SIOP Lesson Plan Draft

Date: TBD

Grade/Class/Subject: 3rd Grade / ELL Classroom / Science

Unit/Theme: Earth Science

Lesson Topic: The formation of rocks

State Standards: 3rd grade Earth Systems Science

1. Earths materials can be broken down and/or combined into different materials
such as rocks, minerals, rock cycle, formation of soil, and sand some of which are
usable resources for human activity.
a. Investigate and identify two or more ways that Earths materials can be broken
down and/or combined in different ways such as minerals into rocks, rock cycle,
formation of soil, and sand (DOK 1-2).

WIDA Standards:
The language of science (English Language Proficiency Standard 4)
English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the content area of science.

Content Objective:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify and describe the way that
the 3 different types of rock, (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary) form using a
graphic organizer and different sentences.

Language Objective:
Students will explain three different ways that rocks are formed using descriptive
vocabulary such as adverbs and adjectives provided in sentences frames to
complete a graphic organizer.

Key Vocabulary: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary, formation.

Supplementary Materials: Rock samples (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary),

sand or different colors, mason jars, video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jPgE74Vltdc, 4 different colors of play-dough, frosting holder, frosting and bakers
bag, paper, pencils, colored pencils.
Graphic organizer:
Higher Order Questions:
What makes rocks form differently?
How does the formation of a rock cause variety?

Time: Lesson Sequence / Activities

Motivation:
5 (Building background, links to experience, links to learning)
minutes 1) I will start the lesson by having students turn and talk with a partner
to discuss what they already know about the formation of igneous,
metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
2) Then we will watch a short video that introduces the 3 types of rocks
and what causes them to form.

Presentation:
(Language and content objectives, key vocabulary, comprehensible
2 input, strategies, interaction, feedback)
minutes
3) Standards: Introduce the content and language objectives for
students
By the end of class you will be able to explain the different ways that
igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks form.
You will be able to describe the formation process of each rock using
describe vocabulary like adjectives and adverbs.

Direct Instruction: Introduce the ways that rocks form in nature.

4) When we talk about formation we mean the way that something is
5 created and everything that is on the Earth has been created or formed
minutes and the same thing is true of the rocks that we find on our Earth.
(Create gestures with students to develop a kinesthetic way to
 remember the types of rock formation)
There are 3 ways that rocks form in nature, sedimentary rocks form
over time as different layers of sand, rock, and soil pack on top of each
other. Igneous rocks form from volcanic explosions, the lava cools and
during that cooling it forms a solid rock. Metamorphic rock is a rock that
forms underneath the Earths crust. It forms when magma cools in the
mantle and is pushed up through the Earths crust. (I do)

Practice and Application:

10-15 (Meaningful activities, interaction, strategies, practice and application,
minutes feedback)

(We do)
We will do this activity whole group (Depending on class size). The first
task will be where the students are creating mason jars with multiple
layers of sand to represent the different layers of a sedimentary rock.
The second station will be for metamorphic rock the students will press
different colors of play-dough together to illustrate the pressure and
heat needed to create a metamorphic rock. The last station students
will demonstrate metamorphic rock formation by putting melted
chocolate into a frosting funnel and squeezing the chocolate out like a
volcano and then breaking up to create rocks when it cools.

To reinforce this I will have students hold up each rock that they have
made and tell how it happened, this rock was made from the heat and
pressure, this rock was made from layer, this rock was made from lava
in a volcano.

Review and Assessment:

(Review objectives and vocabulary, variety of formative
8 assessments/checks for understanding)
minutes
Assessment (formative): To demonstrate their understanding students
will complete a graphic organizer that illustrates the process for rock
formation and a sentence or two that explains how this process
happens.

Review Objectives: Students will go over and reflect on their mastery of

the content and language objectives through the activities that we did
in the lesson. Students can demonstrate their understanding by
explaining what they did to their partners.

Extension/Differentiation:
For students who need additional support I will provide sentence frames
to get them started on their graphic organizer. I will also provide visuals
of each of the rock types so students can see what they have.
 For students that are ready they can write a few more sentences on the
formation of rock and what rocks they see where we live. Then they can
create a comparing and contrasting of the ways that rocks form in
nature. They can create a venn diagram or a four-column T chart.
SIOP Features (this is a checklist for you)

Preparation
_ Adaptation of content
_ Links to background
_ Links to past learning
_ Strategies incorporated

Integration of Processes
_ Reading
_ Writing
_ Speaking
_ Listening

Scaffolding
_ Modeling
_ Guided practice
_ Independent practice
_ Comprehensible Input

Application
_ Hands-on
_ Meaningful
_ Linked to objectives
_ Promotes engagement

Group Options
_ Whole class
_ Small groups
_ Partners
_ Independent

Assessment
_ Individual
_ Group
_ Written
_ Oral
Reflections:

When I taught this lesson I think that the introduction went very well, I learned that
this is a topic that students are currently learning about in their classroom. They
had good connections with the content and they even had some songs and
movement to mimic the ways that the rocks form. The activities that we did to
represent the way that each rock type forms went really well and really helped the
students have a better understanding of the content and I think this was an activity
that will stick with them and help them remember the different types of rock and
their ways of formation. The dividing of students into groups didnt really go as well
as I had planned. We ended up doing the activities as a whole group instead of
small separate groups. I think that there were not enough students for it to be
worth splitting them into separate groups, so in the end it ended up being better to
work as a whole group. The other thing that didnt go as well as planned was that
the students were really excited about the materials which was great but they also
seemed distracted by the idea of taking them home and keeping them so I think
that next time I teach this I wont mention the idea of keeping the materials used
for this lesson until the lesson is over. When I was watching myself on the video
recording of my teaching it was weird to see and hear at first but I really liked the
way that I taught this lesson, I didnt really have any lecture and I involved the
students the entire time letting them contribute their thoughts and interacting with
the activities. I did notice that I should have asked some better questions in order
to generate some deeper thinking. I also noticed that I had a lot of repetition of the
concepts that the lesson was covering which I think was beneficial for the learning
styles of these emergent bilingual students. I learned that I am more comfortable
with the students than I thought I was, I was nervous about teaching to these
students because I dont know them as well as I know my own class but I think that
I maintained a calm and approachable demeanor. I really enjoyed watching the
different things that I did while I was teaching because I dont think I would have
noticed them without the video recording. Overall I think the lesson went really well
and the students seemed to really enjoy it and were engaged the entire time, it was
really fun!

Video Link:
https://youtu.be/QmaGzIAvwN8