Lesson Plan 2 Setting up the Inquiry

EDUC 550 Curriculum II

Grade: 10
Lesson: Setting up the Inquiry for Getting
Course: Social Studies, Fine Arts, & Science
Rooted Unit

Learner Outcomes (Program of Studies):

Social Studies Skills:

4) Demonstrate skills of decision making and

problem solving

5) Demonstrate research and inquiry skills

Plan for Diversity:
ELL Visual cues and use of technology to
assist with definitions.
Physical Accommodations will be made for on
Social Studies Knowledge:
an individual basis.
Cognitive Technology, group work, and
3) Understand to what extent students, as a
discussions will engage students and allow for
citizens, should respond to globalization.
accommodation directly.
a. examine how globalization affects
individuals and communities (agricultural issues)

Prerequisite Knowledge, Skills, Strategies and/or Attitudes:

Prior knowledge from Social Studies 9, and Science 9.

Objective:
To have students organize themselves into collaborative groups for the inquiry, and set up the
framework for students to continue empathizing, and defining what they want to investigate.
Materials, Resources, Technology:
Will need:

Introduction: (15 mins)
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6320/20131115/global-deforestation-map-google-
environmental-policy.htm
Introduce with the map displaying tree cover and loss of plant matter across the
world. Essentially another framework and visual representation to start off the
class.
Each student shares what resource they brought and they connected with in
relation to the unit.
 Voluntary to share what they brought, but should be checked that each student
has a resource.
Ongoing
Teacher Student
Activity Sequence Time Assessmen
Activity Activity
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Students
Organize
Students split up into groups of 3-4 for sharing
students
their project. Should be sitting together Collaborate resources
into groups.
with materials to plan. together indicates
Each group
15 mins. and share level of
needs
Students share with their group the resources. understandin
paper,
resource that they connected with and g from
pens, sticky
why they chose it. previous
notes, etc.
lesson.
Students
Instruction
are Formative
Introduction of the Inquiry Project. on the
engaged check ins to
Students are outlined with what they overall
with ensure
are tasked with for the duration of the 10 mins. project.
understandi student
unit, and the end goal of the overall Hand out
ng the understandin
process. guidelines
outcomes of g.
and task.
the tasks.
Students
are Group
Students then begin to look at issues collaborativ conferencing
around deforestation and globalization Guide ely working with each
within in their groups. student in an group to see
30 mins.
definition attempt to their
They can write down different terms, stage. narrow understandin
thoughts, and surrounding ideas. down what g and
they want to learning.
study.
Students
Circulate are Group
around collaborativ conferencing
Students have technology to access
classroom ely working with each
internet for defining their process and
Remaind and in an group to see
looking into different countries and
er of observe the attempt to their
areas that they want to investigate and
period. students narrow understandin
create their prototype to solve.
collaboratio down what g and
n. they want to learning.
study.
Closure:
Throughout group conferencing students need communicate different areas and topics
that they want to identify solutions to the problems they see.

Groups need to submit a group plan as to how theyre going to go through the design
process to come up with the solution to their identified problem.