ASSURE Model Instructional Plan

Lesson Title: Rocks and Soil

Teachers Name: Alexus Widemon
Grade: 5th Grade
Content Area: Science
Lesson Length: Two days
Analyze Learners
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20 students
11 Males, 9 Females
Age 10-11
Mental, Social, Physical, Social Notes such as:
o Disabilities: one child has ADHD
o Learning Differences: This student may need ways to stay busy and focused.
o Cultural/Ethnic Notes: Caucasian ~25%(5 students), African American (10
students)~50%, Hispanic/other ~25% (5 students)
o Etc: N/A
5. Current Knowledge, Prerequisites, and Notes about Learner Attitudes: No prior
knowledge is needed. I will test students and assess them to see where they are at.
6. Learning Styles
(Estimate % of Students)
o Visual ~50%
o Auditory (Aural) ~25%
o Kinesthetic (Hands On) ~25%
Other
State Objectives
ABCDs objectives:
A Audience- Given a tutorial, lectures and needed materials, the 5th grade students will
access different types of rocks and soil and be able to identify them 100% when they see
and feel them.
B Behavior- Given a tutorial, lectures and needed materials, the 5 th grade students will
access different types of rocks and soil and be able to identify them 100% when they
see and feel them.
C Condition- Given a tutorial, lectures and needed materials, the 5th grade students will
access different types of rocks and soil and be able to identify them 100% when they see
and feel them
D Degree- Given a tutorial, lectures and needed materials, the 5 th grade students will
access different types of rocks and soil and be able to identify them 100% when they see
and feel them.
Select Methods, Media, , and Materials

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1. methods:Lecture format and hands on experiences. Both methods can be used for
students to be able to recognize their different things we are learning. There has to be a
direct lesson and lecture so I can show what things look like in real time.
2. media: I will use youtube and google images. Google images will show that the rocks and
soil look like in real time, so will youtube. There are videos that I will show to students that
they can write notes on.
3. materials: rocks, soil, pencil, paper, colored pencils, gloves, soap and water
Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods
1. Preview the materials: I will need to make sure that there are a variety of rocks and
soil/clay for students to be able to have a holisitic view to what is out in the real world. I
will have to have appropriate pictures of the items that are not possible to have in the
classroom. I will make sure students have a writing utensil and paper, and provide extras
for those that do not bring it.
2. Prepare the materials: I need to get all of the materials together in different containers
with the same things for each student to be able to have the same experiences. And
make sure there is paper, pencils, and colored pencils for the students.
3. Prepare the environment: The learning will take place in the classroom. I will separate
the classroom into different stations so that there is not too much movement around the
classroom while learning about these different things.
4. Prepare the learners: I ask the students what they already know and see if they can
identify rocks and soil before we talk about them and see them.
5. Provide the learning experiences: See outline.
Require Learner Participation
This lesson will take multiple sessions (up to 5) due to practicing, but project will take even
longer/more classes.
DAY 1:
Introduce:
Introduce the rocks and different soil- what they know, what they want to know
Give examples of different types that we may see everyday.
Warm-up exercise:
The students will write down where they see different rocks and soils and the enviroments
to travel to be more aware.
DAY 2:
Lecture:
We will watch youtube videos on the different rocks and soils.
Re-try exercise:
Now that students have seen these items, we will split up into stations and identify these
items by using touch. We will write notes about how these things look and what they are.

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Evaluate & Revise

Evaluation methods for each of the following are included:
1. Student Performance: I will asses the students gain of knowledge by giving them a
short quiz with pictures to match up with the different rocks and soil.
2. Media Effectiveness:
I will ask the students if they liked the youtube videos and if the images were
effective in their learning. I will be able to see that by the results of the quiz I give the
students.
3. Instructor Performance:
I would evalute myself as a teacher by looking how receptive the students were to
learning about these different things and how excited they were for the hands on
portion of this instruction. It will be clear if the students know about these different
things as we have conversations about it and as I go around to each station as the
students are working and writing notes.

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