Alicia+Roberts

a. Explain the major environmental concerns of Latin America regarding the issues of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico, the destruction of the rain forest in Brazil, and oil-related pollution in Venezuela.
 * = Daily Lesson GAME Plan 1 = ||
 * Lesson Title: Pollution in Mexico |||| Related Lessons: Oil-Related Pollution in Venezuela ||
 * Grade Level: 6 |||| Unit: Environmental Issues ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards:
 * SS6G2: The student will discuss environmental issues in Latin America.**

. || Communication and Collaboration c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
 * ISTE NETS-S

Research and Information Fluency b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

Instructional Objectives: The student will be able to explain major issue of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico and ways to help solve the issue. || 3/ 50Min classes |||| Instructional Activities- Day 1-The will show video clips to help students visualize environmental issue; explain performance task, rubric and model expectations of performance task through examples. The students will use the internet to research what is causing Mexico City, Mexico air pollution issues and how it affects the people Day 2- The teacher will review expectations and answers student questions. The students will use the internet to research for many to stop or improve the air quality for the people in Mexico City and they will also research ways other countries try to keep the air quality at a health level. Day 3- Students will use the information they have collected to create one of the following ways to present it: brochure, flyer, PowerPoint, wiki, and voice thread. || Materials and Resources Computer w/internet ||
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation: The teacher will have to video clips, copies of the rubric and examples of excellent/poor work samples available for students. ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time
 * Students will work with a partner to complete this task. They will be partner up based on ability level. Such as high/medium and medium/low ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): Each group will share 3 important facts from their research. The teacher will circular around to the groups to discuss the information they have found. The final assessment will be the student’s finished product of their choice.
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): Each group will share 3 important facts from their research. The teacher will circular around to the groups to discuss the information they have found. The final assessment will be the student’s finished product of their choice.

Accommodations and Extensions: The teacher will provide a list of websites for the slower working student to help guide the to finding the information needed.

Back-Up Plan: || LESSON REFLECTIONS AND NOTES
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
 * The teacher will use a rubric to determine if the student followed the requirements of the assignment.

=Daily Lesson Game Plan 2= ||||||||  || . ||
 * Lesson Title: Mexico Air Pollution |||| Related Lessons:Oil-Related Pollution in Venezuela ||
 * Grade Level: 6 |||| Unit: : Environmental Issues ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards: **SS6G2: The student will discuss environmental issues in Latin America.** a. Explain the major environmental concerns of Latin America regarding the issues of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico, the destruction of the rain forest in Brazil, and oil-related pollution in Venezuela.
 * ISTE NETS-SCommunication and Collaboration c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems Research and Information Fluency b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

Instructional Objectives:The student will be able to explain major issue of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico and ways to help solve the issue. || Computers/ wiki account ||
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation: The teacher will have have computers and class wiki ready for class. ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time 1 50min class |||| Instructional Activities: Each group will post their finding to the class wiki page. Each group will then visit 3 of their classmate’s wikis to help add information to their posting. The students must provide the website or resource they got the information from. This will help aide students who are struggling to find relevant information. || Materials and Resources
 * Note student groupings: Students will work with a partner to complete this task. They will be partner up based on ability level. Such as high/medium and medium/low ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): The teacher will circulate to each group and discussion the reasons why students feel certain information should be added to their peer’s blog.
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): The teacher will circulate to each group and discussion the reasons why students feel certain information should be added to their peer’s blog.

Accommodations and Extensions: The teacher will provide more one-on-one assistance to help guide students provide quality information to their peers.

Back-Up Plan: The students will post on the teacher webpage 3 things that cause air pollution, 2 ways to correct the problem, and 1 way it affects the people. ||
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND==
 * Alicia, the feedback from you students as informally monitor their progress during your circular walks around the groups can be used to evaluate, modify or extend your lesson. Cathy** ||
 * Be specific and include the evaluation that you will use for this lesson: The students will be evaluated based on the quality of information they provided their peers with.

LESSON REFLECTIONS AND NOTES:

=GAME PLAN 3=|||| Lesson Title: Mexico’s Pollution |||| Related Lessons: || Communication and Collaboration c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems Research and Information Fluency b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks
 * Grade Level: 6 |||| Unit: Environmental Issues ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards: **SS6G2: The student will discuss environmental issues in Latin America.** a. Explain the major environmental concerns of Latin America regarding the issues of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico, the destruction of the rain forest in Brazil, and oil-related pollution in Venezuela. ||
 * ISTE NETS-S

Instructional Objectives: || 2/50min class |||| Instructional Activities-The student will use the information they have gather about their topic and create a digital story about Mexico’s pollution problem. The students will use voicethread.com to create their digital storytelling. The student will search the internet for pictures that relates to their topic and discuss the information through the voice thread. || Materials and Resources Computers/Microphones ||
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation: The teacher will have computers and microphones ready for use. ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time
 * Students will work with a partner to complete this task. They will be partner up based on ability level. Such as high/medium and medium/low ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): The teacher will circular around to the groups to discuss the information they have found.
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): The teacher will circular around to the groups to discuss the information they have found.

Accommodations and Extensions: The teacher will provide some students with keywords to help them search for pictures that relates to their information.

Back-Up Plan: ||
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
 * Be specific and include the evaluation that you will use for this lesson: The teacher will use a rubric to determine if the student followed the requirements of the assignment.

LESSON REFLECTIONS AND NOTES: || ||  ||