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One key takeaway students will gain from this lesson is how grasshopper sparrows live and adapt to their ecosystem around them. They will learn about their body parts and which useful parts help them in their daily life. Grasshopper Sparrows need large grassland areas to migrate, and to build nests. Lastly, they will make connections about the grasshopper sparrow and how they build their nests.

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This lesson aligns with NGSS in a few different ways. Through practices it's engaging students in the lesson. It allowed the students to investigate and model the grasshopper sparrows. Making their observations allows them to make inferences on the bird and develop explanations for the questions being addressed.

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One key takeaway that I gained from this lesson was that grasshopper sparrows have the ability to build their own nests, that they don't fly so they can't be seen by predators and their behaviors are dependent on the seasons.

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An area that may be challenging for students to complete may be the vocabulary portion. I'd go over adaptation in the beginning and explain this more in depth.

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One takeaway students will be able to have from this lesson is the understanding of taking apart an animal and understanding what adaptations they have and why those adaptations and behaviors are so important to that animals survival.

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This lesson did align with NGSS standards because it is engaging for the students. The drawing part specifically would help the students to be able to grasp the concept and certain parts of both the grasshopper sparrow and its nest.

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One Key Takeaway is that Grasshopper Sparrows protect themselves, by adapting to their surrounding. They dwell in nests on the ground. The sparrow removes smells from their nests to avoid their predators to be attracted to them.

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This lesson aligns with NGSS in many ways. Specifically the fact that it is so interactive and discovery/ art driven to help visualize and breakdown their knowledge and what they are learning about adaptation. An idea I would have is to possibly go bird watching or find videos showing their behaviors.

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One key takeaway from this lesson was the main focus on the Grasshopper sparrow. Students will understand how the grasshopper sparrow adaptes in the grassland by their solo, legs, beak and how the nest.

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One key takeaway is understand why the grasshopper sparrows and their nest the way it is. For example; the sparrows beaks, feet, colors, and textures. These features help the sparrows adapt and migrate. For the nest, it shows how they are created by the birds and where the eggs stay. Also, if you see the nest in person, then it might be a grasshopper sparrow nest!

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An area that may be challenging for certain students to complete may be the observation part of the lesson. I might give students a picture or diagram with all of the characteristics that a grasshopper sparrow has.

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One key takeaway that students will have from this lesson would be where the Grasshopper Sparrow lives. For example, they will takeaway the fact the grasshopper sparrow builds their nest on the ground in the tall grass with an hover hang.

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This lesson aligns with NGSS, because they there were different integrations throughout the lesson. The video, drawing, images and open conversation. The group did a great job with keeping the students engaged and entertained. A way to build the alignment is to talk a little deeper between slides.

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I think it would be hard for non visual learners and students that aren't as interested in art as others would be because of how art driven it is. However this lesson really helps to break down the adaptations in your mind.

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This lesson was very engaging and incorporated arts and crafts. Students will have to draw their version of grasshopper sparrow and label each part and what they do. They also will need to draw a nest and label the parts of nest and how they adapt in the grassland.

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I would make this lesson engaging and accessible for students from different backgrounds by adding in other examples of different birds to help get the point across on adaptation. Maybe even briefly going over darwins birds.

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One key takeaway that students will have from this lesson is learning about Grasshopper Sparrows and their adaptations to live in grassland habitats. By watching the videos and reading, we observed and understood what Grasshopper Sparrows eat, how they protect themselves (camoflauge), and how they build their nests. Creating the Grasshopper Sparrow Nature journal was really engaging, as we discusses color, features, and other things we noticed.

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The lesson aligns with the NGSS because it involves  videos, voice recordings, discussions with the class, drawing (using their creativity), and presenting their designs to the class. The ideas to build on this alignment include an interactive video, or watch a video and pause it and have a discussion of what is being seen. The interactive video can guide the students into becoming more familiar with the lesson. Overall, the 5E's were incorporated. The introduction got the class engaged from the start, and the videos and nature journals seemed to have hooked the audience. The students participated and were able to express their ideas which helped them learn more about the grasshopper sparrow and its adaptions.

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From this lesson plan, there is a great deal of information that students can take away about grasshopper sparrows. They will develop a much stronger sense in reference to how grasshopper sparrows have adapted to living in grassland ecosystems. For example, we have learned that grasshopper sparrows adapt by building their nests on the group instead of in trees, blending in with their surroundings and using their legs to run.

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I would make this lesson accessible to students from different backgrounds by having them give examples of other birds they would think would be in a grassland ecosystem. This would expand this critical thinking skills and allow them to expand their knowledge on other species in ecosystems.

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I might talk about or show a video of a sparrow hunting its prey or making its nest so that the students could put an image along with the way that their characteristics help them.

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A challenge students could face is getting a good understanding from their drawings. I would allow students to draw their version of the grasshopper sparrow and nest but will also have a worksheet with labels that clearly show what is what.

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It might be students to draw so much throughout the lesson for students who aren't entirely gifted in art. A great way the group reached out to different learners is by having group work and a presentation aspect. They had a few students stand up and explain their image and labels which could students that don't love art to express what they did create.

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I think the lesson was very engaging and very well presented. The structure of the lesson is very well made to really drive the students to break down this animal and understand its adaptations and overall anatomy.

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Overall, this lesson was extremely engaging and would be fun with a class full of students. The presenters did a great job making sure everyone was on the right track and explaining the objective of each section.

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To make this more engaging with students with different backgrounds as an extra activity I would split the class up into groups and give them a sparrow from a different country and have them compare how they adapt if its similar or different the the grasshopper sparrow.

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I thought this lesson was very engaging, It was a fun educational activity that I think students would love. It gets them interested in what they are learning about and become more observant. The lesson was taught very clearly, they had sounds, videos and picture to look back on.

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I feel that one key takeaway that we exhibited throughout out lesson was that there are many different types of animals that live in these grasslands and that the Grasshopper Sparrow is very unique and has its own special qualities to live.

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There are numerous ways that this lesson plan is in alignment with the NGSS standards. It is very interactive. It gives students an opportunity to draw pictures of things such as the bird and the nest. This helps students to develop a more conclusive understanding of important details. It also helps our visual learners and hands on thinkers.

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This lesson aligns with NGSS with the engagement it entailed. The pictures and videos to show the students watch interactive videos and have a discussion of what is being seen. The 5 E's were very present, for example with the videos spread through to engage and exploring the exhibit.

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The students could create two types of birds. One being the Grasshopper Sparrow and the other being a bird they might see from their window. For example they would draw a Grasshopper Sparrow beside a cardinal. From my backyard I see a lot of Cardinals. That would be an obvious differentiation for the student to see between the birds. One is brown and blends in and the other one flies around and is Bright Red! It would be helpful for the students to see the difference in the birds.

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I think the most challenging is the vocabulary of the lesson. I feel like we have to focus on the vocabulary first before getting into the lesson so the students can fully understand predators, prey, adaptation, and so much more. Because the questions that were being asked, involved the vocabulary, so if the students don't understand it, then it would be challenging for them to understand the lesson.

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I feel that one way we made our lesson compare with NGSS standards is through the excess amount of videos and pictures we showed when it came to the Sparrow. We threw in the five E's and had visual and audio examples to make the students involved.

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I feel that overall, there wouldn't be a great deal of challenges within this lesson plan. This was presented wonderfully and the information given was clear. The only challenge I could see would be that perhaps for younger grades, it may be challenging to fully understand some of the more complex aspects of this lesson.

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I think there wouldn't be any areas of difficulty because of the large amount of resources and describing we provided and exhibited.

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I think the lesson could be more engaging if we involved more birds that are similar to grasshopper sparrows and their nest. Yes, these birds are unique, but students should be able to learn the difference of other birds so they can contrast between all others.

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I would change one thing and that would be to compare the Sparrow to different types of birds or birds from different students backgrounds to help connect the dots between the two.

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The key takeaway that students will have from this lesson is the importance of trying to protect animals that live in grassland ecosystems. Students will learn how certain animals must adapt, like the grasshopper sparrow, in order to survive in a grasslands environment.

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My thoughts is that we did a great job!

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The lesson was fun to present in the classroom. I thought we were engaging enough especially during the nature journals. From the presentations, it looked like the class enjoyed drawing and labeling their sparrows and nest. It sounded like they understood the lesson clearly.

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A fun activity they could do as a class is a This or That exercise. The teacher could pull up two different types of birds, nests, or food that coordinates with the Grasshopper Sparrow and have the students come up and select which is the correct answer. For example if you pull up a picture of a Grasshopper and a fish, the students would have to select which is the prey of the Grasshopper Sparrow.

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This lesson aligns with NGSS standards because it allows students to be able to participate in observation. Students are observing a grasslands environment and learning about the animals that live there. By using slides, videos, and having students draw, the lesson remains engaging and interactive throughout. Students are also learning new vocabulary in this lesson.

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I think this lesson was very engaging and allowed for student involvement. The art portion was fun and interactive. The fun fact was very interesting.

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I would anticipate that students would have some trouble with the drawing portion of this lesson. Some students either don't like to draw, or don't think they are good at it which can be discouraging for them. Drawing a grasshopper sparrow can be difficult, so in order to accommodate some students, I would provide an outline of a grasshopper sparrow that students can trace and then add their own details. By using the outline, it can support students and they can focus more on the lesson instead of focusing on their drawing skills (which isn't the important part of this lesson).

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This lesson aligns with the NGSS by being able to learn vocabulary words, watch videos, listen to the Grasshopper Sparrows, and learn by reading about their adaptations. I absolutely loved the idea of creating a nature journal where we drew and labeled the Grasshopper Sparrow as well as their nests. The standards included constructing arguments and developing a model. ELA was also incorporated into this lesson. One idea to build on this lesson would be having students compare other birds to this Grasshopper Sparrow, what are the similarities and differences?

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An area I anticipate to be challenging for students would be connecting the vocabulary to what was taught. The questions entailed a lot of vocabulary, so going back to look at definitions would be best.  An adaption that can support them would be to have the vocab listed on their worksheet.

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I think this was a very well executed lesson. It remained engaging throughout and was very interactive so everyone was able to be involved. After doing this lesson with a class, I think it would be good to talk about examples other animals that have also adapted to their enviroment. Even though this lesson focuses on the grasshopper sparrow and the grasslands environment, it will be good for students to connect the dots across the board for animals that live in different environments (ie. snakes that can camoflauge to their surroundings).

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I would want to discuss different areas and birds from different areas along with the grasshopper sparrow. This could present a great opportunities for students to compare the similarities and differences between the grasshopper sparrow and other birds from different areas.

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I would make the lesson engaging by bringing up the different kinds of birds students have seen in different places. Then bring it back to the grasshopper sparrow specifically for the lesson.

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Overall, I do not have a great deal of  suggestions that I would recommend to improve this lesson. The information was wonderfully presented and easy to follow. The lesson was entertaining and enjoyable to work on. I think the resources were informative and useful for developing more of an understanding in reference to the topic of the grasshopper sparrows.

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Although I thought this lesson was very engaging and accessible due to the videos and slides, I think there can be more done for students from different backgrounds. There was a lot of vocabulary in this lesson. I think that I would make flash cards with the vocabulary words and then instead of using the just the word on the front, I would also include a picture. This way, students that may be having trouble will have a visual representation for the vocabulary, and students can access these cards throughout the lesson when needed.

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A suggestion for this lesson would be to add a slide with the vocabulary for the students to visually see.

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One area that may be challenging for students in this lesson would be the vocabulary words. There were about five vocabulary words listed on this lesson plan, however they should be explained and reiterated throughout the lesson. At the end of the lesson, some students may not remember the vocabulary words and a review may be necessary. Another area I feel like would be challenging for students is drawing in the journal. An adaptation to support students can be provided them with the vocabulary list for assistance.

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I would make this lesson more engaging and accessible to students from different backgrounds by having them talk about a similar bird in their native language. For example, I found out the scientific name for the Grasshopper Sparrow in Spanish is Ammodramus Savannarum. Students who speak other languages can also share. It would be interesting to use google translate or other tools to learn about this bird in other languages.

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Overall, this was an excellent lesson and presenters did a great job! Creating the nature journal was interactive and engaging. As explained before, my only suggestion would be providing students the list of vocabulary words and remind students of those words throughout the lesson.

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It seems you all connected with our little bird, the Grasshopper Sparrow, which was the main objective. You can see that this little bird can carry us into many other lessons involving ecosystems, adaptations and more.  Nice work. I also want to thank Elizabeth, Rob and Jazmin for presnting the lesson so well. You could see they did additional research and brought that in and they continually walked around the room during the art sessions and were complimentary.