Internet Lesson Plan

Internet Lesson Plan

Stephanie Quimby-Greene, Nash Elementary School

1999-2000

K-2

Take Flight With Butterflies!

Pre-readers and early readers will be able to navigate this visual site with ease. Students with reading ability will be able to complete more in-depth navigation.

Objectives

Academic:

Students will learn the lifecycle of the butterfly.

Students will watch a video of a live caterpillar spinning a chrysalis.

Students will watch a video of a live butterfly emerging from a chrysalis.

Students will work a puzzle.

Students will create their own computer generated butterfly.

Students will follow computer step-by-step instructions to make a butterfly out of pipecleaners.

Technological: Standard 1 – Essential Technology Skills

Technology skills reinforced include mouse practice, click and drag, printing, scrolling and link navigation.

Pre-Requisite Technology Skills

Access the Internet by clicking on a desktop icon

Familiarity of the use "Bookmarks" or "Favorites" to access a site

This lesson reinforces mouse usage, but some prior mouse usage is helpful.

Familiarity using TrackStar, as well as computer "back" button.

Materials

Computer with internet access and printer

http://trackstar.scrtec.org/main/display.php3?option=frames&track_id=13430 bookmarked on the computer

Pipecleaners and pom-poms for each student

Accomodations for special needs

Joystick or other adaptable mouse alternative. Visual site is set up so that non-readers do not need to be paired with readers, children may work at their own computers.

Procedures

a. Open the computer Browser by clicking on it two times.

b. Locate the Bookmark for the site. Click on it.

c. Read the instructions at the top of trackstar to the students as they navigate the site.

Assessment

Teacher observation of technological procedures, puzzle completion, ability to complete pipecleaner butterfly, and group discussion following completion of the site.