1. SabreaRockett
EDTC 6139
Assignment 2
A-The learners are 25 third graders all of whom are on grade level. Each can read and comprehend
information given on a third grade level. The learners all have basic knowledge of the concept that is
being taught. They are all familiar with plants and the part of a plant.
S-NCSCOS Competency Goal 1. Objective: 1.03 Investigate and describe how plants pass through
distinct stages in their life cycle including: Growth, Survival, and Reproduction. The learners will be able
to identify each part of the life cycle of a plant with 100 percent accuracy by completing a fill in the blank
worksheet at the end of the lesson.
S-The learners will observe and participate in the lesson by listening to a presentation about plants and the
life cycle of plants. The presentation will be conducted via the SMART Board. The learners will have a
review of plants, the needs of plants, and the basic parts of plants. After the review the learners will then
be made aware of the objective for the lesson and that they will be expected to identify the parts of a
plant’s life cycle. During the lesson the learners will also participate in a SMART Board matching
activity in order to prepare them for their matching worksheet at the end of the lesson.
U-The media will be utilized during the lesson by being displayed on the SMART Board. The instructor
will guide students through each part of the life cycle of a plant and will use the slide to enhance the
learning process. The use of the SMART Board and images in this lesson will help to make the concept
move from an abstract to concrete according to chapter eight in the text Instructional Technology and
Media for Learning. Instead of using a drawing of a plant real plant images are used to show each step of
the life cycle. The images used also help to show the organizational aspect of the life cycle. This assists
learners in understanding that there is an order in which the life cycle has to happen in order for it to be
successful. According to chapter four of the text, “interactive whiteboards provide teachers multiple ways
to engage students during presentation of information.”(Smaldino, Lowther& Russell, 2012)
R-The learners will participate by answering questions asked by the teacher related to the lesson and by
correctly labeling the parts of the life cycle using the SMART Board. Feedback will be given by the
teacher during instruction.
E-The learners will be evaluated by completing a fill in the blank worksheet. The learners will label each
part of the plant’s life cycle by choosing words from a word bank and writing them next to the correct
picture. Based on evaluation of student success, I will determine what needs to be revised in this lesson. I
will communicate with students to gather information on what worked and did not work for them in the
lesson in order to improve the lesson for use in the future or to determine if the lesson is suitable for
future use.
Summary
The lesson is designed to help teach the learners the different parts of a plant’s life cycle. The instructor
will give background information on plants and the different parts of a plant. The instructor will move

2. into the new concept to be covered in the lesson. The learners will be made aware of the concept and what
they are expected to know at the completion of the lesson. The lesson will take approximately one 30
minute class session. The learners will participate by answering questions asked by the instructor related
to the lesson. They will also participate by using the SMART Board to fill in the correct stages of the life
cycle of a plant. At the end of the lesson students will individually complete a similar fill in the blank
sheet. The slide created enhances the learning because the students are engaged; it grabs the learner’s
attention both visually and by requiring them to physically participate. The slides are age appropriate and
is not an entire slide show therefore holding the attention of the learners. There is technology involved by
using the SMART Board and this is a technology that the students are both comfortable and familiar with
which should allow them to feel more comfortable participating. These slides modify existing materials in
that there are several paper versions of the life cycle of a plant however this using technology in order to
present the material and concepts in a new way. (Smaldino, Lowther& Russell, 2012)

3. References
Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., & Russell, J. D. (2012). Instructional technology and media for
learning.Tenth edition. Boston, MA: Pearson.