Lesson Plan Format

Class: 8 Y

Date: 18/6/15

Time: Start: 12:05

Key Learning Area: Threatened Habitats

Lesson Topic and sub-topic(s): Ecology of Wetlands

Finish: 1:20

Recent Prior Experience (specific relevant concepts, skills and values the school students have experienced prior to this lesson):

Excursion to Sydney Olympic Park, worksheets from last lesson

Syllabus Outcome(s):
One or two only. Please note the syllabus
reference number AND write out in full.

Indicators of Learning for this lesson:

Behaviors that contribute toward achievement of outcome(s).
Must be clear, specific, observable.

Assessment:
Strategies which will be used to assess
learners attainment of learning outcomes.
Should be linked to each learning indicator.

By the end of this lesson, the students will learn about:

thenatureoftheissue
Describetheecologicaldimensions
ofthe issue

Be able to explain the significance of coastal wetlands

- Understand the meaning of biodiversity and give reasons

for its importance
- Identify and describe why mangrove forests are under
threat.

Any safety issues to be considered:

Students do not

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Resources:
PowerPoint Presentation
Worksheet

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- By observing students have completed

worksheet to the best of their ability.
- Observations made in class discussion

LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content / Indicators of Learning
(What is Taught):
Note key skills, concepts and values
addressed in each section. Link to your
Indicators of Learning.

Timing
(mins)
74

Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:

(How it is taught)
Write detailed steps showing what the teacher (T) will do and
what students (Ss) will do.

Resources and Organisation:

T greets S and builds rapport

T outlines rules and expectations to the class.

Powerpoint presentation is loaded

INTRODUCTION
0
Introduction of self and class room
expectations:

Rules: No one speaks while I am

speaking, To answer a question we raise
our hands, No mobile phones in site, Show
respect to one another.

Marking the Roll

Checking homework
1

Introduction to the lesson

- Today we are going to learn about
the
importance
of
eusturine
wetlands and why they are under
threat.

5
minutes

T reminds students the importance of doing homework and

completing homework.

5 min

T introduces the lesson and prompts S to recall previous

lessons.

DEVELOPMENT
Outlining and discussing powerpoint
presentation while recapping last lesson:
2
What is a Wetland and why Threatened
Habitat?
3
What are different Types of Wetlands?
4
What is biodiversity?
5
Explanation of an Estuarine wetland

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Minutes

T outlines the powerpoint presentation, giving time for S to

understand and process information.
T will ask students questions using the roll as a strategy to
learn names and test students attention.
T will ask what is biodiversity and link it with the homework
T will explain the diagram of estuarine environment and ask S
to annotate their diagram
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Worksheet
0
The worksheet will enforce information
learnt in the powerpoint
1 The Worksheet will also introduce the
unique features of a of the wetlands and
provide scope.

3
minutes

T walks around the room and monitors S progress

S will have roughly 20 minutes to complete the exercises.
T will check last weeks homework while S complete this
activity.

Explanation of worksheet:
0
The worksheet is a matching activity to
match the correct definition and picture of a
wetland zone.
0 Students who think they are finished raise
your hand for me to come and check and
then you may glue it in.
1
Make it clear there is no glueing until
the Teacher has checked it.
0 If you finish early you may move onto the
food
web
activity.
Mangrove habitats at threat:
After the allocated time for the first activity is
over, Teacher will stop students and ask
them to listen up for the second activity.

20-25
minutes

10 mins
T explains worksheet in particular that of question four which
asks S to think outside the box and give reasons for why this
habitat is at threat. T will ask S to recall previous lessons and
draw on past knowledge to work out the answer.

1
Video
2 Students will watch the video and be given
time to answer questions in their books.
CLOSURE
Worksheet Correction
Teacher will start to go through the answers.
The food web activity will be for
homework if students have no completed
it.
Teacher will summarise by going through
what was learnt during the lesson

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minutes
3
minutes

T will go around the room and answer one question each.

T will prompt S with questions about one fact they have learnt
this lesson.

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