Lesson+Plans

__A Study of Worms__: __Lesson 1 and 2__ Objectives: Materials: · Shovels and containers to collect worms · Observation station and/or magnifying glasses · Smartboard · Internet for brainstorming web and research Procedure: To begin the study the students and I will locate earthworms outside the classroom. After reviewing tool safety rules they will use shovels and any digging tools, to find worms in our playground area. Also I will have already brought some earthworms to our classroom. Next, we will add the worms to our discovery center to be explored for 1-2 days. The next step will be to create a Web Map on the Smartboard that will help us brainstorm what we would like to learn about earthworms. Some topics for the Web Map may be: body part names, diet, habitat needs, what they do, how they help gardens, etc. We will research the internet together using the smart board to read and look at pictures and/or videos about Earthworm Farms through the use of sites like Animal Planet.com, discoverykids.com, and others I will have bookmarked previously using Diigo. To conclude the lesson we will use bubble.us to create a graphic organizer as we brainstorm about what we would like to learn about earthworms. I will then post this graphic organizer to our class wiki. NETS addressed: 1a-d, 2a-c, 3a-d, 4a-c
 * Students will work together to find and dig up worms. (Early Learning Standard 3.1a,3.2, 4.6; & 4.8)
 * They will explore, compare/contrast, and use tactile experiences to observe the worms. (EL Standards AL 15.4, Soc. 25.4)
 * Using speaking and listening skills we will discuss and brainstorm about earthworms. (EL standards L1.6 -1.9; Sci.&Tech. 3.4)
 * Explore technology to research information about Earthworms. ( EL Sci. & Tech. 3.4; 4.2 - 4.9)