Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course

Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Author
First and Last Name

Keri Deck

School Name
Class/Grade Level

4th Grade

Unit of Study

Globalization

Lesson Overview
Lesson Title
Background Check
Unit Summary
This lesson will focus on the students individually. They will go home at get information from any
family members about what countries their families came from. This give a chance for students to get
involved in their family history add to see that they are not only from the United States but also from
other countries.
Subject Area
Globalization
21st Century Skill(s)
Social and Emotional Connection
Approximate Time Needed
Example: 2 45 minute lesson plan
From a Unit Plan or Curriculum Area
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Geography: 4th grade
Standard 4 Economics
Students study and compare the characteristics of Indianas changing economy in the past and
present.
Geography: 5th Grade
Standard 2 Civics and Government
Students identify main components and characteristics of the United States government. They
identify and explain key ideas in government from the colonial and founding periods that continue to
shape civic and political life.
Standard 4 Economics
Students describe the productive resources and market relationships that influence the way people
produce goods and services and earn a living in the United States in different historical periods.
Students consider the importance of economic decision making and how people make economic
choices that influence their future

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21st Century Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Informative Assessment
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential
Where did your family originate from?
Question
Unit
Questions

Which side does your mother come from and which side does your father come
from?

Lesson
Content
Questions

Did you know you came from this background?

Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
Before project work begins

Students work on projects

and complete tasks

Student
The next
Assess
s will collect
day in class
ments will be
information
they will
graded on
from family
present to the
creativity and
members.
teacher an
information
outline of their
given.
family history.

After project work is

completed

Student
Because
Students
s will be tested
as a teacher I
will turn in their
on how well
cannot check
final projects.
they know
and see if their
Because these
their
information is
projects are
background. A
correct I must
aimed to be
short essay
grade on how
creative they
will be given to
well it is
will be
ask the
organized and
displayed in the
students some
put together.
halls or in the
additional
classroom.
information on
their family
history.

Assessment Summary
In the first two assessments students are held accountable for doing this type of work outside of
class, collecting as much information from both sides. The first two assessments are the root to the
whole projects. The next two assessments are to test how well students really know the information
that they were given. The goal is not the just have the turn in a paper with their background. The last
two assessments are from showing the teacher how well the students put their information together.
Was this something they worked on all week or just something they threw together the night before?
This is a project that should be taken serious because it will be displayed in the school.
Lesson Details
Prerequisite Skills
How to organize information.

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Instructional Procedures
Students will receive this assignment on a Monday. Checks will be taken throughout the week and the
final project will be due on that Friday.
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Special Needs
Students

I will email the parents the information and ask them to work with the
student at home with coming up with the information. Once they are at
school with all the information I will ask a teachers aid to help assist me
in helping the student on putting all information together.

Nonnative
Speakers

Translation will be provided.

Gifted/Talented
Students

Expectations will be set high and I will want to see more detail on their final
project.

Materials and Resources Required For Lesson

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
Camera

Laser Disk

VCR

Computer(s)

Printer

Video Camera

Digital Camera

Projection System

Video Conferencing Equip.

DVD Player

Scanner

other

Internet Connection

Television

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet

Image Processing

Web Page Development

Desktop Publishing

Internet Web Browser

Word Processing

E-mail Software

Multimedia

Other

Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Printed Materials

Textbook, library books

Supplies

Poster board on any type of display

Internet Resources
Other Resources

Family members

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