Project #13

                                                                                          University of South Alabama

Department of Leadership and Teacher Education

Project #13 - Lesson Plan

Name: Johanna Logan, Hannah Tolbert, Kristen Evans, & Nicole Cumbo                            Date: 2/27/14

School: University of South Alabama                                                                                            Grade Level: 2nd

Teaching Strategy: Whole group, small group                                                                               Time Required: 1 hour (each day)

I.             Subject/Content Area

·         Science/ Earth and Space

·         Technology Education

·         Arts Education

 

II.            Behavioral Objectives

      ALCOS -

·         Science: 11. Identify basic components of our solar system, including the sun, planets, and Earth’s moon.

·         Technology Education: 2. Identify applications and operations of various technology systems.

·         Technology Education: 7. Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.

·         Arts Education: 1. Apply a variety of procedures, methods, and subject matter in the production of two-dimensional works of art, including landscapes, still lifes, and relief prints. Producing three-dimensional works of art.

 

·         Students will learn to classify planets in the order they appear in the solar system.

·         Students will learn to distinguish planet by name, color, and features

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III.          Lesson Concepts

·         Solar System

·         Moon

·         Sun

·         Planet

IV.          Materials

·         SMART Board

·         Computer/ Internet

·         Foam ball

·         Paint

·         Paint brushes

·         Library/ books

·         Pencil

·         Paper

V.            Teaching/Learning Procedures

A.      Motivation

·         Say to the class, “ Class are you ready to get out of this world? We’re about to experience the magic of our Solar System.”

·         Show class The Planet Song Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGSbf5GUWO8)

 

B.      Instructional Procedures

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
o    Explain lesson and what is expected in the assessment.	o    Separate students in to groups of four and assign each group a planet. o    Instruct students that they are to find 3 books on the planet they were assigned.	o    Students will use classroom computer to visit Alabama Virtual Library to find an online source that relates to their assigned planet. o    Each group is to come up with three significant facts that they have learned about the planet they were assigned.	o    Students will be given a Styrofoam ball to decorate using paint/ paintbrushes. The ball must resemble their planet. o    On a separate sheet of paper students are to list three interesting facts and which source they obtained these facts from.	o    Students will present their decorated planet by groups in the order they are arranged in the Solar System.

A.     Closure

·         Students should now be able to identify the order and characteristics of the nine planets.

·         At the end of the lesson/ activity on Friday review with the class what they have now learned about not only their own planet but the planets their fellow classmates had as well.

·         Ask students to sing The Planet Song.

VI.          Assessment/Evaluation

·         Teacher observation: Observe while students are presenting and reviewing that each child has participated and is familiar with the nine planets, facts about the planets and the order in which they are arranged.