Opening: Students will need to log on to their computer and open up the online workshop. Remind them that we are on an adventure through the animal kingdom to learn all we can about different animals and their life cycles.  Have students take a second or two to look at the picture at the top of the page to see if they know what it is. Have them follow the instructions on the page and get the supplies that they will need.

Pre-Assessment/Check for Prior Knowledge: With their shoulder partner students will share what they know about frogs and their life cycle. Each pair will then share one thing that they discussed with the class. Make note of their comments on the SMARTBoard. Students will then share with their partner something that they would like to know about frogs and their life cycle. Each pair will then share one thing they would like to know with the class. Make note of their questions on the SMARTBoard.

Learning Activities: Students will proceed through the online workshop following the instructions and completing the various activities.

• Students will watch the short video on frogs and the frog life cycle. They will use their headphones to listen so as not to disturb other students.
• Afterwards, students will look at the pictures of the different stages of a frog’s life cycle and determine what stage it is.
• Then they can either: draw and colour the life cycle in their Science Journal or they can get the sheet of pictures of the frog life cycle, cut them out and glue them in their Science Journal. Students need to label each stage and draw arrows in the correct direction to show the frog moving from one stage to the next.
• Next students, will relate what they learned about the frog life cycle to the life cycles of other animals studied thus far-penguin(birds), alligator(reptiles), and butterfly(insects). They will look for any similarities between the frog and any (or all) of the other life cycles, as well as any differences that may exist, sharing their observations  with their shoulder partner.

Assessment:

• To show what they have learned in this lesson, students can either use the QuickVoice application on a class iPad OR they can write a sticky on the WallWisher at the bottom of the page.
• If they choose the QuickVoice application, students will do a voice recording stating their name and then answering the questions, which they will then email to the teacher.
• If they choose to post a sticky on the WallWisher, students will type their student number and then a short note to share their learning. They should share what they learned about the frog’s life cycle and any similarities or differences they observed.
• Students will complete a self-assessment and a peer assessment on their learning experience and their work with their partner.
• Throughout the lesson teacher observation and anecdotal notes will also serve as assessment.

Closing:Ask students to come to the meeting spot when they are finished their exploring.  Remind them to tidy up their work space putting their Science Journal in a safe spot and log off their computer. Anyone with an iPad should return it to the trolley.

As a class, look over the notes made at the beginning of the lesson on what students already knew and what they wanted to know about frogs and their life cycles.  Discuss what questions were answered and what ones were not and how students could find the answers to those questions that were not answered.

Next Lesson: The following lesson will explore the life cycle of mammals including the human life cycle. Students will look at the similarities and differences between it and the other life cycles studied in this unit.