Assessment

🪧 Marine PSA Tabling Showcase

Effective Communication Collaboration Content Expertise Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Product Assessment Exhibition Core Content Community Partners Essential Question Submission Required Grading Required

Teams host a community tabling event with their PSA posters, brochures, stories, or videos for families, staff, students, and partners from the University of Miami WAVES program or SeaKeepers of South Florida. Each team uses speaking notes, visuals, and a simple action pledge sheet to explain one marine pollution problem, share at least two facts, and invite visitors to name one action they can take. Students collect audience questions and tally common responses to use in their final reflection.

Plan day

Day 18

Duration

45 min

Grouping

Small Group

Steps

4 steps

Lesson plan

4 steps · 45 min

#	What teachers do
1	Teams gather at their tables, place PSA posters, brochures, stories, or video devices where visitors can see them, and assign roles such as greeter, speaker, pledge recorder, and tally tracker. The facilitator quickly reviews the goal: teach visitors about one marine pollution problem, share two facts, and ask each person to name one action that helps protect ocean animals and local water. (8 min)
2	Teams rehearse once using speaking notes and sentence starters such as "Our marine problem is..." and "One action you can take is..." Students practice active listening, eye contact, and clear voices, and they make one fast improvement before guests arrive. Briefly define pledge as a promise and tally as a counting mark. (7 min)
3	Students host the tabling showcase for families, staff, students, community members, and partners from the University of Miami WAVES program or SeaKeepers of South Florida. Each team greets visitors, presents its product, explains why marine life matters, shares at least two accurate facts, answers questions, and invites each visitor to add one action to the pledge sheet. (20 min)
4	Teams pause to count tallies, review common visitor questions, and talk about which actions people said were realistic for keeping water and beaches clean. Each student shares one notice and one wonder with a partner about how their message was received and what they may want to improve next. (10 min)

Preparation (8 items)

Arrange the exhibition space with one table area per team and clear walking paths for visitors.
Gather student products, table signs, tape, clipboards, pencils, pledge sheets, tally sheets, and any needed technology for video playback with charged devices or extension cords.
Prepare simple speaking note cards and sentence starters for varied reading levels, including picture-supported prompts for greeting, fact sharing, and call to action.
Create a model pledge sheet with one example action such as "use a reusable water bottle" and a model tally sheet for tracking visitor responses and common questions.
Confirm attendance or invitations for community partners, families, staff, and student visitors, and share a simple visitor flow plan.
Pre-sort teams and roles so every student has a job, with backup roles ready for students who need lower-pressure participation such as tally tracker or material manager.
Review safety and voice-level expectations for a public event, including how to welcome guests, wait for a turn to speak, and handle materials carefully.
Prepare a quick checklist for the facilitator to monitor whether each team shared a problem, two facts, a call to action, and collected visitor responses.

Student-facing instructions

You will work with your team to host a marine conservation table for visitors. Your materials are your PSA product, speaking notes, visuals, a pledge sheet, and a tally sheet. Your task is to teach people about one marine pollution problem, share at least two facts about how it affects marine ecosystems and people, and invite each visitor to make a pledge, which is a promise, to take one action that helps keep water and beaches clean. Take turns in your team roles, listen carefully to questions, and record common responses with tally marks, which are quick counting lines. Your goal is to help visitors understand why marine life matters and what they can do to protect ocean animals and habitats.

Success criteria

Your team is successful when you set up your table neatly, each student completes a role, and your team presents one clear marine pollution problem using your PSA product. You share at least two accurate facts, explain why the issue matters for marine life and people, ask visitors to name one action they can take, and record visitor pledges or responses on the sheet. You also collect audience questions, complete tally marks for common responses, and each student can say one thing they noticed about how people reacted to the message.

Facilitator notes

Keep the pace brisk so students have enough time to present to multiple visitors and still reflect before the end. Since reading levels may vary, offer visual cue cards, partner-presenting options, and sentence stems such as "Did you know..." or "You can help by..." For students who are shy or need language support, assign supportive roles first, then invite them to read one fact or ask for a pledge with a peer. Watch for a common pitfall: students explaining too many details and forgetting the call to action; remind them to focus on one problem, two facts, and one action. Encourage active listening by prompting students to repeat a visitor's idea before answering. If visitor traffic is uneven, rotate half the class as visitors first and then switch. Use the checklist to ensure each team demonstrates collaboration, effective communication, critical thinking through question analysis, and accurate content expertise.

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