Microteach Lesson Plan

Teacher Name

Rachel Fairbanks

Date

June 9, 2015

Subject Area

Science

Grade

Topic

Forest Ecosystem

Time

15 minutes

General
Learner
Outcome(s)

Students will identify the various elements and organisms that

make up the ecosystem of a forest

Taken from Alberta

Program of Studies

Specific
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Outcome(s)
Taken from Alberta
Program of Studies

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Assessment
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Materials
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Demonstrate an understanding of non-living and living elements,

including producers, consumers & decomposers.
Students will:
have 20 elements from the forest to categorize into either
non-living elements, producers, consumers & decomposers

Group worksheet: correctly identifying non-living

elements, producers, consumers and decomposers.

Worksheet (8 copies)

Forest Items to be separated into 4 boxes (5 - 6 items in each)

5 small bags with dierent plant items in each

Non-living

water

soil

rocks

picture of sun

card with air written on it

consumers

5 pictures of animals

decomposers:

mould

beetle

pictures of maggots, worms, ants, bacteria

ED 2500 Orientation to Teaching
Instructor: Kurtis Hewson

Introduction 5
minutes

Before class:
set up definitions on smart board.
have 4 boxes with different forest elements all ready.
Ask the questions
Who has been to a forest?
What kinds of things did you see in the forest?
(Put definitions on smart board - read with the class)
Ecosystem: is a community of living and non-living components in
relationship with each other and their environment.

Can anyone think of some non-living components in a forest?

Can anyone think of any examples of some living things in a

forest?

Consumer: An organism which feeds on other organisms in an

ecosystem. Herbivores, carnivores & omnivores are consumers.

Can anyone think of a specific example of a consumer?

Decomposer: An organism which breaks down material and litter.

Can anyone think of a specific example of a decomposer?

Producer: An organism which uses energy from the sun to produce

its own food.

Can anyone think of a specific example of a producer?

Body 8
minutes

Group Activity
Break the students up into 4 groups of 2
Each group will get a worksheet to fill in during this activity
4 stations each with a box of forest elements.
Students have 2 minutes at each station to decide which items go
into which category.

Closure 2
minutes

For the closing activity we will ask each group to read one of their
categories from the worksheet and we will discuss & compare with
the rest of the class to see how each group categorized their
items.

ED 2500 Orientation to Teaching

Instructor: Kurtis Hewson