Science Activity Plan

1) Content- Science Core 3rd grade Standard 2 Objective 1C "Classify living and nonliving things in an environment."
2) Pedagogy- Using an aquarium, identify which objects are living and which are nonliving. The aquarium could include plants, rocks, fish, and water. It is a good fit with the content because it clearly demonstrates the difference between living and nonliving things.
3) Technology- Use an electronic microscope to have students collect living and nonliving objects from outside and observe them in a microscope. This fits well with the content and pedagogy because it helps students observe more closely the characteristics of living and nonliving things.