Name: Katelyn Heupel
WKU ID#: 800553987______
Date:
11/24/14
Lesson Grade Level:
Subject:
Language Arts
3rd grade
Authentic Topic: _____School Playground____
Lesson Title: Make Our School Playground Better
Objectives/Standards:
Objective
Content Objective: Students will design a new playground
incorporating solutions they came up with to improve their
playground.
Technology Objective:
Students will create a multimedia project (Prezi, Animoto
video,etc.) to present to their principal showing the problems
they found with their school playground and a possible
solution to those problems.
Standards
W.3.1 – Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a
point of view with reasons.
W.3.8- Recall information from experiences or gather
information from print and digital sources, take brief notes on
sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
W.3.6 – With guidance and support from adults, use technology
to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as
well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Connections:
How does your lesson address the following?
A. Revised Bloom’s Level
Level 6 – Evaluate: 6.2 Planning – Students will design a new playground for their school
incorporating the solutions to the problems they identified.
B. Cognitive Complexity
C Level:3
Justification: Teacher directs student interaction with content at a create level of planning. The
teacher has directed the topic of school playground problems, and students will be researching
and then creating with that topic.
R Level: 4
Justification: Learning emphasizes and impacts the classroom, school, or community. Learning is
integrated across subject areas. The design and solutions to the problems the students have found
could affect their school in a positive way. The groups will be presenting to their principal in
hopes that a solution could actually be implemented at their school.
E Level: 3
Justification: Students partnered with the teacher to come up with the content of the school
playground problems. Students choose the specific problem with the playground and they choose
what their solutions will be. Students take an inquiry based approach to finding solutions to the
problems and students collaborate with other students in groups.
T Level: 4
Justification: Student technology use is embedded in the content and is essential from project
completion, promotes student collaboration among students, and helps students solve authentic
problems at the create level. Students must use technology to complete the multimedia
presentation with their group and is also used in their design of a new playground.
The teacher will work closely with the school media specialist and the school computer lab
instructor to co-plan, co-teach, and co-assess the students. The three of us will be working
closely to help the students with this project. More specifically the library media specialist will
aid in student research of their solution and the computer lab instruction will help aid in creating
of multimedia presentation.
C. Real World learning
D. Engaged learning
E. Technology integration
F.
How will you
collaborate with other
professionals in this
lesson?
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Resources:

www.Animoto.com
This is a good program for students to use to create a video for their presentation. Students have had
some experience with this with the librarian.

https://animoto.com/blog/category/education/
Students can use this website to get tips for using and making animoto videos. They can also see
examples of videos that others have made to help them in creating their own.

Prezi
Students could use this program to create their multimedia presentation. Students have also had some
experience with prezi with the librarian and with the computer lab instructor.

https://prezi.com/gx2bm0n9u01f/8-tips-for-an-awesome-prezi/
Students can use this website if they choose to make a prezi, to get some tips on making a good prezi.

Digital Camera
Each group will be using the school digital camera to collect evidence of problems with the school
playground.
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Make Our School Playground Better
Scenario:
Third grade students have been learning about writing to persuade an audience. They have been asked to think about problems with
their school and ways their school could be improved. The class decided the problem they wanted to address was the school
playground and its problems with litter, vandalism, and overall efficiency. The class will be divided into 5 groups. Each group will
collect evidence of these problems with a digital camera and research possible solutions for the problem they choose to target and
will design a new playground for their school incorporating the solutions to the problems they identified. Then each group will
create a multimedia project (Prezi, Animoto video, etc.) to present to the principal showing the problems they found with their
school playground and possible solutions to those problems. Their design will also be included in their presentation.
Lesson Tasks (directions):
1. First you and your group members will go onto the playground and investigate to find the problem with the playground that you
group wants to target.
2. Then you will obtain the digital camera from the teacher to take pictures of the problem you have decided to focus on.
3. Next you will brainstorm with your group possible solutions to that problem. Then you will research the solution that you came
up with. One form a research will be that you interview a teacher in your school and get their point of view on the problem you are
addressing.
4. Then you will need to create a design of a new playground implementing your solution to include in your presentation.
5. You will know you are done with you research when you are able to put the following things into your presentation.

The problem with the school playground including evidence

Your solution to the problem

Point of view from teacher at the school

How you can implement the solution

Cost for implementing the solution

A design of a new playground incorporating you solution to the problem.
6. Then your group may begin on your presentation. You have the choice of what program you would like to use to create you
presentation. I would suggest two programs you have practiced with in library and the computer lab. Those are Animoto and Prezi,
but your group has the choice to choose another project to create your multimedia presentation with.
7. Once you have completed your presentation save and email the link to your teacher. Your teacher will then work to embed the
videos or presentations on the classroom blog. She will also set up for the principal to come to the classroom so each group can
present their project to him and convince him that your solution needs to be implemented.
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Scoring Rubric:
Acceptable student performance is level 3 or higher.
Content Objective: Students will design a new playground incorporating solutions.
Scoring Rubric
4 -Accomplished
3- Average
2- Developing
Evidence
Contains evidence
Contains evidence
Contains some
The evidence of
and details of a
and some details of
evidence of the
problem is
problem with the
the problem.
problem with little
minimal with only
school playground.
Contains only 3
details. Contains
1 picture. No
Containing 4 or
pictures.
only two pictures.
details with the
more pictures.
1- Beginning
evidence.
Research and
Contains research
Contains research
Contains little
Contains little
Solution
of a solution to
of a solution to
research on a
research on a
implement to solve
implement to solve
solution to the
solution.
the problem with
their problem.
problem. No
No teacher point of
point of view from
Teacher point of
teacher point of
view included.
a teacher in the
view included.
view included.
No information on
school. Also
Contains some
Contains some
how the solution
contains
information on
information about
could be
information on
how the solution
how the solution
implemented.
how the solution
could be
could be
could be
implemented.
implemented.
Contains a detailed
Contains a
Contains a design
Forgets to create
design of a new
somewhat detailed
with little detail
playground design
playground with
design of a new
but leaves solution
for their
solution included.
playground with
out of the design.
presentation.
implemented.
Playground Design
solution included.
Technology Objective: Students will create a multimedia project (prezi, animoto video, etc.) to present to
their school principal showing the problem they found with their school playground and a possible solution
to those problems.
Scoring Rubric
4-Accomplished
3-Average
2-Developing
1-Beginning
Originality
Presentation
Presentation
Presentation
Presentation is a
shows
shows some
shows and attempt
rehash of other
considerable
originality and
at originality and
people’s ideas
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originality and
inventiveness. The
inventiveness in 1-
and/or graphics
inventiveness. The
content and ideas
2 areas.
and shows very
content and ideas
are presented in
little attempt at
are presented in a
an interesting way.
original thought.
unique and
interesting way.
Effectiveness
Presentation
Presentation
Presentation is
Presentation is
includes all
includes most
missing more than
lacking is several
material needed to
material needed to
two key details. It
key details and has
gain a comfortable
gain a comfortable
is incomplete in
inaccuracies that
understanding the
understanding of
persuading the
make it poor at
problems and
and chosen
audience.
persuading the
chosen solution. It
solution but it
is a highly
lacking one or two
effective at
key details. It is
persuading the
adequate at
audience.
persuading the
audience.
audience.
Presentation
Use of Technology
Well-rehearsed
Rehearsed with
Delivery not
Delivery not
with smooth
fairly smooth
smooth but able to
smooth and
delivery that hold
delivery that holds
maintain interest
audience attention
audience attention.
audience attention
of the audience
often lost.
most of the time.
most of the time.
Makes excellent
Makes good use of
Makes use of font,
Use of font, color,
use of font, color,
font, color,
color, graphics,
graphics, effects,
graphics, etc. to
graphics, effects,
effects, etc. but
etc. but these
enhance the
etc. to enhance the
occasionally these
distract from the
presentation.
presentation.
detract from the
presentation
Excellent use of
Good use of audio.
presentation.
content. No use of
audio.
Good use of
No use of audio.
audio. Transition
Excellent use of
transitions.
Transitions
are a distraction to
detract from the
the content.
transitions.
presentation.
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Sample Student Work
Content Objective: Design of new school playground with solution included.
Technology Objective:
Animoto Video can be found at this link:
https://animoto.com/play/HY6puln3Wh1RWxBgc52Wtw
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References
Dog-Eared Batten Board Privacy Fence Minneapolis, MN. (n.d.). Retrieved November 25, 2014, from
http://northlandfencecompanymn.com/?attachment_id=208
Picture used in Animoto video of fencing was taken from this source. The actual website is for a company that makes and
installs fencing.
Fencing Project Planner. (n.d.). Retrieved November 25, 2014, from http://www6.homedepot.com/fencing-designs/
This source was used to get estimates of fencing costs. This is Home Depot’s website. The specific link I was using gave
you estimates fencing. You could choose any type of fencing, how many gates you need, and how much feet of fencing
you will need. Then the website makes an estimate of how much the fencing will cost.
School Playgrounds | Plan Commercial Playground Equipment purchases for your School, Preschool or Community. (2014, January
1). Retrieved November 25, 2014, from http://www.miracle-recreation.com/planning/solutions/school-playgrounds/
The picture used in the Animoto Video of a new playground was taken from this site. This website is a site for playground
equipment for schools.
Platt, Brenda. (2014). Personal Interview
I interviewed a teacher at the school who will be retiring this year. I got her point of view on the school playground and its
problems, who is causing the problems, and what she thought a good solution would be.
Make great videos. Easily. (2014). Retrieved November 25, 2014, from https://animoto.com/
Animoto.com was the website that I used to create my multimedia presentation. It is a website you can use to make short
videos. You can pick a theme and insert pictures and text. You can also add background music.
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