, however, there is an alternate theory that many people in the world believe in. In the beginning of the lesson the hook will be shown. This hook is about the defenses case in a Virginia town that wanted students to learn about intelligent design. After the hook is shown the students will have a very brief discussion about the hook. This is so that their opinions can be shared. I also want to pose questions about what they would think if their school was fighting about something like this. After the discussions I will hand out the goal organizational chart to the students. They will work on this individually. Next they will move into an alteration of circle the sage. There will be four students who will read out an idea from their charts. Each of these students will move off into one of the corners in the room. The rest of the students will then move into the corner that has the idea that they will agree with. Once in their perspective corners the students will discuss with each other why they agree with the idea. After this the students will start working on their blogs. They will react to what happened in class and the ideas that they agree or disagree with. Once their blog is done they will pick on other blog and leave comments about what they agree with or disagree with on the other person’s blog. Students will have to know the terms evolution, natural selection, and intelligent design. These will have already been presented in previous lessons. However, having the students discuss after the hook will be a review of these terms. I will be checking for understanding by listening to their responses during the discussion and the circle the sage activity. ** Equip Tailor: Verbal, Visual, Intrapersonal ** Students will be able to organize their ideas before the circle the sage. This way they have a chance to explore their own ideas before they talk about their ideas with the class. Once this is done students will move into corners depending on what ideas that they agree on. Once they are in those groups they will discuss with each other why they agree with that specific idea. This will also allow them to rethink their own ideas by listening to the ideas of others. It might even cause them to change their ideas when they hear other students speak. Once this is done they will blog about their ideas and what concepts they agree with and disagree with. Once they are done with their individual blogs the students will then make comments on each others blogs. ** Explore, Experience, Rethink, Revise, Refine, Tailor: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Kinesthetic, Verbal ** The only real assessment in this lesson is the blog. There will be a check list for the blog on respect when leaving their comments but other than that they will receive a full grade for doing it. I will also be assessing them while they are doing their goal organizational charts. By walking around while they are doing them I will be able to gauge their understanding. This will also be done while the groups are discussing their idea I will also be able to gauge their understanding. **Equip**
 * =Teaching and Learning Sequence:= ||
 * Hook(10 minuets)
 * Brief discussion (15 minuets).
 * Goal reasoning chart (15 minuets)
 * Circle the sage (20 minuets)
 * Blogs (20 minuets)
 * Blogs (20 minuets)
 * What, Where, Why, Hook, Tailor: Verbal, Logical, Visual, Kinesthetic, and Interpersonal **

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