 
Teacher Resources
Lesson Plan Matrix
| Lesson
Plan |
Grade
Level |
Subject
Areas
|
Resources
|
Missouri
Standards |
Student
Showcase |
| Watersheds
Everywhere: Concepts of watersheds. Presentation, class
activity. |
4-8 |
Science,
Social Studies |
Watersheds
Resources
|
Content:
SC5; SS 5,8. Process: 1.4
GLEs on lesson plan |
no
|
| Down
by the River: Water quality and watersheds. Class activity,
individual project. |
4-8 |
Science,
Social
Studies,
Computer Skills |
Watersheds
Resources
|
Content:
SC5,8; SS 6,7. Process: 1.4, 2.1,4.7 |
no
|
| Karst
Movie Guide:
Interactive animated presentation on karst and pollution. Individual
or computer lab. |
5-9 |
Science,
Computer Skills,
Language Arts |
Karst
Resources
|
Content:
SC8; CA 3, 5, 6. Process: 1.5 |
n/a
|
Writing
Prompts:
Integrating an Atlas reading and a writing product. |
6-12 |
Language Arts, Science,
Social Studies |
Writing
Prompts: Prose,Pamphlets, and Poems
|
Content:CA1,3,4,5;
SC3,5,6,7; SS 4,5,6,7. Process: 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2,2.4,2.7 |
yes
|
Creative
Arts about our Watersheds
Students create art or poetry that portrays an aspect of nature or our environment. |
K-12 |
Communication
Arts, Fine Arts, Science |
River
of Words
ArtStream
|
Content:
CA 1,4,7 FA 4, SC 3,4,6
Process: 1.8, 1.10, 2.5, 2.1 |
yes |
Community
History and Fine Arts Unit
Students research their community's history and produce writing and
art products. |
K-4 |
Communication
Arts,
Fine Arts |
Mural
Project, Student Writing |
Communication
Arts K-4: CA 2-7, 1.2, 1.4; CA 1, 4, 6, 2.1, 2.4; CA 1, 4, 7, 2.1,
3.1. Fine Arts: FA 1, 4, 1.6; 2.5; 2.6; 1.6; 2.4; 2.5 |
yes |
| Karst
Dictionary: group version. An online computer task on vocabulary
research. |
4-10 |
Language
Arts, Computer Skills, Science |
|
Content:
SC5, CA 3,4,5. Process: 1.4,1.5, 2.3
|
no
|
| Karst
Dictionary: solo version. An online computer task on vocabulary
research. |
6-10 |
Language
Arts, Computer Skills, Science |
|
Content:
SC5, CA 3,4,5. Process: 1.4,1.5, 2.3 |
no
|
Please adapt the lesson plans for your situation
and your classes. Some may be run with a whole class in a computer lab,
or with small groups at a single computer. See the specific lesson plan
for suggestions.
•For background reading, Atlas text can be printed and copied to
hand out to students.
•Most of the curriculum materials are already print-friendly, including
all worksheets and lesson plans.
•See Tech Tips for Teachers for
directions on printing from web pages.
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