Curated and Reviewed by
Lesson Planet
This That’s An Otter Story lesson plan also includes:
Young scientists discover how sea otters' habitats have changed due to human impact. Through conversation, video observation, and story reading, scholars identify how human interactions change a specific ecosystem in both positive and negative ways.
37 Views
16 Downloads
NGSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
- Direct pupils to support one another during the reading portion of the lesson
- Allow learners to work in heterogeneous groups based on reading levels
- Brainstorm ways the class can help balance the ecosystem and plan a field trip, such as a beach clean-up, so they can actively do their part to keep animals and their homes safe
- Encourage class members to visit the school library or search the Internet for additional information about sea otters
Classroom Considerations
- Part of a 17-item unit designed to inform learners about ecosystems
- Specific locations related to the California coast are mentioned
Pros
- Provides notes to make lesson administration easier
- Includes sentence frames