Lesson Plan


Unit Topic: Solar system

Grade Level: 4

Lesson Theme: Planet Identification

Lesson Objectives:

  1. Students will be able to discuss and brainstorm ideas regarding our solar system and planets.

  2. Students will be able to understand and apply their knowledge when answering the online web questions.

  3. Students will be able to gain more knowledge about planets after they answer questions correctly.

Instructional Techniques: Whole class discussion, small group discussion, individual assessment on computers.

Instructional Materials: Pencil, paper, computers, whiteboards, markers

Theoretical Perspective: It's very important for students to be able to identify the planets in the solar system. By taking this quiz, the students will be able to apply their newly gained knowledge from the lesson and then also write down a new fact they learned about each planet.

Procedure:

1) Introduction: To start the lesson, we will have a whole class discussion about space and our solar system. Students will brainstorm ideas that they have regarding space, planets, and details and theories that they know about some planets.
2) The students will then get into small groups, and they will each read a book about our solar system. In this book, there are facts about planets, and a diagram of what our solar system looks like and how the planets orbit around the sun.
3) Finally, the students will each go up to the front and grab a laptop. From here, they will take the quiz and follow along with a table to record their answers and also record a new fact that they learned about each correct answer.

Adaptations: For learners who cannot look at a computer screen, there can be a print-out quiz with external articles for students to read and record facts about planets. Also, there can be a list of brainstormed ideas that students came up with for the discussion that can be turned into a hand-out for students who are hard at seeing or hearing.

Evaluation: Students will be assessed on their learning from the lesson in the online quiz. They will be able to record what they get right and wrong, as well as jot down a new fact on a planet.

Extension Table to answer during quiz:

What planet?
Attempts for correct answer?
New fact about the planet you answered correctly
Question 1:


Question 2:


Question 3:


Question 4:


Question 5:


Question 6:


Question 7:


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