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Name: Matthew Chiorazzi Grade: 3rd Common Core Standard Addressed: 3.W.1

1. The document outlines a 3rd grade lesson plan about trees that focuses on identifying different types of trees in the school courtyard, observing their characteristics and populations, and discussing how scarcity affects their value. 2. Students will form groups based on the type of leaf they are given, observe the corresponding tree outside, and record their findings on a worksheet about each tree's unique traits, population, benefits, and problems. 3. After discussing their observations, students will research online the prices of different trees and discuss how scarcity influences market prices.

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Name: Matthew Chiorazzi Grade: 3rd Common Core Standard Addressed: 3.W.1

1. The document outlines a 3rd grade lesson plan about trees that focuses on identifying different types of trees in the school courtyard, observing their characteristics and populations, and discussing how scarcity affects their value. 2. Students will form groups based on the type of leaf they are given, observe the corresponding tree outside, and record their findings on a worksheet about each tree's unique traits, population, benefits, and problems. 3. After discussing their observations, students will research online the prices of different trees and discuss how scarcity influences market prices.

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Tree Market

Name: Matthew Chiorazzi


Grade: 3rd
Common Core Standard Addressed: 3.W.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons
Objective:
Identify different kinds of trees in Manzo as well as the good and bad interactions they
have.
Curriculum Resources:
Leaves from courtyard (x6)
Drawing paper
Trees in Our Community Worksheet
Instructional Objectives:
SWBAT identify the leaves of various kinds of trees.
SWBAT Explain that some trees are more scarce than others.
SWBAT Explain that in the marketplace, trees that are relatively more scarce have a higher value
and higher market price
Language Objectives:
SWBAT discuss different characteristics of trees in investigative groups
Vocab:
1. Scarcity: in economics, the condition of people not being able to have (at a zero
price) all of the goods, services, or productive resources that they want. Because trees are
scarce, people must make choices how to use them.
2. Price: the amount people pay to buy a good, service, or productive resource.
Opening

Student

Teacher
1. Respond
2. Investigate and record
3. Listen

1. Ask question; write ideas on


board
2. Pass out leaves
3. Direct instruction on types of
leaves passed out

Put the word tree on the board. Ask question: What do you know about trees? This
could be anything. In a concept map, write down all of the student responses. This should take no
more than a few minutes to get down ideas.
Next, put a leaf on each students desk. After students are told what leaf they have they
will investigate and record different characteristics of it.
Activity
Student

Teacher
1. Form investigative teams
2. Listen

1. Get students into groups based


on leaves
2. Direct instruction on what to
do outside

Students form investigation teams with students who have the same types of leaves.
Groups will meet at different corners of the room. All members of group will record student
observations as well as draw a picture of the tree they are investigating. Students will go outside
to find the tree that corresponds to the type of leaf theyve found. All leaves selected are
specifically from the courtyard so that space is restricted.
Each group must:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Students

Observe the tree and identify characteristics that make the tree unique
Count how many of their particular tree there are in the courtyard
Identify any benefits the particular tree provides
Identify problems the tree may cause
Teacher

1. Return to classroom
2. Discuss

1. Direct students to go back


inside
2. Prompt with questions

Once back in the classroom we will discuss the different observations from each of the
groups. We will discuss various benefits that trees provide in for the courtyard as well as
problems they may create. Discussion will lead to the question, should there be more or fewer
trees in the courtyard?

Students

Teacher
1. Scan through worksheet
2. Listen
3. Record information

1. Pass out worksheet


2. Direct instruction on bar
graphs

Trees in Our Community worksheet will be distributed. After teacher explains how to use
a bar graph (students already have experience with line plots so this should be easy) then they
will record their observations.
Students

Teacher
1. Discuss
2. Go to computer lab
3.

1. Ask question
2. Direct instruction on looking
up prices of arizona trees.
3.

Ask question: Where do trees/planets in general in our courtyard come from? As a


class we will look up the different prices of various trees they observed and the prices of other
types of trees. Once these prices have been recorded in their journals we will go back to the class
to discuss them and why they vary.
Closing

Students

Teacher
1. Respond

1. Ask question

Closing question:
What do you think we should do about the population of certain types of trees
based on what you learned about how much some cost, and how they benefit our local
environment.

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