Title of Unit: Social Studies RULES!

Title of Lesson: Authority in Nevada Submitted By: Alyce Mack and William Hall

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: Students will be able to discuss rules that keep people safe and why they are used to help secure ownership of ones property in the state of Nevada. Students will provide examples of property and laws governing ownership. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 4th Skill Level: For students at all learning levels Grouping: Whole class and group discussions and independent work C. Materials: Smart board KWL chart Popsicle sticks with students names for sharing responses D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o C13.4.1 Identify and discuss examples of rules, laws, and authorities that keep people safe and property secure in the state of Nevada.

Student-Friendly Standards Students will be able to understand what property is and research laws that govern the State of Nevada to keep people safe.

E. Procedure: 1. Teacher will first ask student to gather their backpacks and their belongings that they brought to school that day and bring it to the front of the class and return back to their seats. The teacher will then explain to the students that he/she is going to take home all of their belongings and ask students if that is okay with them. 2. Teacher will ask students to discuss and share within their groups what the word property means. One student from each group will share one response and then each group member will retrieve belonging from the front of the class and return back to their seats. 3. Teacher will display a KWL Chart on whiteboard and have students share reposes on what they know, and want to know about laws governing the State of Nevada about ones property and who is responsible for mandating these laws. 4. Teacher will search for Nevada laws on Smart Board using link: http://leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-120.html#NRS120Sec100 Teacher will show students how to navigate through the website to find Nevada laws and discuss some of the vocabulary used and add information to the KWL chart.
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Title of Unit: Social Studies RULES! Title of Lesson: Authority in Nevada Submitted By: Alyce Mack and William Hall

Students will then be asked to utilize website to find a law that helps addresses safety and/or property ownership.

5. CLOSURE: Students will share their finding and add to class KWL chart what they have learned from researching State of Nevada Laws. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Student responses will be used to measure understanding by using popsicle sticks to call on every student. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. When students are called on to answer to discussions, if they are able to share responses then I know they understand concepts. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The easiest part of the lesson will be having students bring up all their belongings to the front of the room and explaining to them that I will be taking their stuff home with me and if they are okay with that. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging will be the exploration of the State of Nevada website. The vocabulary on the website used to define laws may be too difficult for 4th graders. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? This lesson could be extended to a lesson on careers when talking about people with authority like police officers, judges, and government officials. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I will work with students individually or in small groups and break down laws to help better understand what they are saying. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? The website may need to change to a more kid friendly version. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? Finding a kid friendly version of a website that contains laws in Nevada.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: Social Studies RULES! Title of Lesson: Authority in Nevada Submitted By: Alyce Mack and William Hall

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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