SAMPLE LESSON PLAN
Unit Topic/Theme: Science
Grade: 5th
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Lesson Topic or Theme: Lunar Cycle
Lesson Objectives: The students will be able to
identify/match all eight phases of the moon and know their position
in relation to the Earth
Instructional Technique: Interactive video, group work, hands
on experiment, independent study
Instructional Materials:
Theoretical Perspective: Learning about the Moon helps with
understanding the Earth-Sun-Moon system and how they all work
together. Learning about the phases allows for the students to gain
a better understanding of why the moon is always changing shape.
Procedure:
- (Introduction) The class will be introduced to the topic of
the lunar cycle with a interactive video website that they can
watch and fill out a notes worksheet. They can use the notes
worksheet as a reference for the mini quiz at the end of the
video.
- (Step-by-Step) After completing the website and worksheet,
students will move on to an in class activity. Students will be
put into groups and each group will be given a Popsicle stick so
they can carve each phase into the cream of the Oreo. (If there
are any allergies in the class the Oreo will be replaced by
Play-doh).
- (Closure) Give students five minutes to clean up tables.
Summarize key points from the objectives and ask if any students
have questions. If there is extra time, have a student come draw
a phase on the board and have another student in the class try
to guess it right, then that student will come up and repeat the
process.
- (Adaptions for different learners) Headphones for interactive
video
- (Homework) Students will get a take home worksheet where they
can draw and label the lunar phase they see outside for 29 days.
Evaluation:
- In the science lesson, students will be able to
identify/match all eight phases of the moon and know their
position in relation to Earth. The material chosen for the
lesson will match the age, interest, and language of the
students. I assume the students have knowledge that there is a
moon in our solar system and they know some vocabulary relating
to the subject. To document the successful completion of the
stated objectives, students will watch an interactive video on
the lunar cycle, answer questions, and match moon positioning at
the end of the video. The students will also perform group work
using Oreos to show the positioning of the moon phases around
the Earth and complete an independent study on their own for
homework which involves keeping a "moon journal" for the month.
I will determine if I have met my objectives when the students
are able to complete moon phases and positioning with Oreos. If
there are allergies pertaining to Oreos, Play-doh can be used
for its replacement.
- What was the most challenging part of the lesson for students
to perform? The most challenging part of the lesson for the
students to preform was the last question on the Lunar Cycle
worksheet. The students were to both draw out and name each moon
phase in the correct spot. This is challenging because it tests
to see if the students were paying attention to the interactive
video and it also really tests their knowledge on the topic
- What can you change for future lessons on this topic?
For future lessons on this topic we could change the interactive
website and do different activities. There is so many websites
and projects to help learn the phases of the moon. What we have
here is very hands-on-lesson, however, if there is any confusion
or any part of the lesson that does not end up working, it is a
very easy fix because there is just so much out there.