Lesson Planning

Waynesburg University

Writing the lesson plan:

Translating thoughts into a plan of action
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Pennsylvania Academic Standard(s) addressed during this lesson:
(Provide Standard number and statement)

3.2.10. B1.
Analyze the relationships among the net forces acting on a body, and the mass
of the body, and the resulting acceleration using Newton’s Second Law of
Motion.

Apply Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation to the forces between two objects.

Use Newton’s Third Law to explain forces as interactions between bodies.

Lesson Objective(s)
(Stated in observable and measurable terms)

The students will be able to…

1. Use Open Office to create a poster about one of Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion.
2. Be able to state and describe one of Newton’s Laws using text, tables, graphs,
and/or pictures.

Assessment Plan
(What will be done to determine if lesson objectives have been met?)

The students will be assessed on their Open Office Document. The document will be
assessed on content, mechanics, grammar, and attractiveness.

Materials:

Materials needed include access to a computer.

Inclusion Techniques for Students with Special Needs:

Students with special needs will have the option to draw or write their poster with the
help of a model poster or a fill in the blank. If students have difficulty with their motor
skills they may also have a teacher or paraprofessional assist them with the using the
computer.

Enrichment Techniques:
Students will be challenged to create a second poster that uses features of Open Office
that they did not already use in their first poster. Their second poster can be on the same
law or on a different one.

Lesson Differentiation (What modifications/accommodations will be made to ensure that

ALL students have access to and are able to participate in the lesson):

Students with fine motor skills or other learning disabilities may have the option to create
their poster using paper and makers and poster board. They may also have to option to
have assistance from a teacher using the computer. This should be used only to allow all
students entry into the lesson.

Lesson Presentation
Introduction/Motivational Activities/Anticipatory Set:

The teacher will present their Open Office Document, which present all three laws. Pass
out a copy of the teacher document to all of the students to keep as a road map/reference.
Ask the students to write down three eye-catching details. Share some of the students’
responses. This should lead into a discussion about what the student documents should
look like and teacher expectations.

Detailed Teaching Sequence:

(Provide sufficient detail that would enable a substitute to effectively present this lesson.
Bulleted statements are preferred)

 Share teacher document

 Discuss elements of teacher document
 Discuss expectations of student document (Use Rubric)
 Allow students time to explore Open Office
 Discuss similarities and differences between Open Office and Word
 Instruct students to create document on one of Newton’s Three Laws of Motions.
This must be different then the law that they created their Glogster Poster on.

Guided Practice/Independent Practice/Assessment Activities

Students will create Open Office document on one of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion.
This is an introductory activity. The students should state the law, describe the law,
explain how it is seen in real life, and include a picture/animation. The poster should be
creative, original, contain no grammatical errors, and be visually appealing.
Closure: Students posters will be displayed in the classroom. Students will rotate around
the classroom in a museum manner. They will visit all posters. They must comment on
at least three of their peers posters. At each poster they will leave at least two comments:
one compliment about the poster and one constructive criticism about the poster.