The unit plan is for a third grade class to learn about the marine habitat over the course of several days. On day 2, the students will analyze an edited picture of dolphins, watch a YouTube video about marine plants and animals, and comment on posts from the class Twitter account. The teacher will use these interactive methods like the picture, video, and social media to engage the 14 boys and 11 girls, most of whom are at grade level though 2 have ADD. Students will discuss how marine organisms adapt to their environment and create their own pictures to demonstrate their understanding of the habitat.

1. Unit Plan: Habitats
Day 2: Marine Habitat
Analyze Learners:
The students in my third grade class are between the ages of eight and nine years old. The class consists
of 25 students, 14 boys and 11 girls who are all at grade level. 2 of the students have diagnosed ADD.
State Objectives:
The students in my third grade class that are between the ages of eight and nine years old, 2 of which
have diagnosed ADD, will be able to identify what the marine habitat is and certain characteristics of the
habitat, like plants and animals, by examining an edited picture, watching a YouTube video, and using
our class Twitter page to look at more content about the marine habitat.
Select Methods, Media, and Materials:
My students will look at the picture that I edited with the dolphins. We will discuss the characteristics of
dolphins and how they relate to other animals in the habitat. They will also create their own picture for
their final project.
My students will watch a YouTube video that I created teaching them about certain types of plants and
animals from the marine habitat. The video will go onto the classroom Twitter account.
After this, my students will go to the classroom Twitter and look at other posts that I have posted. They
will comment on one of the Tweets from the Twitter account.
Utilize resources:
Preview: I will make sure that all of the classroom laptops are completely charged a turning on properly.
I will have my edited picture on hand. I will make sure that my YouTube video is preloaded and ready to
watch.
Prepare Materials- I will make sure I have everything that I need to complete my lessons for the day.
Desks will be facing forward so everyone can see the Smart Board and laptops will be available. I will
have the link to the classroom Twitter ready for my students. I will be sure the photo editing software is
working correctly.
Prepare Environment- I will make sure that I have all of my notes with me when my lesson starts, and
that the laptops are ready.Each student will have a laptop available to them. The Smart Board will be on
with my image up on it.

2. Prepare Students- I will ask my students what they think the marine habitat is, so they can start thinking
about it before the lesson starts. I will have them write something that they think they know about the
marine habitat.
Provide the Learning Experience: For this day of the unit we will be discussing the marine habitat. First I
will have my students look at the image that I created on Photoshop on the Smart Board. We will talk
about the characteristics of dolphins and how they relate to other animals in the habitat. Then we will
watch a YouTube video that I created that tells my students specific things about the marine habitat. I
will have them then get into their groups and discuss how the plants and animals in this environment
have adapted and why they think that they have. I will then put my video on the classroom Twitter page.
The students will stay in their groups, because they will then create an image that they could use at the
end of the week in their presentation. I will give the children the URL to the class Twitter page and they
are to look at some of the content on the page, and comment on at least one post.
Require learner participation:
To make sure all of my students participate, I will set up a reward for them to want to participate. I will
give them a piece of candy of their choice at the end of the day. If they participate in discussion actively
and work hard on their image that they are creating, then during recess the next day we will do
something special. I feel like the students will want to participate, because it is interactive. If they do not
include themselves, they will get participation points marked off for the day.
Evaluate and Revise:
Student will be evaluated through their participation. If they students are participating, then they will
understand during class discussion and will add their own input. Student will get participation points for
discussion, but will also get graded on the comment that they make on the Twitter page.