Beyond-­‐the-­‐Basic

 Productivity  Tools  (BBPT)  

Lesson  Idea  Name:  “Animal  Groups”    
Content  Area:  Science  
Grade  Level(s):  5  
 

Content  Standard  Addressed:    

S5L1.  Obtain,  evaluate,  and  communicate  information  to  group  organisms  using  scientific  classification  
procedures.    
a.   Develop  a  model  that  illustrates  how  animals  are  sorted  into  groups  (vertebrate  and  invertebrate)  and  
how  vertebrates  are  sorted  into  groups  (fish,  amphibian,  reptile,  bird,  and  mammal)  using  data  from  
multiple  sources.    
b.   Develop  a  model  that  illustrates  how  plants  are  sorted  into  groups  (seed  producers,  non-­‐seed  
producers)  using  data  form  multiple  sources.    
 
Technology  Standard  Addressed:  3  –  Knowledge  Constructor  
 
Selected  Technology  Tool:  Popplet  
 
URL(s)  to  support  the  lesson  (if  applicable):      https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/a1b882e5-­‐
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Bloom’s  Taxonomy  Level(s):        
 

X    Remembering            X Understanding            X Applying              ☐    Analyzing                ☐    Evaluating              X Creating  

 
Levels  of  Technology  Integration  (LoTi  Level):      
 

☐    Level  1:  Awareness                ☐    Level  2:  Exploration          ☐    Level  3:  Infusion            X    Level  4:  Integration  
 

☐    Level  5:  Expansion                  ☐    Level  6:  Refinement            

 
Universal  Design  for  Learning  (UDL):    
 
•   Supports  ELL  students  (anchor  chart  and  pictures  of  house)  
•   Supports  visual  learners  
•   Supports  auditory  learners  
•   Extend  learning  to  the  home  
 
Lesson  idea  implementation:      
 
The  teacher  will  begin  the  lesson  by  playing  the  “Basic  Classification  of  Animal  Groups”  video.  The  students  
will  be  told  to  write  down  the  five  different  groups  of  animals  that  they  see  and  take  notes  on  them.  After  the  
video,  the  teacher  will  lead  a  short  discussion  about  the  five  groups  of  animals  (fish,  amphibians,  reptile,  bird,  
and  mammal)  while  creating  an  anchor  chart  listing  the  different  facts  about  each  group.    
 
The  students  will  be  grouped  in  groups  of  five.  Each  group  will  be  assigned  a  different  group  of  animals.  
Students  will  research  information,  on  either  tablets  or  laptops,  about  their  given  topic  and  will  create  a  
Popplet  over  their  research  to  present  to  the  class.  They  are  to  include  basic  facts  about  their  group  and  what  
makes  them  different  from  the  others.  Each  student  in  the  group  will  have  a  specific  role  in  the  project:  
researcher,  recorder,  technology  wizard  (Popplet  creator),  and  two  presenters.  The  students  will  choose  
which  role  they  would  like.    

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Reflective  Practice:    
 
To  move  this  lesson  to  a  LoTi  5,  the  teacher  could  publish  the  presentations  on  the  classroom  website.  The  
students  could  also  create  a  podcast  over  their  presentations  to  share  on  the  classroom  website.    
 

           

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