Come on Board to the Erie Canal Unit Assessment
Lesson Assessment
Lesson 1: "Who, What, When, Why, How?" about the Erie Canal!
*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "The Five W's and One How"
_______out of 10 Points
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in the lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson one seen below:
- Students will be able to identify where they are at on the map.
- Students will be able to identify where the Erie Canal is on the map.
- Students will be able to identify where the start and end of the Erie Canal on the map.
- Students will know when was the Erie Canal built.
- Students will know why was the Erie Canal built.
- Students will know how long is the Erie Canal.
- Students will know how did the Erie Canal impact Buffalo.
Lesson 2: Lake Erie In Action!*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
Activity participating in activity playing one of the roles below:
-Farmers
-Big Boat Captain
-Small Boat Captain
-Merchants
-Workers at the mill
-Accountant
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "End of Lesson Reflection Worksheet"
Answering Questions:
-What is your role in this Activity?
-What did you do?
-And how does it relate to how the Erie Canal works?
_______out of 10 Points
Total points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in the lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson two seen below:
- Students will be able to understand a big picture of what is involved in the process of shipping goods of Lake Erie Canal.
- Students will be able to understand how the size of the Erie Canal effects the shipment of goods from Lake Erie to the Erie Canal.
- Students will understand the major player in the process of the shipment of goods to the Erie Canal.
Lesson 3: Sing and Explore The Erie Canal!*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
-Actively participating in singing song Low Bridge
-Actively participating in reading and understanding song lyrics of Low Bridge
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "Web organizer worksheet"
_______out of 10 Points
-How did the boat move before diesel or Gasoline was used as fuel?
-How long was the original Erie Canal and which city did the canal start?
-Which city did the canal end up?
-Why use the water to transport things?
-What is the title of the song (Low Bridge)?
-Who wrote the song Low Bridge?
-When was the song Low Bridge written?
-What are Barges?
-What are Barges filled with?
-Why is the song called Low Bridge?
-What do the mules do when there was a lock to pass?
-The old canal we learned was 363 miles long so why does he sing 15 miles?
-How long can “Sal” the mule travel before she needs to rest?
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in the lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson three seen below:
-Students will be able to sing the low bridge song.
- Students will be able to understand the key ideas of the song low bridge.
- Students will be able to understand the benefits of using water to transport goods.
- Students will understand the succession of types of transportation (from using animals to steam then gasoline/diesel).
- Students will know how long the earliest Erie Canal is.
- Students will know what barges are.
- Students will know who wrote the Low Bridge song.
- Students will know when the song Low Bridge was written.
- Students will know why the song was named Low Bridge.
- Students will know what a mule would do when the boat is going through a lock.
- Students will know how long a mule can travel before they would need a brake.
Lesson 4: Visiting The Erie Canal With Lock Port Locks
*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
-Students actively observe and take pictures during the trip on the Erie Canal
- Students will keep in mind of what they would like to learn on this trip and take photos to record their learning.
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "KWL Worksheet (Only the K and the W part of it finished)"
- Students will fill out what they already know about the Erie Canal
- Students will fill out what they would like to learn on the trip about the Erie canal
_______out of 10 Points
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson four seen below:
-Students will know how it feels to be on the Erie Canal first hand.
-Students will be able to identify what they know about the Erie Canal.
-Students will be able to choose what they would like to learn during the field trip on the Erie Canal.
Lesson 5: Putting the Erie Canal Puzzle Pieces Together
*What is my assessment of lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned during the lesson.
- Students will listen and watch how canal locks work
- Students will actively share and explain their collage about the Erie Canal with group
- Worksheet "Finish the KWL Work sheet L part of the work sheet"
_______out of 10 Points
Summative Assessment: "The Erie Canal Collage"
- Did the student use at least one fact from each worksheet?
- Did the student use at least three pictures taken on the Erie Canal trip?
- Did the student use their creativity in their collage?
_______out of 10 Points
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson five seen below:Students will understand how a lock works.
Students will know how many locks are in the Erie Canal
Students will be able to record what they learned from the canal trip on to their KWL sheets
Students will be able to incorporate everything they learned about the Erie Canal into a collage
Students will be able to explain there collage with a group of students
Cumulative Assessment:
Total points earned from Erie Canal Unit __________out of 100 Points
Lesson 1: "Who, What, When, Why, How?" about the Erie Canal!
*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "The Five W's and One How"
_______out of 10 Points
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in the lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson one seen below:
- Students will be able to identify where they are at on the map.
- Students will be able to identify where the Erie Canal is on the map.
- Students will be able to identify where the start and end of the Erie Canal on the map.
- Students will know when was the Erie Canal built.
- Students will know why was the Erie Canal built.
- Students will know how long is the Erie Canal.
- Students will know how did the Erie Canal impact Buffalo.
Lesson 2: Lake Erie In Action!*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
Activity participating in activity playing one of the roles below:
-Farmers
-Big Boat Captain
-Small Boat Captain
-Merchants
-Workers at the mill
-Accountant
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "End of Lesson Reflection Worksheet"
Answering Questions:
-What is your role in this Activity?
-What did you do?
-And how does it relate to how the Erie Canal works?
_______out of 10 Points
Total points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in the lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson two seen below:
- Students will be able to understand a big picture of what is involved in the process of shipping goods of Lake Erie Canal.
- Students will be able to understand how the size of the Erie Canal effects the shipment of goods from Lake Erie to the Erie Canal.
- Students will understand the major player in the process of the shipment of goods to the Erie Canal.
Lesson 3: Sing and Explore The Erie Canal!*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
-Actively participating in singing song Low Bridge
-Actively participating in reading and understanding song lyrics of Low Bridge
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "Web organizer worksheet"
_______out of 10 Points
-How did the boat move before diesel or Gasoline was used as fuel?
-How long was the original Erie Canal and which city did the canal start?
-Which city did the canal end up?
-Why use the water to transport things?
-What is the title of the song (Low Bridge)?
-Who wrote the song Low Bridge?
-When was the song Low Bridge written?
-What are Barges?
-What are Barges filled with?
-Why is the song called Low Bridge?
-What do the mules do when there was a lock to pass?
-The old canal we learned was 363 miles long so why does he sing 15 miles?
-How long can “Sal” the mule travel before she needs to rest?
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in the lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson three seen below:
-Students will be able to sing the low bridge song.
- Students will be able to understand the key ideas of the song low bridge.
- Students will be able to understand the benefits of using water to transport goods.
- Students will understand the succession of types of transportation (from using animals to steam then gasoline/diesel).
- Students will know how long the earliest Erie Canal is.
- Students will know what barges are.
- Students will know who wrote the Low Bridge song.
- Students will know when the song Low Bridge was written.
- Students will know why the song was named Low Bridge.
- Students will know what a mule would do when the boat is going through a lock.
- Students will know how long a mule can travel before they would need a brake.
Lesson 4: Visiting The Erie Canal With Lock Port Locks
*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned in the lesson.
-Students actively observe and take pictures during the trip on the Erie Canal
- Students will keep in mind of what they would like to learn on this trip and take photos to record their learning.
_______out of 10 Points
- Worksheet "KWL Worksheet (Only the K and the W part of it finished)"
- Students will fill out what they already know about the Erie Canal
- Students will fill out what they would like to learn on the trip about the Erie canal
_______out of 10 Points
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson four seen below:
-Students will know how it feels to be on the Erie Canal first hand.
-Students will be able to identify what they know about the Erie Canal.
-Students will be able to choose what they would like to learn during the field trip on the Erie Canal.
Lesson 5: Putting the Erie Canal Puzzle Pieces Together
*What is my assessment of lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned during the lesson.
- Students will listen and watch how canal locks work
- Students will actively share and explain their collage about the Erie Canal with group
- Worksheet "Finish the KWL Work sheet L part of the work sheet"
_______out of 10 Points
Summative Assessment: "The Erie Canal Collage"
- Did the student use at least one fact from each worksheet?
- Did the student use at least three pictures taken on the Erie Canal trip?
- Did the student use their creativity in their collage?
_______out of 10 Points
Total Points in lesson earned: _______out of 20 Points
*How does it align with my objectives in lesson?
- Worksheet and Participation will directly cover all objectives listed in lesson five seen below:Students will understand how a lock works.
Students will know how many locks are in the Erie Canal
Students will be able to record what they learned from the canal trip on to their KWL sheets
Students will be able to incorporate everything they learned about the Erie Canal into a collage
Students will be able to explain there collage with a group of students
Cumulative Assessment:
Total points earned from Erie Canal Unit __________out of 100 Points