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Table 4

Review of Lesson Plans, Teacher 3

Lesson Name	Short Description	Instructional Strategies Used	Targeted Skills	Notes
Project Alpha—social science, weather	Presenting a short lesson on weather. It is done in Classcraft. The students must go through a short video and play a game. The game rules are also explained. Then they are introduced to three new words about the weather. In the Assessment section, students are quizzed on these three words.	Game-based; clarifying definitions; words to learn, videos to watch; testing knowledge	Introducing students to concepts in social science, specifically geography.	The game approach is used to get students’ attention, introduce them to content-related vocabulary, and assess their new knowledge.
Data Collection/Research: Collect data, and evidence, draw conclusions	A lesson on how to do research in social studies. Students must watch a short video and answer questions. After watching the video and answering the questions, the students must write their own hypotheses. Then they must do further research by accessing online information. Then they must find evidence to support their hypothesis and draw research conclusions.	Introducing the students to a concept first, then using an inquiry-based approach so that students can construct new knowledge.	Research skills and logical reasoning (data and evidence should align with research conclusions).	Technology is used to help students access content for research.

Lesson Name	Short Description	Instructional Strategies Used	Targeted Skills	Notes
Project Alpha—social science, weather A digital illustration of a world map shows different continents and countries. The map is labeled Weather at the top and Atmosphere at the bottom.	Presenting a short lesson on weather. It is done in Classcraft. The students must go through a short video and play a game. The game rules are also explained. Then they are introduced to three new words about the weather. In the Assessment section, students are quizzed on these three words.	Game-based; clarifying definitions; words to learn, videos to watch; testing knowledge	Introducing students to concepts in social science, specifically geography.	The game approach is used to get students’ attention, introduce them to content-related vocabulary, and assess their new knowledge.
Data Collection/Research: Collect data, and evidence, draw conclusions	A lesson on how to do research in social studies. Students must watch a short video and answer questions. After watching the video and answering the questions, the students must write their own hypotheses. Then they must do further research by accessing online information. Then they must find evidence to support their hypothesis and draw research conclusions.	Introducing the students to a concept first, then using an inquiry-based approach so that students can construct new knowledge.	Research skills and logical reasoning (data and evidence should align with research conclusions).	Technology is used to help students access content for research.