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By: Stephanie Dickson
 * Rain: Canadian Provinces Versus Rainforests **

=TIME FRAME=

Class 1:
minutes || * Give mini-lesson on how to use SMART Notebook math tools
 * Time || Teacher will || Students will ||
 * 10 minutes || * Activate prior knowledge:
 * How much rain do you think we (location of school) get in a year?
 * Save the file of student estimations || * Respond to question by looking at a ruler and estimating the amount in millimeters.
 * Write their estimations on the SMART board ||
 * 10 minutes || * Ask students if rainforests get more, less, or same amount of rain annually?
 * Bring up mapof rainforest on board
 * Start discussion around green areas on map || * Respond to the question and justify answer
 * Engage in active discussion about the map ||
 * 25
 * Remember: book a computer lab (enough computers for at least 2 each)
 * Divide the class into two groups: Canadian Provinces and Rainforests || * Pay attention
 * Complete sample task after teacher provides instruction ||

Class 2:

 * Time || Teacher will || Students will ||
 * 45 minutes || * Remember to book a computer lab
 * If time permits, provide students with links to websites where they can find the appropriate data
 * If time is limited, provide students with complete data table || * Search through websites for appropriate data and fill in blank table
 * Use data table provided by teacher (Canadian provinces, or rainforests) to create a table (in SMART notebook, math tools) with data organized in descending order (largest annual rainfall amount to smallest annual rainfall amount) ||

Class 3:
minutes || * Review previous classes || * Review previous classes || =DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCE= [|CIA-The World Fact Book] [|National Geographic- Precipitation] Sources used to gather data for rainfall amounts
 * Time || Teacher will || Students will ||
 * 5
 * 20 minutes || * Open SMART Notebook math tools
 * Ask "Canada" group to give their lowest amount of rain and highest amount of rain (in mm)
 * create graph according to these dimensions
 * Ask "rainforest" group to give their lowest and highest rainfall amounts (in mm)
 * create graph according to these dimensions
 * * note: can also insert line of best fit onto the graph || * Provide teacher with highest and lowest rainfall amounts
 * Canada
 * one group member from each group will place a dot on the graph (on SMART notebook) for each rainfall amount (5 in total)
 * Rainforest
 * one group member from each group will place a dot on the graph for each rainfall amount (5 in total) ||
 * 20 minutes || * Prompt students in class discussion:
 * Compare the two graphs (Canada and Rainforest). What do you notice?
 * Do you think the rainfall amounts were different 100 years ago? Why? Why not?
 * Do you think the rainfall amounts will be different in 100 years? Why? Why not? || * Engage in class discussion
 * Use prior knowledge and what has been learned in this Jungle unit to explore the questions ||
 * The Central Intelligence Agency is comprised of information from various places around the world. The information given ranges from population data to climate to history.
 * The National Geographic has an education website that covers many great topics. This specific website explains the various forms of precipitation along with relevant terms.

=CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS=

Science (main focus area):
204-3, 206-2, 206-3

Math:
GCO1: Use patterns to describe the world and to solve problems. SCO1 SCO2

=RATIONALE/TEACHING APPROACH= =SCREENSHOTS AND PROCEDURE NOTES=
 * Analyzing and interpreting are important skills that are addressed in the grade 4 NL curriculum. It is through comparing rainfall amounts from around the world that students will practice this skill and develop their ability to describe patterns. It would be expected that after this lesson students would then be able to apply their skills in a more analytical manner. For example, using their knowledge to describe the pattern seen in the rainforests of the world map.

=MATERIAL LIST= =FINAL PRODUCT=
 * [[file:Data tables for students.pdf]]
 * SMART Notebook, Math tools (download free 30-day trial [|here])
 * SMART board
 * Access to a computer lab

Graph for rainforests:
=Extra:=

Map: Rainforests of the World



 1. Open up SMART notebook  · Find this icon and double click  2. This screen will appear   3. Choose the appropriate amount of rows required to input data