Grade Level: Second Grade SOL: Science 2.5 b.) an animal’s habitat includes adequate food, water, shelter or cover, and space; c.) habitats change over time due to many influences;
Overview of Lesson: We will be discussing the six most common animal habitats and the animals that live in the habitats. The six include the rain forest, polar region, wetlands, desert, marine, and grasslands.
What are the features? Socrative allows teachers to create quizzes, quick questions, and exit slip. These can be easily shared to the students through Socrative and tracks the data collected from the assignments. Socrative also has a game feature called space race. In space race students can work in teams to complete the review questions and race to space. The exit slip feature allows teachers to get feedback on the lesson they presented.
How can the tool be used? This tool can be use to assign end of lesson review questions to help the teacher know what the class obtained from the lesson. Students would take a quiz or participate in the space race after the lesson. The data gathered from these activities can then guide the teacher if more time is needed in this topic.
Why did I choose this tool for the content being learned? I chose this tool because it is easy to use for both students and teachers. It collects data that can help teachers see what the students know and understand from the lesson. It also helps the teacher improve lessons by the feedback provided by students. The space race feature can help keep students motivated and engaged.
Closing Activity #2
Grade Level: Second Grade SOL: Economics 2.8 The student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).
Overview of Lesson: The students will be describing and identifying natural resources, human resources, and capital resources. They will also describe how these resources impact them in their lives.
Google Form
What are the features? Google forms allows teachers to create an end of lesson form that can easily be shared for students to complete. This tool allows for teachers to ask many different types of questions. Teachers can add images, videos, and even import questions. The tool tracks the data collected for teachers to be able to assess and determine if the objective was met.
How can the tool be used? The tool can be used to ensure that all students have an understanding of the material taught in the lesson. This also gives the students the options to tell their teachers what worked best for them and what might have not worked so well for them in the presentation of the lesson. Teacher can use the information gathered to improve lessons to best reach their students.
Why did I choose this tool for the content being learned? I chose this tool for the content because it gave the students a variety of question types. It can also help students connect what was learned to out of classroom experiences and impacts.