3rd grade

science
3 (30 min) lessons
Food
Cycle: The Movie
20 pts.
During these lesson students will be able to
identify animals and classify them into what
they think are suitable habitats. From the
habitat students will then cite the process of
which animals grow, eat, reproduce and die.
Illustrating a food chain of their own students
will identify predator from prey. Students will
work in groups to complete assigned parts of
the group project.
Curriculum framework/ 3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that
standard
organisms have unique and diverse life
cycles but all have in common birth, growth,
reproduction, and death.
(source)
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/K12_Science_Performance_Expectations_v5_496
901_7.pdf
Learning objectives
Students will grasp the concept and
responsibility of working in a group.
Students will identify the relationship
between predator and prey.
Students will explain the purpose and
process of the food chain.
Technology uses
At home Computer (Movie maker), video
editing, USB
Materials
pencils, storage device, computer
Procedure
1. Teacher will place student in groups of 34 (if class size is suitable)
Student #1: will gather photos of food
cycles in different habitats.
Student #2: will read and write facts to
support the photos gathered by student
#1.
Student #3: will organize and create the
slide in the movie will be created
If there is a student #4, they will re-read
and check to make sure everything is
working and going smoothly. Student #4
will also assist students 1-3 in
completing their share of the work.
2. After students have gathered have and
photos the will start to use movie maker
(with assistance from teacher)
3. Student #4 will start to insert pictures
and add captions, teacher will help
insert sound and animations into each
group movie.
Grade
Subject(s)
Length
of lesson
3rd grade
Lesson overview

Assessment

Once students have actually created their

movie, each group will do a small

3rd grade

Food Cycle: The Movie

20 pts.

3rd grade

Food Cycle: The Movie

20 pts.

During this lesson students will be able to identify animals and classify them
into what they think are suitable habitats. From the habitat students will then
cite the process of which animals grow, eat, reproduce and die. Illustrating a
food chain of their own students will identify predator from prey. Students will
grasp the concept and responsibility of working in a group.

Unsatisfact
ory
O pts.

Satisfactory

Excellent

1pt.

2pt

Students
did not
include
title or
credits in
the movie.

Students
either
inserted title
or credits
not both.

0pts

2pts

Students
created and
neatly placed
the title and
credits
visually into
movie.
4pts

There were
no fact or
captions
used to
identify
anything in
food cycle
movie.

Students
used facts/
caption
incorrectly
or
misspelled.
Student did
not use
correct
name/
habitat

SlidesAnimatio
ns

0pts

3pts

Facts and
captions
were
correctly
used to
identify
animals.
Facts,
(names/
habitat) were
neatly placed
under or near
animals
5pts

Students
slides were
not neat or
lacked
animation

Spelling

0pts

Some slides
have
animation
while others
lack
neatness.
1pts

Each slide
was neatly
placed and
included
good
animations.
3pts
Spelling was
correct on
animals
names and
habitats.
Complete
sentences
are used.

0pts

Spelling was
inaccurate
but
understanda
ble. Student
identified
animals and
tried to
properly
spell
habitats.
3pts

Students
did not
take

Students
participated
in the group

Students
participated
at full

Title
&
3rd grade
Credits

FactsCaptions

Student
did not
attempt to
use correct
spelling.
(names,
habitats)

Group
Participat
ion

Food Cycle: The Movie

6pts

Score
20 pts.