Lesson+9

Grade Level:  10

Unit:  Biology

Lesson Objectives (include 4 or 5): Student will understand  Student will be able to 
 * That a variety of human activities lead to global environmental destruction.
 * That understanding of the current environmental crisis has led to efforts to remedy the crisis.
 * That it's everyone's responsibility to adopt environmentally sustainable practices.
 * Consider what they can do individually to sustain the environment.

Time Required to complete this lesson:  2 to 3 weeks

Title of lesson:  Earth Week Presentation

Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in 3-5 sentences).  Students will complete a research paper and/or a Power Point presentation on an Earth Day related topic. More detailed information about this assignment is on the Earth Week Presentation page of this site. A research paper should be typed and about 5 double spaced pages long; a Power Point presentation should contain about 10 slides. The paper/presentation should include at least 3 information sources which must be listed and properly cited in a Reference section. These information sources can be books, articles, Web pages, videos, or interviews. Each group will research one of 10 topics that are listed on the Earth Week Presentation page of this site. They will be able to submit their paper in the entry box below their topic in the Google Forms section of the Earth Week Presentation page but they should also submit a hard copy of their papers. Power Point presentations will be done in class by each group during the week the assignment is due. Students will form teams of three or four per research topic.

Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):  The research paper and Power Point presentation described above.

Resources/materials needed:  Word processing and/or Power Point software, World Wide Web for some reference material, the Google tools embedded on the Earth Day Presentation page of this site.

Technology used:  As listed above.

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: The World Wide Web is a easily accessible source of reference material. Power Point allows the students to present their research easily to the rest of the class. The Google tools on the Earth Week Presentation page provide an easily accessible place for assignment information, access to research materials, and a place to submit the assignment.