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Name ________________ Grade level ____________ Observation: 1 2 3 4

Long-term specific goal(s) for L !!ON: "#e st$dents %ill be able to $nderstand t#at ob&ects are more comple' t#an t#e( appear- t#ere are man( parts to common ob&ects) t#erefore t#e insides of ob&ects are often different from t#e o$tside s$rface* 1* "itle of +esearc# Lesson: ,--L !. 2* !#ort-term specific goal(s) for lesson: "#e st$dents %ill open $p an apple and e'amine t#e inside- t#e seeds) t#e core) t#e color) t#e te't$re) and t#e taste* 3* !tandards addressed: Lang$age ,rts Learning !tandard / 0at# Learning !tandard , 0at# Learning !tandard 1 4* 1ac2gro$nd of t#e Lesson: "#e st$dents e'perience apples d$ring snac2 time- seeing t#e o$tside of t#e apple as a %#ole* 3$rt#ermore) st$dents #ave tasted apples c$t $p into pieces for t#em* !t$dents #ave also pla(ed %it# pretend apples at #o$se2eeping centers* "#e st$dents #ave #ad little to no e'perience %it# investigating t#e inside of apples*

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6ntrod$ction: "#e teac#er %ill introd$ce t#e lesson on apples b( s#o%ing t#e st$dent a %#ole apple* !#e %ill t#en as2 t#e st$dents to ma2e predictions abo$t %#at t#e( t#in2 %ill be on t#e inside of t#e apple*

": =ere is an apple) man( of (o$ #ave seen apples before b$t ma( not #ave e'plored t#e inside of an apple* 7#at color do (o$ t#in2 t#e inside %ill be> !: +ed) ?ello%) 1ro%n) 7#ite ": 5o (o$ t#in2 t#ere %ill be an(t#ing else on t#e inside> !: !eeds) a core* ": 7ill t#e core be #ard> 7#at %ill t#e apple feel li2e) taste li2e) #o% man( seeds %ill t#ere be> !: ,ns%ers %ill var(

"#e st$dents %ill be %or2ing at a center table in t#e classroom* "#ere %ill be a mat do%n on t#e table for st$dents to %or2 on ma2ing clean $p easier* ,pples and 2nives %ill be provided* "#e st$dents %ill be $sing t#eir #ands to do t#e investigation* "#e teac#er %ill need paper to tall( t#e seed co$nt for t#e st$dents*

!et ;p: "#e teac#er %ill begin to c$t t#e apples bot# #ori<ontall( and diagonall(- t#e st$dents %ill also attempt to c$t bot# $nassisted and %it# teac#er #elp*

": O2a( bo(s and girls) no% %e are going to c$t o$r apples* 3irst %e are going to loo2 at an apple c$t $p and do%n and t#en loo2 at an apple c$t across* 6 %ant (o$ to dra% %#at (o$ see before (o$ begin to to$c# (o$r apple* !: !t$dents %ill dra% different elements of %#at t#e( sa% in t#e apple (i*e* stem) core) seeds) meat of t#e apples

6nvestigate: "#e teac#er #as beg$n to give instr$ction and as2ed @$estions abo$t %#at t#e( sa%) t#e st$dents #ave also beg$n to dra% t#eir interpretation of t#e inside of an apple* "#e st$dents %ill no% begin to feel and investigate t#e apples %it# t#eir #ands and ot#er senses

": No% 6 %ant (o$ to to$c# t#e apple* 7#at does it feel li2e) is it cold) soft) #ard) slim(> "ell me %#at (o$ feel !: !t$dents ans%ers %ill var( ": 5oes (o$r apples #ave seeds> !: ?es. ": Lets co$nt o$r seeds and find o$t %#ic# apple #as t#e least amo$nt of seeds and %#ic# apple #as t#e most* !: !t$dents %ill ta2e o$t seeds and co$nt t#em

5ata +epresentation: ,fter t#e st$dents #ave co$nted t#e seeds in t#eir apple t#e teac#er %ill ma2e a tall( grap# representing t#e different apples8 seeds*

": O2a( bo(s and girls t#is is a tall( c#art* "#e different tallies represent t#e seeds in (o$r apples* 7#ic# apple #ad t#e most seeds) %#ic# #ad t#e least> !: !t$dents %ill ans%er appropriatel(

/oncl$sion: "#e teac#er %ill as2 @$estions relative to t#e apple e'ploration and s$mmari<e t#e findings

": "oda( %e e'plored t#e inside of an apple* 7#at did (o$ feel) %#at did (o$ see) %#at did (o$ dra% and %#() #o% man( seeds %ere t#ere) etc*

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val$ation:

(=o% %ill (o$ 2no% %#et#er or not (o$ #ave ac#ieved (o$r s#ort-term specific goals>)

"#e st$dents %ill ans%er t#e @$estions and be able to disc$ss bot# %#at t#e( sa% and felt as %ell as %#at t#e( dre% for t#eir apple representation* "#e st$dents %ill also #elp compose a tall( c#art to co$nt t#e seeds in t#eir apple* B* -ost Lesson +eflection:
"al2 abo$t t#e goals of (o$r lesson) #o% did (o$r lesson meet t#ose goals> 7#at did t#e c#ildren8s responses to t#is lesson tell (o$ abo$t %#et#er (o$r goals %ere met>

7#at %o$ld (o$ c#ange abo$t t#is lesson and %#( %o$ld t#ose c#anges improve it>

=o% did (o$r organi<ation and materials affect t#e s$ccess of t#e lesson>

7#at %ere some c#allenges %it# t#is lesson> 7#at s$rprised (o$>

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