https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy Lesson 4: Protecting Wildlife in NYC Objective: SWBAT analyze different approaches used to protect wildlife in New York City parks. Objective: SWBAT create a nature journal entry that demonstrates the connection between Grasshopper Sparrows and grassland ecosystems. en-us 2021-04-12 20:48:46 UTC 2021-04-26 22:22:17 UTC hello@padlet.com jppackers13 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461638444 One key takeaway that students might have from this lesson is that there are many precautions that we are able to take in order to protect endangered species. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461638444 rebeccamarcowitz https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461643969 A key takeaway I learned from this lesson was the different ways NYC is protecting wildlife. They're are four different ways we learned about that help protect the wildlife; close off to people, build new structures, public education, and passing laws.]]> 2021-04-26 20:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461643969 jamieromano12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461644674 Students will gain knowledge on how to protect species in NYC. Students analyzed these approaches and were able to figure out examples for each different species. Not all of what we think "wildlife" is considered wildlife, so it's interesting for the students to learn. about this and apply these solutions to the different animals. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461644674 jppackers13 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461644771 Have the students break up into 4 groups and take on one animal each then once their done share with the rest of the class. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461644771 gabriellaalcamo19 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461645511 My main take away from this lesson is that many things humans do put animals in danger. However, we are working hard to fix the threat by having laws put into work, building new structures, closing the animals off from humans, and public education. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461645511 elizabethgrillo910 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461646011 One key takeaway is the students are able to learn about the threats and the ways to protect wildlife that are known in their city. It is crazy to think their by wildlife we may classify it as lions or tigers, but in our own city wildlife is considered terrapins, plovers, the bald eagle and eels. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461646011 matthewfanizzi https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461651633 I think the main takeaway from this lesson that students will have is the understanding and drive to help keep local endangered species specifically safe. They will be able to point out in various ways the exact ways we are working to keep many of the new york species safe and protected

]]> 2021-04-26 20:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461651633 jppackers13 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461653902 I think this lesson aligned with NGSS standards in the concept of revising a solution to migrate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity. This means that we talked about ways in which to protect species and make sure they are getting to places that they need in order to repopulate or just get to their shelter. An idea that I have to build this alignment might be to go out and participate in their habitats and help to protect them. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461653902 rebeccamarcowitz https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461654054 Some challenges students might have in this lesson is deciding which animal falls in to what protection category ( close off to people, build new structure, public education, passing laws). To help them I would reread the protecting category for each animal.]]> 2021-04-26 20:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461654054 jppackers13 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461656344 Something that I see a student having difficulties with might be the chart activities and where exactly they can put each fact in. Certain ways of protection might seem like it belongs in one category but actually belongs in another. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461656344 matthewfanizzi https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461656367 I think the main alignment with NGSS is the connection to engaging the students into fact based understanding and having a better concept of cause and effect and what causes we can take and have taken to effect these animals in the best way possible]]> 2021-04-26 20:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461656367 btads1 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461656444 I feel that the major takeaway students learned from this is that some species of animals are endangered and that there are sections of land that are closed off to protect them. Humans are the biggest opponent when it comes to these animals so the fact that people are being educated on the topic is crucial. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461656444 elizabethgrillo910 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461657364 This lesson aligns with NGSS, especially life science. It was engaging from the start with reviewing from the previous lesson, watching videos, and completing a chart. The class watched videos and read mini blurbs of the wildlife to help them gain more knowledge in the lesson, as well as help them answer the chart of "Protecting WildLife". The students are even able to elaborate on their knowledge through discussion questions after every reading where it allows the students to clearly understand what is happening in the lesson. With NGSS, the students are able to learn about their environment and the ecosystems that the wildlife in the city are living in and how they are able to protect themselves, their threats, or what people can do to keep them safe or bring about awareness to keep these species safe. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461657364 rebeccamarcowitz https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461658251 I think this lesson aligns with NGSS because I felt like we were really analyzing and interpreting what these animals need for protection and what they need in the wildlife. We watched videos that were engaging to help get a more visual of the animal in the wildlife. ]]> 2021-04-26 20:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461658251 jamieromano12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461658897 This lesson aligns with NGSS by making a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
This applies to today's lesson because students have to analyze different solutions and make a claim to (practice) meet the criteria and constraints of the problem being addressed. Another standard that was included was ELA and showing how the relationships of species can affect there well being.
An idea to build on this alignment is to add more visuals of the animals and their habit to guide students thinking.

]]> 2021-04-26 20:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461658897 jgenao01 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461659453 One key takeaway students will have from this lesson is that there are many species in New York that are being protected by the state. Students will takeaway that these species include many endangered species.]]> 2021-04-26 20:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461659453 btads1 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461661548 The way this lesson aligns with NGSS is the fact that for each animal, they included videos and questions to help grasp our attention and provide us with more then one example.]]> 2021-04-26 21:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461661548 gabriellaalcamo19 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461661762 Yes this lesson aligns with NGSS. The group work had the students analyzing and recalling information that they learned. There was a large  amount of reading integration. There were a lot of video and the map image to help the more visual learners. One way to build on the alignment is to add a more interactive class discussion to keep the students engaged. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461661762 matthewfanizzi https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461662769 I see the main challenge areas being where to go specifically with this new understanding and drive to help protect these animals. I also think this lesson could have more models and physical understanding and learning to help spark the students interests]]> 2021-04-26 21:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461662769 btads1 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461664325 I feel that there are no questions or challenges students should face due to the fact there is extensive material provided and the video after each animal. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461664325 jppackers13 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461664686 In order to make this lesson more engaging and accessible for students from other backgrounds I might be to bring them to the habitats or other places like the beach so that the students can see where these animals live and possibly interact with some like in the eel video. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461664686 rebeccamarcowitz https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461664953 To make this lesson more engaging I would look up endangered species in other countries that are people effected by the human population. I would have students compare how these animals need to be protected and find similarities and differences.]]> 2021-04-26 21:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461664953 gabriellaalcamo19 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461666498 Some challenges that I anticipate are with the chart section of the worksheet. I found it difficult to complete and struggled to follow the assignment with the class. One way we could aid the students to understand is gathering ideas as a class and then filling in the chart together so the students can accurately record the answers.  ]]> 2021-04-26 21:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461666498 matthewfanizzi https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461667219 I would make this lesson more engaging and accessible for students of different backgrounds by the addition of fieldtrips to the river with the eels and have them actually work with the people who set up these activities and physically learn and understand these creatures better.]]> 2021-04-26 21:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461667219 rebeccamarcowitz https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461668622 Something I would suggest would be to include an art activity. Have students pick a protection category and animal that they would want. Have them create a mini poster and make it colorful and creative. For example, they can make a passing laws poster and example and draw how its illegal to hunt Terrapins.]]> 2021-04-26 21:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461668622 btads1 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461669511 I think a way to make this exercise more engaging by showing different places and the animals that are in the areas the students are from.]]> 2021-04-26 21:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461669511 elizabethgrillo910 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461669599 The only challenging aspect that the students may have trouble with is depicting which wildlife categories to which area of protection. The reading may be the most confusing for some students, so the teacher can either break down the information or have more videos displayed. There may be a possibility that students would rather watch videos instead of reading. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461669599 btads1 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461672341 I think that they did a great job presenting and that the video on each animal was very influential and critical to the engagement of the lesson. Maybe have each student take an animal or pick a different endangered animal and make them have to gather a little information on that specific animal. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461672341 alyviaproscia12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461672533 Students will take away the importance of protecting our wildlife. Students will also learn about different ways to protect the environment that the animals live in efficiently that won't harm the wildlife. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461672533 morganannmoretti https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461673652 One of the take aways that people will have from this lesson is the extreme importance of protecting our wild life in NYC and some useful ways we can go about protesting species. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461673652 matthewfanizzi https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461674608 Overall I really like the lesson plan and think that it can be integrated in many different ways including trips, activities outside and even art projects. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461674608 alyviaproscia12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461675557 This lesson aligns with the NGSS because it can help students analyze and interpret data (Science and Engineering Practices) as students are able to construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all depending on how the environment is established, and protected.]]> 2021-04-26 21:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461675557 morganannmoretti https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461675846 This lesson aligns greatly with the NGSS. It gives students an opportunities to develop strategies and ideas about what efforts are being put in place to keep our wildlife safe. It also helps students to analyze important information and become more capable of recalling some of the things that were presented in this lesson. 

]]> 2021-04-26 21:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461675846 elizabethgrillo910 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461676598 One way that this lesson can be more engaging is if it was done as a group. There should be a group of 4 with a certain number of students. Students can read the information, watch the videos, do their own research, and discuss their ideas amongst themselves. Once all of the groups are done, there should be a group discussion so all the students will learn from the ideas of their classmates, and not specifically from the teacher. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461676598 morganannmoretti https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461678460 I feel that some of the areas that would be challenging would be for younger grade students to conceptualize some of the concepts pertaining to what threatens an animal and how the efforts put in place will protect them. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461678460 alyviaproscia12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461682502 The only area that a child may find challenging or confusing may be the threats that are imposed on the wildlife. The threats themselves may be difficult for the students to comprehend as well, so there may need to be implements of visuals and visuals rather than reading.]]> 2021-04-26 21:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461682502 elizabethgrillo910 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461683707 Do a Google Earth to show the location of the certain wildlife and what they do in that area OR have a field trip so the students are able to have a more hands-on experience with learning about the different species in their ecosystems. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461683707 morganannmoretti https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461690229 Perhaps some of the ways in which this lesson could be more engaging and acceptable for students of different backgrounds is by discussing different species from different areas around the world, and exploring those animals. I feel that the inclusion of this could lead to more positive and inclusive class discussions that could potentially be more relatable for students. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461690229 jgenao01 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461690934 An area that might be challenging for students would be the chart they have to fill in. It's not very specific and students will be confused what exactly they should be writing and where they should write in the chart. A differentiation could be to have more descriptive directions and labels in the chart or numbers for where to write the information. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461690934 morganannmoretti https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461698578 I feel that some of the resources that could be used would be fact sheets about the animals being discussed in the lesson that students could have in front of them. Perhaps this would make certain aspects of the lesson easier to follow for younger grades. Also, make showing images of exactly what these areas look like could be an interesting way to help our visual learners conceptualize certain things better. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461698578 gabriellaalcamo19 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461699117 One thing we could have the students do is they can pick an animal we discuss in the lesson and two of the categories about saving the animal. The would have to create a n ew way to save the animal. They could write their own new law or draw a new structure for saving the animal. This will make the students think of new and creative ways about saving the animals based off of the information they learned. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461699117 alyviaproscia12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461715307 In order to make this lesson more engaging would be to break the students off into groups, rather than doing this lesson as a class. This gives the students opportunities to assign each other roles as well as give every single student an opportunity to bring contributions of their groups. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461715307 jamieromano12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461717897 Some areas that may be challenging for students is some of the solutions. The teacher may want to go over the reading after watching the video again so it's more clear to them. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461717897 alyviaproscia12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461718583 I think this lesson is very successful and informative, however, one way that this lesson could be more engaging and integrate other subject areas may be through an art project, where they make a model or draw a picture, or even a poster to promote protecting the wildlife.]]> 2021-04-26 21:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461718583 jamieromano12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461724725 To make this lesson more engaging to students from different backgrounds is breaking students into pairs based on their abilities and have them complete this lesson and the readings/ videos in pairs. Based on their different abilities this will allow for different approaches to the lesson and allow them to work together. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461724725 jgenao01 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461726714 I would engage students from different backgrounds by talking about different endangered species from other places that they know about. I could engage them with videos on ways different ways the ones they mentioned are protected, then lead into New York state specifically.]]> 2021-04-26 21:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461726714 gabriellaalcamo19 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461727396 The best way I could think of to engage the students and make the lesson accessible to students with different backgrounds is to make them learn from their peers. If the students are placed into groups that can learn from one another. Sometimes I feel the students learn better from one another than they do for the teacher. If they are confused about something, they typically know how to translate their confusion to the other students and grow together. If we broke them into groups or pairs, I would have the students build their own charts on how to save the animals with public education, closing off to people, building new structures, and passing laws. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461727396 jgenao01 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461796960 A suggestion to add to this lesson would be to integrate other subjects into the lesson, like art. In art students can build models of the ways the species are protected.]]> 2021-04-26 21:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461796960 jamieromano12 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461801750 Some suggestions I would add to this lesson is going more in depth over the vocabulary because students didn't really learn about them in this lesson. This should be brought up at the beginning of the lesson to be put in their journals so it stays with them throughout the entirety of the lesson. ]]> 2021-04-26 21:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461801750 jgenao01 https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461820777 This lesson aligns with NGSS very nicely. It has students analyzing and interpreting the data of the different species in NY that are being protected. By analyzing the information and filling it into the chart it gave meaning to the information being read. It also had students define problems, with the threats on the species. ]]> 2021-04-26 22:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelfkp/emms90i2qrohpsmy/wish/1461820777