Focus: applying
Grade: 9
Subject: Science
Topic: endangered animals
Norwegian curriculum after 10th grade:
Science:“observere og gi eksempler på hvordan menneskelig aktivitet har påvirket et naturområde, undersøke ulike interessegruppers syn på påvirkningen og foreslå tiltak som kan verne naturen for framtidige generasjoner “ (Utdanningsdirektoratet, 2013).
English:” uttrykke seg med flyt og sammenheng tilpasset formål og situasjon.” (Utdanningsdirektoratet, 2013)
Specific objectives Science: Be able to understand the reasons why some animals are endangered.
Be able to apply knowledge about endangered animals to find solutions to the problem
Specific objective English: Be able to orally present information about an endangered animal in English.
Into- In the into activity the students will use a KWL (know, want, learn) grid where the topic is “endangered animals”. They will fill in what they already know about the topic and what they want to learn about the topic. The teacher will also ask the students out loud in class what they wrote in the “know” section, so the he/she can get an overview over what the students already know about the topic
Through- The students will work in pairs and go to https://www.worldwildlife.org to choose one endangered animal they want to learn more about. After this, they make a poster online about the one of the animals with a picture of it, a map of where it lives and general information about it. The poster will also contain information about why the animal is threatened by extinction. They will use https://www.postermywall.com to make the poster. This is because this tool is easy to use and for a small presentation it can be nice to just make a poster online as opposed to a powerpoint presentation or a physical poster which requires more material. After the posters are done, each group will hold a 5 minute presentation about their chosen animal.
Beyond- In the beyond activity, the students will discuss in their pairs what society can do do avoid their chosen animal going extinct, and make a mind map on mindmup.com to find organize their ideas. The reason for using mindmup is because it`s easy to use and is a great tool for organizing many ideas. This is where the students will apply their knowledge about their endangered animal to find a solution. The teacher will, at the end of the lesson make each group briefly explain what they have discussed for the rest of the class.
Assessment: The students will fill in the last column in the KWL grid writing down what they have learned and the teacher will collect them to assess if the objectives have been met.
Reflection: Some students might be unfamiliar with the posterwall or mindmup tool, so it's important that the teacher has good knowledge on how to use it. Also, a 5 minute presentation might be a bit too short to present the animal, so it could have been a longer presentation.
Literature:
Utdanningsdirektoratet. (2013). Læreplan i engelsk (ENG1-03). Accessed from:
https://www.udir.no/kl06/ENG1-03/Hele/Kompetansemaal/kompetansemal-etter-10.-arstrinn
Utdanningsdirektoratet. (2013). Læreplan i naturfag (NAT1-03). Accessed from:
https://www.udir.no/kl06/NAT1-03/Hele/Kompetansemaal/kompetansemal-etter-10.-arstrinn
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