TPACK Creating Assignment Template

Content Knowledge

Subject Science

Grade Level 4th

Learning Objective 4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants
and animals, including humans, in an ecosystem interact
with one another and with the nonliving components in the
ecosystem. Key concepts include

1. a)  plant and animal adaptations;

2. c) flow of energy through food webs;

3. d)  habitats and niches;

4. e)  changes in an organism’s niche at various

Complete this sentence by naming the technology tool and the creation activity:

In this activity, my students are going to use Google Sides to create a PowerPoint to present their favorite
animals: adaptations, habitats, niches, life cycle and how humans influence it.

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Pedagogy

Activity. Prior to the project the students will learn about how
each animal is unique in many ways including its habitat,
ecosystem, food web, niches, life cycle, adaptations and
how we humans affect them. The teacher will read
multiple books on different habitats and present a
slideshow on an animal of his/her choosing as an example
of how the animal lives. The students will then be asked
to choose their favorite animal, aside from house pets or
farm animals, to research these qualities of that animal.
The students will receive a worksheet to help guide
 Technology
Web 2.0 Technology The students will be using google slides. This is a free web
browser, and is available on computers, tablets, and smart
phones. The only thing needed is the student must have a free
Gmail account either given by the school or created by the
teacher or parent. Using Google slides allows the teacher to
have access to each student’s project in one area to help with
check-ins or presentation day.

https://www.google.com/slides/about/
Link to the example product you https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Gjwzjym25-
made pretending to be a student e9bSeYYV8_eb2FAcsv4cxidBOduqSYlrk/edit?usp=sharing
Google slides can also be accessed through an app. It is free and available for IOS or
Mobile App Option android.

Research Guide worksheet on next page.

My Research Project

1. What animal are you choosing? _____________________________________________________

2. What are the stages of your animal life cycle?

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2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________

3. Describe your animal’s habitat.

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4. List some of your animal’s adaptations.

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5. What is a fun fact about your animal?

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