Resource-Based Learning with Technology

Choose a state or common core content standard to be covered with this lesson. You can
find the common core standards (which relate to language arts and math) at
http://www.corestandards.org/read-the-standards/ and the state standards at
http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/.
When you have chosen a content standard, develop a lesson plan that uses only existing
online learning resources (more than one) to help your students meet the content
standard. The idea is that students will fully learn a concept by viewing, listening, and/or
reading the online resources, not by listening to you. Your lesson plan may include
directions and instructions from the teacher, but it may not include any live content
presentation or lecture from you. Be sure to include a high amount of detail in your
directions so that young students would be able to understand and execute the
directions. Also use language appropriate for your audiences understanding.
This lesson plan should include the following elements:
A lesson title and summary
A brief description of your learners including grade and subject area
A list of links to the online learning resources from which students will learn,
including links to these resources
A list of the Common Core/State standard(s) you chose
A list of materials and technologies used by the teacher and students
A timeline of activities (instructional procedures) that would be completed in
the lesson. This should be very detailed and show the steps in the lesson from
start to finish. Also indicate in which order and how each online learning
resource will be featured and tell any directions/instructions or help that the
teacher should give to students during the lesson. Tell what the students and
teacher would do during each step of the process and make this section is
detailed enough for a substitute teacher to easily read and understand what to
do.
An assessment plan that includes a rubric listing all elements you will be
grading and how these will add up to a final grade
You may use the form on the next page to guide you as you do this assignment, but you
are not required to do so. Here is the grading rubric for this project:
Name, Title, and summary are included

5/5

Your learners are briefly described, including grade and subject

5/5

The state/common core standard you chose is strongly supported in

the lesson activities

20/20

A list of the online learning resources is included and features links.

15/15

The list of materials and technologies used by teachers and students

is included and appropriate

10/10

The timeline of activities (instructional procedures) shows the steps in

the lesson from start to finish and indicates how each online learning
resource is used in the lesson

15/15

The timeline of activities is detailed enough that another teacher could 10/10
read, understand and teach this lesson
The assessment plan includes a rubric and is appropriate for the
learning outcomes and instructional procedures (activities)

10/10

The assignment is free of grammatical and spelling errors

10/10

Total

100/100

Name: Tyler Robel

Title: Whats What in an Animal Cell

Summary: The students will watch a short music video together as a class.
After words, they will take a virtual tour of the animal cell. They will be in
charge of labeling the organelles and giving a brief description of what each
one does on a worksheet.
Learners: The learners for this lesson are a group of sixth graders with
diverse learning needs.
Standards:

MS.LS1.2 - Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell

as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function. (SEP:
2; DCI: LS1.A; CCC: Structure/Function)
Online Learning Resources:
The Cell Rap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVk6tm3Cko
Animal Cell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR-lsNDVhcY
Labeling an Animal Cell http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/cell_game.htm
Materials Used by the Teacher:
Materials Used by the Students:

None

Technologies Used by the

Teacher:

A computer and a
projector/smartboard.

Pencil and paper

Technologies Used by the

Students:

Laptops and headphones for

the students.

Timeline of activities (Instructional Procedures):

We will begin science class by watching the Cell Rap video every day for a
week or so. It is a catchy rap that the kids probably wont like at first, but raps
always grow on kids. After that, they will split up and each grab their laptops
and headphones. Then they will each individually watch the Animal Cell
video to learn more about the cells, the basic functions of their organelles and
a few of the basic functions that they perform (osmosis, diffusion, mitosis,
etc). After that, they will visit the Labeling an Animal Cell website to label the
parts of a cell. While they are doing that, they will also be filling out a
worksheet of a cell with missing labels to ensure that they are following along
with the activity. They will also be in charge of writing a brief description of
the organelles at the bottom of the page.

Assessment Plan:
There will be mostly formative assessment of the students. The only real
assessment will be the worksheet that they do to stay on task. This will be a
check out sheet for them to go to recess or a different class.