USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Amanda Enos

Grade Level Being Taught: K Subject/Content: Science Group Size: Date of Lesson: 2/7/18
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Lesson Content
What Standards (national or
state) relate to this lesson? SC.K.E.5.3: Recognize that the sun can only be seen during the daytime.
(You should include ALL applicable SC.K.E.5.4: Observe that sometimes the moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.
standards. Rarely do teachers use
just one: they’d never get through
them all.)

Essential Understanding EQ: How are day and night different?

(What is the big idea or essential
question that you want students to
come away with? In other words,
what, aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish this
lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching? By observing characteristics of the earth and moon, students will be able to illustrate and describe how
(Student-centered: What will day and night are different.
students know and be able to do
after this lesson? Include the
ABCD’s of objectives: action,
behavior, condition, and degree of
mastery, i.e., "C: Given a sentence
written in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able to re-
write the sentence in future tense D:
with no errors in tense or tense
contradiction (i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does not
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Amanda Enos
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need to be a percentage.)

Rationale
Address the following questions: I am teaching this objective to encourage scientific discussion in the classroom. This lesson fits in with the
 Why are you teaching this large plan of earth science and understanding patterns on our planet and solar system. Students need to
objective? build foundational knowledge before moving onto deeper content, so we learning this material this way in
 Where does this lesson fit order to build that foundation. It is important for student to understand key vocabulary and discuss
within a larger plan? science in a guided but open way so that they may learn to investigate the world around them.
 Why are you teaching it this
way?
 Why is it important for
students to learn this concept?

Evaluation Plan- How will you Formative: Students will ask and answer questions
know students have mastered Summative: Students will illustrate and describe what we learned in their science notebooks.
your objectives?

Address the following:

 What formative evidence will
you use to document student
learning during this lesson?
 What summative evidence will
you collect, either during this
lesson or in upcoming lessons?

What Content Knowledge is
necessary for a teacher to teach
this material?
Knowledge of the earth, moon, sun, and stars and how these reflect the differences between day and
night.
- The earth rotates to produce day and night.
- The shadow of the moon, created by the sun, is why we see phases of the moon in our sky.
- The sun is always in the same spot in space. The earth is not.
- Like the earth rotates around the sun, the moon rotates around earth.
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What background knowledge is
necessary for a student to
successfully meet these
objectives?
 How will you ensure students’
have this previous knowledge?
 Who are your learners?
 What do you know about them?
 What do you know about their
readiness for this content?
What misconceptions might
students have about this content?
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will you
use during this lesson? Examples
include guided release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture, demonstration,
partner word, etc.)
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Students should understand what the earth and moon are, what the sun and stars are, and what day and
night are. I will ensure students know this by doing a open sort and by asking questions to activate prior
knowledge before we begin explore this new concept of the moon and earth. Our class has explored the
sun and moon in relationship to night and day so far, but we have not learned about the moon’s different
positions in the sky or its relationship to earth.
I know that a handful of my students openly display enthusiasm for this topic and often come into class in
the morning excited to tell me what they saw in the sky that morning or the previous night (although no
homework to observe the sky was even assigned). I know they are ready for this content because they
have been asking me questions far beyond the standards we were currently visiting.
Students might think that the moon is bigger than the sun.
Students might think that the moon is only visible at night.
Students might think that the moon is always visible as a full moon.
Students might think that earth does not rotate or move around the sun.
Students might think that the sun goes somewhere after sunset. *
Lesson Implementation
Open Sort
Guided Student demonstration
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Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to do in
teaching this lesson? Be thorough.
Act as if you needed a substitute to
carry out the lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
 What Higher Order Thinking
(H.O.T.) questions will you ask?
 How will materials be
distributed?
 Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
 How will students transition
between activities?
 What will you as the teacher do?
 What will the students do?
 What student data will be
collected during each phase?
 What are other adults in the
room doing? How are they
supporting students’ learning?
 What model of co-teaching are
you using?
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Time Who is Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use whichever
responsible plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson. For example, in science,
(Teacher or you would detail the 5 Es here (Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the
Students)? Idea; Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea; Evaluation).
5E Model
Set the Tone: Explain that we are moving into science now, and ask students to
1:20 T prepare by putting their(imaginary) science goggles and coats on. Ask, “Today
we are going to explore the Earth and Moon to see how day and night are
different! Are we ready to be scientists today?” Then ask, “Boys and girls, why do
you think it is important to learn about the moon and earth?” (responses will
vary)
1:22 S Engage: Engage students in an open sort activity. Students will complete and
open sort in groups of 2. Each student will get a bag and they are to sort the
items in the bag however they want, but they MUST tell why they sorted that
way. As students’ sort, I will walk around and have discussions with pairs of
students about why they sorted the way they did. After, have students meet back
at the carpet and discuss the different ways we sorted and why. Use a set of
sorting cards to give students a visual on the board of how they sorted.
1:30 TS Explore:
o Read: Moon by Daisy Connell. Add facts about the moon on the anchor
chart as we read it aloud.
- P.3 Closest to earth
- P.4 Circles earth
- P.5 Can look like different shapes. Read captions aloud.
- P.8 Made of rock
- P.10 Has holes called craters: Ask, “Can we see the holes from earth? Why
not?” (too far)
o Making observations: Show students a picture of the earth and moon.
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Ask them to make observations of what they see (earth: round, blue,
green, white, brown; moon: white, gray, has darker spots, round) and add
to chart. Then show students picture of sun. Ask, “What do we already
know about the sun?” (its bright, it gives us light, it rises and sets every
day). Add to chart. Then ask students if we can see the moon, sun, and
earth in the day or night. Record on chart. (moon- both, sun- day, earth-
both)
1:40 T/S o Student Demonstration: Ask students to go back to their seats. Call on
one volunteer to be the sun. Give them a picture of the sun and have them
stand in the middle of the carpet. Say, “Here is the sun. This is what the
sun does in space. Is the sun moving? (no).” Then ask another student to
be the earth. Have them stand next to the sun with a bit of space between
the two and hold the earth globe. Say, “What planet is this? (earth). Ask, if
the sun doesn’t move, how does earth have day and night?”. Explain that
the earth turns completely around, once every day. This creates daytime
and nighttime. Ask one more student to come up and hold the picture of
the moon. Ask the class, “Where should the moon be?” (close to earth).
Ask the earth to rotate in place and ask the moon walk slowly around the
earth as it rotates. Ask, “Can we always see a full moon?” (no).

1:45- S Have students return to their seats and take out their science notebooks.
1:50 Students will record in their science notebooks what they learned about the
moon and earth. Explain that they must use these words in their sketch and label.
Write the words large on the board and post pictures of the moon and earth next
to the words.

What will you do if… …a student struggles with the content?

I will ask scaffolding questions and help the student make observations of the moon and earth pictures to
lead them in the right direction.
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What will you do if…
Meeting your students’ needs as
people and as learners
Accommodations (If needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List individual
students (initials), and then explain
the accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
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…a student masters the content quickly?
If a student master the content quickly, I will ask them to draw a diagram of the earth, moon, and sun and
show how they move.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural backgrounds of your
students?
My students have been very interested in Earth Science since we started this unit last week. Some topics
covered today will address a few of the curious questions they have been asking in class.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
This lesson reflects their wonderings of what they see when they look up in the sky every night/ day.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional challenge during this
lesson (enrichment)?
I will ask more challenging questions to that student, such as which is bigger, the earth or the moon? Why
do you think the moon look different sometimes? How does earth change from day to night?
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional language support?
I will make sure to include photos when asking questions so that they can make observations.
D.D: Behavior management techniques- If D.D shows signs of behavioral challenges, I will first remind him
of his choices. If he does not make a choice, I will positively reinforce the class by rewarding good choices
being made by others. If he does not respond to these, then I will ignore the behavior as long as it is not
disruptive or endangering. His clip will move and a note home will be made for any behavior that is
disruptive or endangering.
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Materials
(What materials will you use? Why
did you choose these materials?
Include any resources you used.
This can also include people!)
Pictures of the sun, earth, and moon
Student Science Notebooks
Open sort cards
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Clouds Sun Full Moon

Crescent Moon Sleeping School

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Stars Owl