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Amanda Goldstein

5th Grade

9/6/13

LESSON PLAN OUTLINE


JMU Elementary Education Program
A. TITLE/TYPE OF LESSON Layers of The Earth/ This will be the first introduction
to students studying the different layers that make up the Earths crust.
B. CONTEXT OF LESSON
Students will be studying this next unit on the Earths composition. This is appropriate to
each so children can understand the world we live in and what our world is made up of.
After this, we can discuss how our country came to be after Pangea separated. This will
be our next area of focus after students understand the information in this lesson.
C. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand
Students will understand
that the Earth is composed
of different layers below the
surface we live on.
Students will understand
that different layers have
different characteristics.

Know
The students will know that
the crust, mantle, outer
core, and inner core make
up the layers of the Earth.
Students will know that
imbalances in the layers can
cause different reactions.

Do
Students will be able to
label all layers of the Earth.
Students will depict
interactive pictures of the
descriptions in their notes
of each layer.

D. ASSESSING LEARNING
Since this is just an introduction to the lesson, students will not really be assessed until
they do their homework. I will give them a sheet that they can fill out after going through
the notes in class to see if they understand the information.
E. RELATED VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING (and NATIONAL
STANDARDS if required)
5.7

The student will investigate and understand how Earths surface is constantly
changing. Key concepts include
a) identification of rock types;
b) the rock cycle and how transformations between rocks occur;
c) Earth history and fossil evidence;
d) the basic structure of Earths interior;
e) changes in Earths crust due to plate tectonics;
f) weathering, erosion, and deposition; and
g) human impact.

F. MATERIALS NEEDED
- Pencils
- The Earths Layers notes
- Earth Diagram worksheet

Amanda Goldstein

9/6/13

5th Grade

- Students will have pencils and I will provide worksheets for them.
G. PROCEDURE

Preparation of the learning environment


o I will make copies of all worksheets prior to teaching.
Engage- Introduction of the lesson
o I will start the lesson by telling students that we are starting a new topic of
study today. I will give them an introduction about how the Earth has
different layers.
Implementation of the lesson
o I will pass out The Earths Layers notes sheet for students to start
reviewing the information in this lesson. I will go through this with the
class and show them how to take notes by underlining on the projector for
them to copy.
o When students finish this, I will have them draw pictures of each topic
mentioned in the notes for them to remember this information better.
o I will let them finish this for homework if they cannot finish since this
usually takes the whole class period with a new topic.
Closure
o Students will be encouraged to ask questions about the new material that
they have just learned before we switch subjects.

H. DIFFERENTIATION
When taking notes, students can sometimes get distracted or off topic, so I will walk
around the room as they are taking notes to keep them on task. While they are drawing
their interactive pictures I will also ask them why they drew what they did to reinforce
the new material that they are learning.
I. WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH THIS LESSON AND WHAT WILL YOU
DO ABOUT IT?
Students may not understand this information right away. If this is the case, I will slow
the note taking process down and explain everything in more depth. This will allow us to
focus on more information at once for better understanding. If students cannot see the
board, I will tell them to move to somewhere in the room quietly with a clipboard to see
the board better.

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