KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAM

Teacher Candidate: Laila Mahgoub Cooperating Teacher: Group Size: 25 students

Date: Coop. Initials

Allotted Time: 45 minutes

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Subject or Topic: First Four Phases of the Moon

Section:

STANDARD: (PA Common Core): 3.3.3.B1. Describe the changes that occur in the observable shape of the moon over the course of a month. RF.3.4.B Read grade level prose and poetry with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression. I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes) Third grade students will express the first four phases of the Moon by using Model Magic to create the first four phases of the Moon. II. Instructional Materials Moon Phases Poem Brain Pop Jr. video "The Moon" (1:00-3:28) Interactive Science: Astronomy and Space Science by Pearson Education Moon Phases PowerPoint White Model Magic Black Cardstock Post-Its III. Subject Matter/ Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea) A. Prerequisite Skills: Students do not need any background knowledge about the phases of the Moon. B. Key Vocabulary: The different shapes of the Moon you see from Earth are called

phases. Phases are caused by the motions of the Moon around Earth. The same side of the Moon, the "near side", always faces the Earth. The changing relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun cause the phases of the Moon. The first four phases of the Moon are: New Moon: the Moon is not visible in the sky. Waxing Crescent: the Moon is less than one-half illuminated by the sun but less than one quarter illuminated. Occurs when the Moon's illumination is increasing. First Quarter: the Moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Occurs when the Moon's illumination is increasing. Waxing Gibbous: the Moon is more than one-half illuminated by the sun but not completely illuminated. Occurs when the Moon's illumination is increasing. C. Big Idea: The first four phases of the Moon are the New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, and Waxing Gibbous. IV. Implementation A. Introduction Read-aloud the Moon Phases Poem with the class. Have two other students volunteer to read-aloud the poem to their classmates. With the teacher writing on the board, have seven students volunteer to interpret and restate what each stanza means in their own words. (One student per one stanza). B. Development Watch the Brain Pop Jr. Video (1:00-3:28) Have the students silently read Lesson 4 (only pages 22-24) of Interactive Science: Astronomy and Space Science. Hold a discussion about what the students read, supplemented by a PowerPoint that includes the first four phases of the Moon. Explain that each student will now construct the first four phases of the Moon using Model Magic. Students must do this independently and cannot use their textbooks or the PowerPoint. Have each student glue their four phases of the Moon onto black cardstock and label the phases.

C. Closure Each student will individually reflect on the lesson using a Post-It. Post-Its can remain anonymous but will be collected so the teacher can use this feedback to improve or revise future lessons. Possible questions include: o What did I learn? o What did I find easy? o What did I find difficult? o What do I want to know now? D. Accommodations / Differentiation If I had a student with a hearing disability, I would include closed captioning on the Brain Pop Jr. video and type up a list of directions for him to read in case he didn't hear something I said. E. Assessment/Evaluation plan 1. Formative- First four phases of the Moon diagrams. 2. Summative- none V. Reflective Response A. Report of Students Performance in Terms of States Objectives

B. Personal Reflection How could this lesson be improved? Should I have had my students read the lesson the night before instead of reading it silently in class? What other materials could I have used for this lesson instead of Model Magic? VI. Resources Buckley, D. (2011). Interactive Science. Boston, Mass.: Pearson. Moon. (n.d.). BrainPOP Jr.. Retrieved March 19, 2014, from http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/space/moon/

Sanchez, B. (n.d.). Moon Phase Poetry. Teachers Pay Teachers. Retrieved March 19, 2014, from http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/MoonPhase-Poetry-591089