LessonPlan3

Grade/Subject:Grade5ScienceUnit:MixturesLessonDuration:40minutes
Names:HeatherGisi,CassieBuck,MichaelKrokosh
OUTCOMESFROMALBERTAPROGRAMOFSTUDIES
GeneralLearningOutcomes:
1. Studentswillinteractpositivelywithothers.(GLOC,PhysED)
2. Studentswillexploreinterests,passionsandskillswhilemakingpersonalconnectionstocareerpossibilities.
(GLO1,CTF)
SpecificLearningOutcomes:
1. Studentswillidentifyanddemonstratepositivebehaviorsthatshowrespectforselfandothers.(SLOC56,
PhysED)
2. Studentswilluseoccupationalareaskills,commonknowledge,andtechnologies.(LO12,CTF)

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
1.
2.
3.

Bytheendofthelessonstudentswillvaluetheopportunitytoworkinteamswhileresearchingacommon
goal.
Bytheendofthelessonstudentswilldevelopresearchskillsthatarenecessaryforthecookingprofession.
Bytheendofthelessonstudentswillbeabletolocatewheretofindingredientsontheirrecipe.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:Circulatetheclassroomtoensure
thatallofthestudentsareworkingontask.Wealso
bewatchingtomakesurethatallofthestudentsin
thegrouparecontributingtotheresearchproject
andthatonestudentisnotcontributing.Usekey
questionstoformativelyassessstudents
understanding.

KeyQuestions:
ASK:Whatarethetypesofthingsthatyouaregoingtoneed
knowifyouwanttopursueacareerinprofessionalcooking?
Hasanyonethoughtaboutcookingasapotentialcareer
choice?
Whatdoyoulikeaboutcooking?Whatwebsitesareyouusing
tofindtherecipes?Wherewouldyoulooktofindrecipes?
Howdoyouknowthattherecipeswilltastegood?Arethere
differentsitesforfindingdifferentrecipes?Whatwebsitesare
youusingtofindrecipes?Doyouhaveafavoritesearch
engine?HowdidyoufeelusingBingorGoogle?Wheredid
youfindyourrecipes?
Written/PerformanceAssessments:Studentswillberequiredtorecordtherecipesthattheyhaveselectedforeach
mealandwritedowntheingredientsforthatrecipe.Thiswillbetakeninsothatwecanlookthroughitandassessed
formatively.

MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT

LaptopCart
DeckofCards
Pencils
HandoutStudentswillberecordingtheirrecipesandingredients.
Smartboard

PROCEDURE
Introduction(3mins.):
Hook/AttentionGrabber:ASK:Whohascookedathomebefore?Whoherelikescooking?Whatisityoulikeabout
cooking?Hasanyonethoughtaboutcookingasapotentialcareerchoice?(Brainstorming)
AssessmentofPriorKnowledge:ASK:Whatdoyouthinkyouneedtoknowinordertocookprofessionally?How
canyougaintheseskills?Wherewouldyoulooktofindrecipes?(Brainstorming)
ExpectationsforLearningandBehavior:SAY:Oncewehavediscussedasaclassabouthowtoresearchrecipesyou
willbegettingdividedupintogroupsoffourinordertopracticeresearchingrecipes.
AdvanceOrganizer/Agenda:
DO:Writeontheboard.
1. IntroductiontoCooking
2. ClassDiscussionHowtoResearch
3. ResearchingofRecipes.(InGroups)
TransitiontoBody:Studentswillremainintheirdesksforthefirstlearningactivity

Body(32mins.):
LearningActivity#1:HowtoResearch(10mins)(GroupDiscussion/Directinstruction)
ASK:Wherewouldyoulooktofindrecipes?Howdoyouknowthattherecipeyouchoosewilltastegood?Arethere
differentsitesfordifferenttypesofrecipes?
SAY:TostartresearchingforrecipesIusuallyuseawebsearch,likeGoogle,tofindwhattypeofrecipeIwant.I
thenclickondifferentlinksthatwilltakemetotherecipesandwillshowtheingredients.Itisimportanttolookfor
reciperatingsandreadcommentsfrompeoplethathavemadetherecipe.Lookingatthecommentsandratingswill
helptodetermineiftherecipewillbegoodtomake.Iftheratingsorcommentsarebadyoucanmoveonandtry
anotherlinkfromGoogle.Itisalsoimportanttolookattheingredientstherecipewillrequire.Scrolldownthepage
andyoucanfindtheingredients,preparationinstructionandtemperature.Youwillneedtolookattheingredientsand
writethemonthesheetIhandout.Tolookforanewrecipeyoucangobacktothewebsearchandtypeanewrecipe
namein.Todaywewillberesearchingthreedifferentrecipesingroupsoffour.Iwillhandouttheworksheetandget
youintoyougroupsinoneminute.
DO:Onthesmartboard,showstudentsanexampleofareciperesearch.ClickontoGoogleandtypeincasserole
recipeinthesearchboxandhitenter.NowclickonthefirstrecipelinkfromtheGooglesearch,showstudentswhere
tofindratingsandcomments.Clickcommentsandshowdifferencebetweenagoodandbadcomment.Onceyouare
donelookingattheratingandcommentsscrolldowntoingredients.Circletheingredientswiththemouseand
emphasizetheingredients.
Assessments/Differentiation:Wecouldpairupthestudentsthathavestrongerresearchskillswiththosewhoseemto
bestrugglingwithresearch.
TransitiontoLearningActivity2:Studentswillbegivenacardandwillgoandfindthethreeotherpeoplethathave
thesamenumberastheydo.Thestudentswilllocatetheirgroupandsittogether.
DO:Handouttherecipeworksheet.Tellstudentsthattheywillneedtofillouttheworksheetandmakesuretowrite
thewebsiteontheworksheet.Thiswillensurethatstudentsareactuallyresearchingtheirrecipesandnotjustwriting
somethingrandomdownandguessingattheingredients.Studentswillberequiredtorecordthewebsitethattheygot
therecipefromsothatwewillbeabletodoublechecktheiraccuracy.
SAY:Youwillusetheseworksheetstolayoutyourrecipeinformationandshowmehowwellyouunderstand
researchingrecipes.Theworksheetswillbehandedinbuttheywillnotbeformarks.
SAY:Iamalsohandingeachofyououtacard.WhenIsaygoyouaregoingtolookatthecardandseewhatnumber
itisandthengoandfindthethreeotherpeoplethathavethesamenumber.Thosethreeotherpeoplearegoingtobein
yourgroupforthisresearchactivityaswellasthebakingactivitythatwearegoingtobedoingnextclass.Onceyou
findyourgroup,findaplacetoallsittogetherandthenawaitthenextinstructions.GO!
LearningActivity#2:ResearchingtheRecipes(22mins)(Student/GroupResearch)
SAY:Nowthatyouareinyourgroups,assignonestudentfromeachgrouptocomeandgrabalaptopfromthecart.
Onceyouhaveyourlaptopyouwillworktogetherinyourgrouptofindthreeseparaterecipes;oneforbreakfast,one
forlunchandonefordinner.Youwillmakesureyouworkasateamandyouwillallhavetocometoadecisionon
yourrecipes.Ifyoufinishbeforetheendoftheclassperiod,youcansilentreadsothatyouarenotinterpretingthe
groupsthatarestillworking.
StudentExpectations:Iexpectthatyouwillworktogetherinacourteousmanner,youwillberespectfulandeveryone
willhaveasaywhenitcomestotherecipeschosen.Teacherwillwalkaroundtheclassroomandlistento
conversationsthatarehappeningingroups.Theymayaskquestionstohelpthemwithresearching.
ASK:Whatwebsitesareyouusingtofindtherecipes?
Assessments/Differentiation:Formativeassessment:Lookingovertheirrecipe.WewillbeassessingthemonSLO2
byaskingthemquestionsabouttheirrecipeselection.Ifgroupsarenotworkingtogetherthenconsidermaking
adjustmentstoincreasecohesion.
TransitiontoClosure:Studentswillreturnlaptopstothecartandhandintheirassignmentbeforereturningtotheir
owndesks.
SAY:BeforeanyonemovesIwantyoutolistentothesetwoinstructions.Makesurethatyouhaveonestudentputthe
laptopawayandmakesurethatitispluggedinsothatitwillbechargedforthenextperson.Makesurethatyouhave
handedinyourrecipesandhaveallofyournameswrittenontheassignment.Oncesomeonehasbeenassignedeach
ofthesetaskstherestofyoucanreturntoyourdeskssothatwecanwrapup.(DirectInstruction)

Closure(5mins.):

Consolidation/AssessmentofLearning:SAY:Sointodaysclasswelearnedhowtoresearchrecipesandusedifferent
searchenginestohelpfindinformation.
ASK:Wheredidyoufindyourrecipes?Doyouhaveafavoritesearchengine?HowdidyoufeelaboutusingBingor
Google?Doyouthinkthisishowprofessionalchefsfindrecipes?(GroupDiscussion)
TransitiontoNextLesson:SAY:NextclasswewillbeworkingonanassignmentthatIwillhandoutatthebeginning
ofthatclass.Youwillworkinyourgroupsyouwereintodayandusetheskillswehavelearnedthisunittocreatea
productandshowmewhatyouhavelearned.(DirectInstruction)