Visiting The Erie Canal With Lock Port Locks
Appropriate age range/grade level for the unit:
- 4th Grade
The instructional objectives/goals of each lesson:
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.
Essential Question(s) this lesson addresses
What Do I already know about the Erie Canal?
What Would I like to Learn on the field trip during the Erie Canal?
What pictures would I take on the field trip for my collage to show what I learned about 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:
- Paper
- Pencil
- KWL worksheet
- Polaroid Camera
- folder to keep photos in
- Tickets for the boat ride
Detailed description of the activities students will engage in for each lesson:
Activate Student's Prior Knowledge:
Teacher: Today we will be going on a field trip to the Erie Canal(210 Market Street, Lockport NY 14094
(716) 433-6155 LockportLocks.com.) Before we step inside the boat, I would like all of you to fill out the worksheet of what you know about the Erie Canal, and what you would like to learn on your trip today.
Student: (Students fill out worksheets on the clipboards)
Teacher: Now I would like all of you to put your clipboards in your folder, and I will pass out a Polaroid camera to each of you to take pictures of what you would like to learn on your trip.
Student: (Students put clipboards in folder and take the cameras)
important, because we will put together a collage next class. So, make sure to take some very interesting and purposeful pictures to help you make your collage. Also, please put each picture you take with the camera into the folder so you do not lose it. Now lets
During lesson:
Student: Students walk on boat tour starts. Students record their trip. (Please refer to pictures below to see some of what the students will see on this tour.
Assessments: (See Assessment Page Under Overview Tab For Detail About Assessment) K.W.L Chart that is placed after these pictures is the assessment I will use to help me and my students to determine their goals of learning on this trip.
(See Assessment Page Under Overview Tab For Detail About Assessment)
*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned during 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
- 4th Grade
The instructional objectives/goals of each lesson:
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.
Essential Question(s) this lesson addresses
What Do I already know about the Erie Canal?
What Would I like to Learn on the field trip during the Erie Canal?
What pictures would I take on the field trip for my collage to show what I learned about 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:
- Paper
- Pencil
- KWL worksheet
- Polaroid Camera
- folder to keep photos in
- Tickets for the boat ride
Detailed description of the activities students will engage in for each lesson:
Activate Student's Prior Knowledge:
Teacher: Today we will be going on a field trip to the Erie Canal(210 Market Street, Lockport NY 14094
(716) 433-6155 LockportLocks.com.) Before we step inside the boat, I would like all of you to fill out the worksheet of what you know about the Erie Canal, and what you would like to learn on your trip today.
Student: (Students fill out worksheets on the clipboards)
Teacher: Now I would like all of you to put your clipboards in your folder, and I will pass out a Polaroid camera to each of you to take pictures of what you would like to learn on your trip.
Student: (Students put clipboards in folder and take the cameras)
important, because we will put together a collage next class. So, make sure to take some very interesting and purposeful pictures to help you make your collage. Also, please put each picture you take with the camera into the folder so you do not lose it. Now lets
During lesson:
Student: Students walk on boat tour starts. Students record their trip. (Please refer to pictures below to see some of what the students will see on this tour.
Assessments: (See Assessment Page Under Overview Tab For Detail About Assessment) K.W.L Chart that is placed after these pictures is the assessment I will use to help me and my students to determine their goals of learning on this trip.
(See Assessment Page Under Overview Tab For Detail About Assessment)
*What is my assessment of the lesson?
- Actively participating during class and engaging in content being taught and learned during 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
