Lesson: 8th Grade: Enrichment to Lesson 1

Objective: TLW…actively use their acquired knowledge from lesson 1 to complete
an Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt in the school courtyard.
TLW…answer and create Wildlife Habitat Riddles with a partner to
demonstrate their knowledge from the prior two days.
TLW…work to learn their vocabulary for the week which will be tested
on Friday.

Anticipatory Set: “Today we will be working in three different groups to demonstrate what we have learned about MI ecosystems during the last two days.”

Materials:
Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt copies, 1/student
Clip boards, 1/student
Wildlife Habitat Riddle Cards
Wildlife Habitat Riddle answer sheet, 1/pair
Vocabulary Word Boxes paper
Dictionaries
Timers (2)

Procedure:
1) Divide class into 3 groups depending on the number of students.
2) One group goes with Intern Teacher to complete the Scavenger Hunt in the courtyard.
3) Two groups stay in the room. One group works on their Vocabulary Boxes that are due on Friday. They will work independently. The other group works on the Wildlife Habitat Riddle game with the teacher. Set timer for 15 minutes.
Guided Practice:
4) With the Wildlife Habitat Riddle group, the teacher will read one of the riddle cards and then ask the students to answer the riddle. If students need help, they are to look at the DNR posters for help. They should give the animal and the habitat that it is found in.
5) Divide the Riddle group up into three groups. Hand out the rest of the Riddle cards and the Riddle answer sheet and have each group answer the Riddle on their paper.
6) After 15 minutes, the Scavenger Hunt group should come in, the Riddle group should go to work on their Vocabulary Boxes and the Vocabulary Boxes group should go to the Scavenger Hunt group.
7) There will only be time for two rotations. The groups will finish tomorrow.


Independent Practice:
Remind students to continue working on their Vocabulary Boxes at home.


Closure: “We still have one rotation to complete with each group tomorrow. Are there any questions about what you did today?”


Extension/Enrichment: Today was extension and enrichment in the classroom.