SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC

The Sun

CK

Name

Miss Lauren Kaputa

Subject

Science

Grade Level

2nd Grade

Date/Duration

One Week

Big Ideas

The sun is in center of the solar system and has many

valuable resources.

Essential Questions

What is the sun?

What does the sun look like?
Why is the sun important?
What does the sun produce?

PA/Common
Core/Standards

Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard

Objective

Bloom's
Taxonomy

Students will be able to understand the role the sun

plays in the solar system.
By the end of the lesson, the student will be able to
explain the resources that the sun gives.
Students will use cause and effect strategies when
learning about the properties of the sun. (DOK- Level 2)

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment Evidence

Area
Area
Area
Area

3.5: Earth Sciences

AL 1: Initiative and Curiosity
AL 2: Engagement and Persistence
AL 3: Reasoning and Problem Solving

Students will complete a KWL chart on the sun as a

class, as a form of pre-assessment.

ISTE Standards
for Students
Framework for 21st
Century Learning

Accommodations,
Modifications

1a: Articulate and set personal learning goals, develop

strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and
reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning
outcomes.
1b: Students build networks and customize their
learning environments in ways that support the learning
process.
Critical thinking and problem solving.(21st Century)
Some artificial light needs to be kept on in the
classroom for Student A. A lamp by the students desk
may be used. Upon entering the room, student A can
have assistance from teacher or peer to make the
transition safe and easy. If activity is too demanding for
student to complete while moving the student may stay
seated and complete it instead.

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan

Students will enter this lesson displaying prior knowledge on

CK
the sun. Students understanding will grow more in depth by
the end of the lesson after specific properties are identified and
discussed. The lesson below allows students to grasp these
concepts while implementing PA standards.

Introduction

Activating Prior Knowledge

Ask students if the sun was out when they came to
school today.
Asks students if it was cold or warm when they came to
school today.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
The instructor is going to engage the students by having
all the windows in the room covered with paper when
they walk in. Students will question why the room is so
dark.

Explicit
Instructions

Big Idea Statement

The sun is in center of the solar system and has many
valuable resources.
Essential Questions Statement
What is the sun?
What does the sun look like?
Why is the sun important?
What does the sun produce?
Objective Statement
Students will explain what the sun is,
Students will explain what the sun looks like,
Students will explain why the sun is important.
Students will explain what the sun produces.
Transition
After students enter the room and see how it is dark,
they will move to the front of the room and be asked on
how this changed the way the classroom looked and felt.
(Dark and chilly vs bright and warm)
Key Vocabulary
Sun
Sunlight
Heat
Energy

Lesson
Procedure

PreAssessment of Students
Students will discuss what the think the sun does for the
world.
Modeling of the Concept
Instructor will ask the students what is different about
the classroom now that there is no natural light being let
in.
Guiding the Practice
Teacher will asks students why sunlight is needed in the
classroom.
Providing the Independent Practice
Students will talk about how the classroom is dark and
needs to be better lit. Students will discuss how the room
needs to be warmer.
Transition
Before children move back to their assigned seats, they
will work together to remove the paper from the windows
to allow natural light to come in and change the dynamic
of the room.

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies

Paper
Windows

Evaluation of
Informal Evaluation
the
Students will complete an exit slip before leaving the
Learning/Master
room that states what they think the most important
y of the Concept
aspect of the sun is, and how it is helpful to them.
Closure

Teacher
Self-reflection

Summary & Review of the Learning

Students will fill out exit slips.
Students will talk with the teacher independently on
what they liked and disliked about the lesson.
Homework/Assignments
Students will create a short story on the topic A World
Without a Sun. The story must be hand written and at
least10 sentences in length Stories need to be creative.
A picture must be hand drawn at the end.

Pick a longer lesson and spend more time on it

Pick a lesson that is more appropriate for students with
disabilities.
Pick a hands on activity for students to complete.