Technology in a Lesson Plan

 

Title: Iditarod Trading Cards

Grade Level	4th
Duration	1 hour
What are the learning goals?	4.1 Studetns distinguish reading for entertainment from reading for information 5.2 Integrate and organize infromation gathered from multiple sources 5.5 Distinguish fact from opionion in various print and non-print materials
What am I supposed to do?	Internet research on Iditarod.com Look up and read biographies of 2012 Iditarod mushers Pick two mushers and create trading card biographies
What is the assessment?	Research and create two trading cards for Idiatrod mushers using complete sentences and correct spelling
How am I doing?	I can use Iditarod.com to research and read biographies I can select mushers based on my research I can create trading a card biography for mushers
Vocab.
Resources Hardware Software	Classroom set of netbooks or computer lab, Iditarod.com website, musher biography questionnaire, trading card template, trading card examples, image/picture of mushers
Preparation	Turn on and make sure the netbooks are all working and connecting to the internet
Motivation/Hook What will you ask to engage the students?	Show students football trading cards and talk about how cool they are/interesting.
Instruction Explain what you will do. Include engaging, thought provoking questions you will ask the students.	Share outline of project with studetns. We will be going back to Iditarod.com and looking at biographies of mushers. Each person will pick two mushers to follow and chart during the Iditarod Make srue they are your best choice, as you will be tracking them daily for the next few weeks. Think about character traits that would make a good musher. One you find your musher, fill out the bio questionnaire After completing the questions, you may start filling out your trading cards Trading cards must be written in your best handwriting and include the most important information about your musher. EXAMPLE If you finish early, check out the website and the glossary for new terms to add to your ABC’s