Lesson Two: Lake Erie In Action!!!
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Appropriate age range/grade level for the unit:
Grade: 4
The instructional objectives/goals of each lesson:
- 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.
Essential Question(s) this lesson addresses:
How does the processes of shipping goods on the Lake Erie Canal works?
What jobs and roles do people play in the process of shipping?
How does the size of the Erie Canal effect the shipment of goods from the Lake Erie to the Erie Canal?
The NCSS or NY State standards each lesson addresses:
C&I New York State Standards
Standard 1
History of the United States and New York use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
The NCSS Standards
Standard 3. PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments.
Materials/Resources needed for each lesson:
- PowerPoint (scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on link and download power point for lesson 2)
- 6 small inner tubes
- 2 big inner tubes
- 30 books
- 8 baskets
- 1 rope
- 1 long table
- 10 sheets of paper
- pencils
- 200 fake $1 bills
- Reflection worksheets print out
Detailed description of the activities students will engage in for each lesson:
Activate Student Prior Knowledge:
Teacher: You have your Who What When Where and How About the Erie Canal Worksheet.
Student: (Student takes out worksheet)
Teacher: Can anyone share some facts you learned last class?
Student: (Students share some facts from worksheet or what they remember from last class about Erie Canal)
Teacher: Look at the water in these two pictures (one picture of the big Lake Erie and the other picture of the Erie Canal see page 1 PowerPoint slide), What is the difference (size)?
Student: Lake Erie is much bigger in size than the Erie Canal.
Teacher: Let's look at the map. Which is bigger? Which is longer?( One map is the big Lake Erie and the other map is narrow and long Erie Canal see page 2 PowerPoint slide) ?
Student: Lake Erie is bigger in size to the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal is long and narrow.
Teacher: Which boat would you chose to fit which size of water(One big steamboat, vs. small steamboat see page 3 of PowerPoint slide)?
Student: The big boat would fit in Lake Erie, and the small boat would fit on the Erie Canal.
Introduction:
Teacher: Now do you want to see how they use Lake Erie and the Erie Canal to ship goods before we do an activity on it (Refer to Page 3 of PowerPoint slide to visually see how it works)?
Student: Yes!
Teacher: 1st, it starts with the farmers grain from the Midwest. 2nd, it gets loaded on the big ships then the ships would sail on Lake Erie to Buffalo grain elevators. 3rd, the workers in the grain elevators would store the grain from these big ships into the grain elevators. 4th, the workers from the grain elevator would transfer the grain onto the small ships which then sail on the Erie Canal. 5th, the merchants would take the grain off the ship and transfer it and sell it to the stores. ( Please see Page 4 of PowerPoint slide visual)
During the Lesson:
Teacher: Now for our activity this is how we will use to transport our goods to the Erie Canal ( See page 5 on PowerPoint). Now the small inner tubes are the small ships, and the big inner tubes are the big ships. The desk is the grain elevator, and the rope is what you will use to transfer the grain from the big ship to the small ship. The basket holds the grain and the books are the grain. You will tie the rope onto the basket when you transfer and store grain. And the person in the big inner tube can hold one basket with six books, and the person in the small inner tube can only hold two books in their basket. Any questions so far?
Student: (Students can ask questions.)
Teacher: Now here are the roles that you might be in depending on the role from the paper you draw out. Here are the roles (See PowerPoint page 7)
Roles & What You Do: (1$Per Book)
Farmers:
* Already made the books
* packing books into the basket
Big Boat Captain (use big inner tubes):
* Carry a basket of 6 books
*—Give money to Farmers
Small Boat Captain (use small inner tubes):
*Carry 2 books each to the merchants
Merchants:
*Give money to the small boat captains
*Take the books
Workers at the mill
*In charge of tying the rope to the basket pull it up
*transfer books to the Small Boat Captain
Accountant:
—*Count how many books and big boats came in
— *how many books and small boats went out.
—*Give money to the big boat captain for there books
—*Take money from Little boat captains
Now Let's Play!
— Student: Students play the Erie Canal Game/Activity
End of Lesson:
Students write on reflection worksheet
Assessments (See Assessment Page Under Overview Tab For Detail About Assessment)
- 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
Please make sure to scroll down and open my PowerPoint
Appropriate age range/grade level for the unit:
Grade: 4
The instructional objectives/goals of each lesson:
- 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.
Essential Question(s) this lesson addresses:
How does the processes of shipping goods on the Lake Erie Canal works?
What jobs and roles do people play in the process of shipping?
How does the size of the Erie Canal effect the shipment of goods from the Lake Erie to the Erie Canal?
The NCSS or NY State standards each lesson addresses:
C&I New York State Standards
Standard 1
History of the United States and New York use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
The NCSS Standards
Standard 3. PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments.
Materials/Resources needed for each lesson:
- PowerPoint (scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on link and download power point for lesson 2)
- 6 small inner tubes
- 2 big inner tubes
- 30 books
- 8 baskets
- 1 rope
- 1 long table
- 10 sheets of paper
- pencils
- 200 fake $1 bills
- Reflection worksheets print out
Detailed description of the activities students will engage in for each lesson:
Activate Student Prior Knowledge:
Teacher: You have your Who What When Where and How About the Erie Canal Worksheet.
Student: (Student takes out worksheet)
Teacher: Can anyone share some facts you learned last class?
Student: (Students share some facts from worksheet or what they remember from last class about Erie Canal)
Teacher: Look at the water in these two pictures (one picture of the big Lake Erie and the other picture of the Erie Canal see page 1 PowerPoint slide), What is the difference (size)?
Student: Lake Erie is much bigger in size than the Erie Canal.
Teacher: Let's look at the map. Which is bigger? Which is longer?( One map is the big Lake Erie and the other map is narrow and long Erie Canal see page 2 PowerPoint slide) ?
Student: Lake Erie is bigger in size to the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal is long and narrow.
Teacher: Which boat would you chose to fit which size of water(One big steamboat, vs. small steamboat see page 3 of PowerPoint slide)?
Student: The big boat would fit in Lake Erie, and the small boat would fit on the Erie Canal.
Introduction:
Teacher: Now do you want to see how they use Lake Erie and the Erie Canal to ship goods before we do an activity on it (Refer to Page 3 of PowerPoint slide to visually see how it works)?
Student: Yes!
Teacher: 1st, it starts with the farmers grain from the Midwest. 2nd, it gets loaded on the big ships then the ships would sail on Lake Erie to Buffalo grain elevators. 3rd, the workers in the grain elevators would store the grain from these big ships into the grain elevators. 4th, the workers from the grain elevator would transfer the grain onto the small ships which then sail on the Erie Canal. 5th, the merchants would take the grain off the ship and transfer it and sell it to the stores. ( Please see Page 4 of PowerPoint slide visual)
During the Lesson:
Teacher: Now for our activity this is how we will use to transport our goods to the Erie Canal ( See page 5 on PowerPoint). Now the small inner tubes are the small ships, and the big inner tubes are the big ships. The desk is the grain elevator, and the rope is what you will use to transfer the grain from the big ship to the small ship. The basket holds the grain and the books are the grain. You will tie the rope onto the basket when you transfer and store grain. And the person in the big inner tube can hold one basket with six books, and the person in the small inner tube can only hold two books in their basket. Any questions so far?
Student: (Students can ask questions.)
Teacher: Now here are the roles that you might be in depending on the role from the paper you draw out. Here are the roles (See PowerPoint page 7)
Roles & What You Do: (1$Per Book)
Farmers:
* Already made the books
* packing books into the basket
Big Boat Captain (use big inner tubes):
* Carry a basket of 6 books
*—Give money to Farmers
Small Boat Captain (use small inner tubes):
*Carry 2 books each to the merchants
Merchants:
*Give money to the small boat captains
*Take the books
Workers at the mill
*In charge of tying the rope to the basket pull it up
*transfer books to the Small Boat Captain
Accountant:
—*Count how many books and big boats came in
— *how many books and small boats went out.
—*Give money to the big boat captain for there books
—*Take money from Little boat captains
Now Let's Play!
— Student: Students play the Erie Canal Game/Activity
End of Lesson:
Students write on reflection worksheet
Assessments (See Assessment Page Under Overview Tab For Detail About Assessment)
- 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
Lesson Assessment
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