Lesson+4

Lesson #4

Plate Tectonics In this lesson we will introduce tectonic plates and how they move to change the surface of the Earth over long periods of time.

The Assignment: ﻿The student will open the word document at the bottom of this web page. On the word document is a scavenger hunt through the inner workings of plate tectonics. The first half of the assignment is to follow the guided reading field trip across the World Wide Web, to learn more about plate tectonics. The second half of the assignment is to fill out the questions on the third page, so that I can gauge what the student learned. This way the student is forced to actually complete the assignment. They will need to print the worksheet's third page and bring to class filled out on Monday. The last part of the assignment is for the student to participate in a group or class discussion on Monday after turning in their worksheets.

The Materials : You will need, a computer, a printer, the internet, a pencil, and a Great Attitude to complete this lesson.

The Technological Aspects:  The students will be able to gain a better understanding of how to use the internet as a resource for reading materials and finding information. This guided reading will expand their understanding with using modern and up to date information. Whereas before technology, textbooks could be providing out of date material from several years if not decades ago. The students will also be more involved because the worksheet is interactive, unlike a textbook which does not provide engaging material. The students will be to use online tutorials to better get an understanding of how to look through vast amounts of information to find out about plate tectonics. This will be accomplished when the students look to answer their questions on page 2.

My Evaluation of the Lesson After it has Been Completed : This lesson was a good homework assignment, and helped the students during the class discussion about plate tectonics. I think the information might have been better added to the children's memory if one of the websites included in the field trip was an interactive website that had a game or puzzle regarding plate tectonic.

My Concerns: I think that this lesson might be hard to make sure the children are actually doing it. Number one they could easily go home and look up every questions in Google without actually reading the material. They could also just as easily ask their parents for the answers. I also am not sure that a class or group discussion would be good enough to help them elaborate and truly learn this information.