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Type in the content of your new page here.  ·  ** Demographics: ** 12 Caucasian, 4 African American, 2 Hispanic, 1 Asian  ·  ** Learning Styles: ** 80% Visual, 20% Tactile  ·  ** Background knowledge: ** The students are ½ way through the school year, know addition, subtraction, single number multiplication and division. They can write complete paragraphs and have been trained to operate a computer also visiting websites. They have been introduced to power point and Microsoft Word.  ·  ** Learning disabilities: ** One child has been diagnosed with ADD. Benchmark: Knows that natural events are often predictable.  2. Standard (SC.H.1.2) Benchmark: knows that a successful method to explore the natural world is to observe and record, and then analyze and communicate the results.  3. Standard (LA.C.3.2) Benchmark: asks questions and makes comments and observations to clarify understanding of content, processes, and experiences. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking; construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. A) Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. B) Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.  ·  Provided with a demonstration through video the students will form groups of 4 and be able to order the steps on a blank diagram of the water cycle with 100% accuracy  ·  Given a worksheet, individually, students will be able to label the parts of the water cycle with 100% accuracy.  ·  Given paper and crayons the students will draw their own diagram of the water cycle and label the different stages with 100% accuracy. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">The students will each discuss their drawn images using their knowledge of the water cycle in front of the class for 2 minutes. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Given computer access the students will form groups of 4 and create a power point with 2 pictures and at least 6 bullets explaining the stages of the water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Video on Water Cycle: From Media Center <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Video on different types of precipitation: From Media Center <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Video on Water Cycle: [|YouTube] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Large blank diagram of the water cycle with attachable labels <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Worksheets for each student with a picture of the water cycle and spaces for students to label each step <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Paper <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Crayons <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Pencils <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Computer with internet access <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Power Point program <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Monday <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">The students are already seated at their assigned tables. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Begin discussion asking students to raise their hand and share what they already know about the water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Write down the first 20 ideas shared by students on the board to later determine which facts are correct or incorrect. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Show the video from the media center on the water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Allow one student at a time to erase the incorrect facts on the board. Tuesday <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Show the students the YouTube video. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Ask the students to form groups of 4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Have each group, one at a time, go to a separate table and place the correct labels on the large blank diagram of the water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Students can color until it is their groups turn to go to the table. Wednesday <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Give each student a sheet of paper and crayons. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Ask the students to draw their own picture of a water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">List on the board ideas for their drawings such as: lake, river, ocean, rain, snow, hail, or clouds.
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; background: lime; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-highlight: lime;">Analyze __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * Grade: ** Third
 * Students: **
 * Sunshine State Standards **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> 1.  ** Standard (SC.H.2.2)
 * Nets-S **
 * Stated Objectives **
 * Selected Media and Materials **
 * Required Learner Participation **

Thursday <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Have students get back into groups of 4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Have each group make a power point of the water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Their power point must be 3 pages and include 2 pictures and 6 bullets of how the water cycle works.

Friday <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Have each student share and discuss their drawing in front of the class for 2 minutes. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Assessment: Give each student an unlabeled diagram of the water cycle. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Have the students label each part of the diagram showing their knowledge of the water cycle.