SubmittedLessonPlanshouldincludethefollowing:
NamesofUALRTeachStudents
:
AmberButteandFurdosAlAli
NameofMentorTeacher
:
MyrnaThomas
School:
MLKElementary
TeachingDate:
11/12/14
Time
:
12pm
SourceoftheLesson
:(Nameofkit,title/pagenumberofactivity,website,etc.)
http://www4.smsd.org/michaelpisani/docs/Doc74626.doc
http://images.pcmac.org/SiSFiles/Schools/AL/DaleCounty/SouthDaleMiddle/Uploads/Fo
rms/LearningtheScientificMethodwithMMsWorksheetandGradingRubric.pdf
StateStandardsAddressed
:
NS.1.3.1,NS.1.3.3,NS.1.3.4
SpecificObjectives
:TheStudentswillbeabletoaccurately:
Understandandidentifythestepstothescientificmethodandmassbyconductingan
experiment.
MaterialsList
:(Besuretogivequantitiesneededofeachitem.*itemsthatneedtobe
purchased.)
25packsoffunsizeSkittles
7plasticsandwichbagswithskittles
UALRTeachPencils
DataTable
Setofmarkers(4colorsred,orange,yellow,green)
SafetyConsiderations
:Studentsarenottoeatanythinguntilinstructedtobythe
teachers.Studentsshouldremainquietduringtheexperiment.
LessonPlan
WhatIWillDo
WhatStudentWill
Do
QuestionsToAsk
Engagement
Time:35mins
Exploration
Time:1015
minutes
Explanation
Time:510minutes
Tellstudents
whatweare
goingtodo
today(learn
about
scientific
methodand
mass)
Ask
studentsto
thinkwhya
certaincolor
ofSkittlesis
usedthe
most.
Teachers
willinstruct
studentson
howto
conductthe
experiment
Teachers
willmove
aroundthe
room,ask
questions,
andalso
keep
studentson
trackduring
theactivity
Studentswill
answer
questions
askedbythe
teacher
Studentswill
writetheir
predictionof
whatcolor
theythinkis
usedthe
mostandthe
leastina
bagof
Skittles
Studentswill
conductthe
experiment
usingthe
materials
providedto
learnabout
thescientific
methodand
mass.
Studentswill
writedown
theirresults
onthedata
table
provided
Teachers
Studentswill
sitaround
Whatis
favoritecolor
ofSkittles?
Whenever
youlookinto
abagof
M&Ms,dont
youseelots
ofdifferent
rainbow
colors?
Whatwas
your
prediction?
Whatcolor
doyouthink
willbeused
theleast?
Why?
Whatisthe
scientific
willexplain
thescientific
methodto
students
Purpose
Hypothesis
Procedure
Data/Results
Conclusion
the
smartboard
andlistento
theteachers.
method?
Howare
weusingthe
scientific
methodin
this
experiment?
Elaboration
Time:1015
minutes
Teachers
Studentswillshare Whatwereyour
willwork
theirresultsto
results?
withthe
constructthegraph
(Afterdoing
studentsto
thegraph)
constructa
Wasyour
graphtosee
hypothesis
whichcolor
correct?
M&Misused
Whatcolor
themost
wasused
theleast?
Whatcolor
wasused
themost?
Evaluation
Time:35mins
Studentswill Restatequestions
Teachers
answertrue/false
fromprevioussteps
willreview
questionsbydoing
thestepsof athumbsupor
thescientific down
methodand
explainhow
itused
duringthe
experiment.
Teachers
willask
questions
aboutthe
scientific
method