INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

Name: Jessica Maney

Software Title: https://www.brainpop.com/ youtube.com
URL:
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/waterpollution/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/airpollution/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/humansandtheenvironment/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJx0qEBp87w
Function(s) of Instructional Software (check all that apply):
Drill and Practice

Tutorial

Simulation

Instructional Game

e-books/e-references

Features of the Software (check all that apply):

Assessment Monitoring/Reporting (Keeps track of student data and/or generates reports for
the teacher)
Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
Multi-user or
collaborative functions with others in class
Multi-user or collaborative functions with others
beyond local class
Accessible to students beyond the school day
Accessible via mobile
devices
Multiple languages
Safety, security, and/or privacy features
Strengths of the Software: Brain Pop provides a variety of ways to learn through videos, games,
and other activities. The characters are appealing to the students and make the lesson fun. With an
account children are able to explore the site ad-free.
Suggestions for Improvement: The software is not free; however, it does offer good educational
instruction for students with an account. Students will have to remember a user name and
password if their school is able to provide them assess to the site.
Standards Addressed: S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the
environment. a. Explain the effects of pollution (such as littering) to the habitats of plants and
animals.
Grade Level/Content Area(s): 3rd Grade / Life Science
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply). See
http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy

Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
Description of how to implement in the class:
I will transition the students onto the carpet area by playing a song on YouTube about pollution. I
will open the lesson by reading a book (for example the lorax by Dr. Seuss). During the reading, we
will discuss the cause and effects of pollution in the story. After reading students will pair and
share their thoughts on pollution and identify solutions to the problem. Then the students will
have a whole group discussion on what they shared with their partners. The pairs will each get an
I-pad. They will go to brain pop lessons on air pollution, water pollution, and humans and the
environment. As a class, we will record what we knew about pollution before and after the lesson.
Students will then create an art piece comparing what an environment might look like before and
after pollution.
Materials: I-pads, Book: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, Poster, Markers, anything else students might
need. Students will then be assessed through brain pop and their discussions as well as artwork.
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