To the Arctic Lesson Plan: Create a Poster

Submitted by: Bobby Brian Lewis

Grade Levels: 6-8

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore multimedia and advertisements. Students use technology to learn how to create a poster about animals and biomes in the arctic.

Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments

Students will:

  1. Construct a poster using STEM. Students will design a poster with measurements.
  2. Learn how to create a poster with technology or poster board.
  3. Explore multimedia and advertisements.

Materials:

  • Poster or computers
  • BrainPOP videos
  • Poster or computers

Vocabulary:

Tundra, biomes, climate, animals from arctic

Preparation:

Students should know basic computer skills and have researched Arctic animals and Tundra biomes.

Lesson Procedure:

  1. Students share poster with class and post around school.
  2. Students watch videos from BrainPOP.
  3. Class discussion on what animals and biomes are located in the arctic.
  4. Show the To The Arctic video clip.
  5. Students are giving instructions that they are hired to make a movie poster for the movie To the Arctic.
  6. Students construct poster using Word, Publisher, Power Point, or poster board.

Related:

    Filed as:  6-8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.8, Earth System, North Pole, Science, Weather