Exploring Environments

The lesson that I implemented required my student to create a plan to include organisms in an environment.  The environment already had the correct climate and non living needs.  Researching organisms to make sure they included organisms that interact was the first part.  Next the student created a visual to show their plan of organisms to include in the habitat.  My student focused on the ocean environment.

http://prezi.com/2q6kbdlj2vco/ocean-environment/

I decided to use Prezi to find out if this was a realistic tool for student usse in the classroom.  The student was able to figure and use Prezi on thier own.  They downloaded pictures from the internet and inserted them in the Prezi slides.  I did have to help line up the slide to make sure that the picture and label showed.  After practice, it seems like most students could use Prezi.

The backward design worked for me because finding the goal first allowed me to be focused on that goal instead of sorting throug idea in my head.  Once I knew the standards and skills I wanted to include, I could easily assess activity and decide if it would meet the needs of the standard and skills.