Lesson 1: “History, Culture and Ecology
of the Western Red Lily”
Grade Level: middle
years Duration: 60 min
Student
Objectives: Student will
be able to
- identify historical, ecological and
cultural aspects of the Western Red Lily
- gain an understanding of the present
and past role of the Western Red Lily on
the prairies
Instructional
Method: brainstorming, cooperative learning, computer
assisted learning
CELs: CCT,
COMM, PSVS, TL
Materials:
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Motivational Set:
-display overhead of
Western Red Lily plant or show class an actual lily plant
-Ask prompting
questions: Has anyone ever seen this plant before? What is the name
of this plant? What could
this plant potentially be used
for? (medicinal purposes, edible, esthetic)
Procedure:
1) Brainstorm with
students about prompting questions.
2) Explain
today’s lesson: to find information on the Western Red Lily -the provincial
history, native cultural
history and ecological
relationships of the Western Red Lily
3) Divide class into
groups of 2 to 3 students.
4) Handout “Western
Red Lily” worksheets to each student.
Give group one: Western
Red Lily – Lilium philadelphicum resource
sheet. Ask this group to find the native uses and ecological aspect
of the lily.
Give group two:
readings from Fire and Feast: The
Western Red Lily. Ask this group to find the ecological and native uses of
the lily.
Give group three:
internet sites (see below) on the history of the provincial emblem. Ask this
group to find the provincial history of the
lily.
5) Remind groups
that near the end of the class all groups will share
their information.
6) Give adequate
time for reading and internet searching (30 minutes)
7) Summary:
re-group and fill in the common worksheet using the
overhead. Supplement discussion with
overhead pictures. (20
minutes)
8) The
Western
Red Lily crossword puzzle (10
minutes) Crossword answer
key
Assessment: Formative: anecdotal
observations in groups, crossword
puzzle
Possible
Websites:
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/canada/emblems/sk.html
http://www.interactive.usask.ca/ski/factfig/emblems.html
http://www.insask.com/pops/lily.shtml
http://sd71.bc.ca/sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/education/CanSymbols/galleries/flowers/flowers-e.asp
http://www.naturesask.com/acronyms.html
http://www.geocities.com/girlfromals/skemblems.html
http://www.geocities.com/mycanada_1/Sask.html
http://www.mts.net/~mxdgrass/wtp/lily.htm
http://eureka4you.com/sk/skindex.htm |
