Total Duration: |
61 to 90 Minutes |
Materials and Resources: |
Students will need highlighters, sticky notes, and pencils. A copy for each student: the Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer (attachment), Cause and Effect Summative Assessment Rubric ( http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson925/go-rubric.pdf), "Where is Hoover Dam" Wonderopolis text (http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/where-is-hoover-dam), and "Dam Creation" text |
Technology Resources Needed: |
Students will need computers, laptops, or tablets. The teacher will need a computer and an interactive whiteboard or projector to display the "Dams and Hydropower" text, "Where Is Hoover Dam?" video, and to display the Kahoot game questions and answers. Kahoot Cause and Effect:https://create.kahoot.it/#public/kahoots?filter=1&tags=cause%20and%20effect Once you have an account (https://create.kahoot.it/account/register/), search "Cause and Effect Quiz Third Grade": or use this link to pull up the game. https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/05eed66c-f9e0-43f5-88d9-7f7764897ba9 History Channel’s video, “Where Is Hoover Dam?" http://www.history.com/topics/hoover-dam Cause and effect summative rubric: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson925/go-rubric.pdf Wonderopolis informational text: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/where-is-hoover-dam |
Background/Preparation: |
Prior to the lesson, students should know what a dam is. A barrier built to block the flow of water is called a dam. Students should know who their elbow partner is. This is someone whose elbows are near another student's elbows. The teacher may need to assign elbow partners prior to the lesson. This ensures each student has someone to discuss information from the lesson with. It is best to group students in pairs for this strategy. Students should also be able to whisper read. During whisper reading, the class choral reads with the teacher, but the students whisper as they read. This ensures that the teacher leads the reading, and students who read at a lower level than the teacher will be able to follow the teacher's lead. The teacher should make each student their own copy of the text: "Dam Creation" The teacher will need to make copies of the cause-and-effect graphic organizer found in the attachments. The teacher can either plan to project the teacher's example of the graphic organizer under a document camera or recreate it on chart paper. The organizer should be created prior to the lesson. The teacher will need to create an account on Kahoot. https://create.kahoot.it/account/register/ Once the teacher has created an account on Kahoot, the teacher should pull up and search for "Cause and Effect Quiz Third Grade": or use this link to pull up the game. https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/05eed66c-f9e0-43f5-88d9-7f7764897ba9 so the game is ready to be played. Copies of the Cause and Effect Summative Assessment Rubric should be made for each student. Copies of the Wonderopolis text, "Where is Hoover Dam?", should be ready for students before the lesson. |
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Assessment Strategies |
Formative: Students can determine cause and effect by providing an example of each. The teacher will observe this as students are working with partners as they complete the graphic organizer on the first two sections of the text. Summative: The teacher will assess the students' graphic organizer using the cause-and-effect summative rubric: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson925/go-rubric.pdf |
Acceleration: |
Students will refer to the Wonderopolis informational text: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/where-is-hoover-dam. Students will independently complete the attached cause-and-effect graphic organizer. Next, students will create a storyboard demonstrating the cause and effects determined and will present this to a small group. |
Intervention: |
The teacher will provide assistance by helping students who need remediation by circulating throughout the classroom as the students complete their graphic organizer. |
View the Special Education resources for
instructional guidance in providing modifications and adaptations
for students with significant cognitive disabilities who qualify for the Alabama Alternate Assessment.
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