CT Observ 2 Gravity

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science

K
Group
Size: 15
Name: Mekayla Cook

Date of Lesson:
3/3/2016
Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Objectives- What are you

teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?
Address the following:
What formative evidence
will you use to document
student learning during
this lesson?
What summative evidence
SC.K.E.5.1
Explore the Law of Gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground
unless something holds them up.
SC.K.N.1.3
Keep records as appropriate -- such as pictorial records -- of investigations conducted.
SC.K.N.1.2
Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected
using the five senses.
SC.K.N.1.4
Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
When investigating the natural world, students will be able to accurately make
observations, record data and understand the force of gravity (and its relationship with
mass) with no errors in judgment.
Student learning will be clear through their journal entries, predictions/observations and
sort.
Summative evidence will be collected through the upcoming Natural World/unit
assessment.

K
Group
Size: 15
Name: Mekayla Cook

Date of Lesson:
3/3/2016
will you collect, either

during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?
Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
How will materials be
distributed?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?
Time
4 min
7 min
1 min
5 min
2 min
1 min
1 min
8 min
3 min
8 min
Lesson Implementation
Who is
Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use
responsibl whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
e (Teacher For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
or
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Students)? Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).
Teacher
1. Students will be seated at their chairs, asked to get our
Science notebooks. The teacher will model on the ELMO and
they will record the date. The teacher will place their
rock/toilet paper on the ELMO and write observations using
Students
my five senses, including an illustration. They will use terms
like: big/little and heavy/light.
2. Each student will be given a rock/toilet paper and told to
Both
record their own observations about their items. They may
talk amongst their tables to share observations. The teacher
Teacher
will rotate to ensure accuracy.
3. Students will be directed to sit in their special spots on the
carpet, one table color at a time.
4. The teacher will read an excerpt of Gravity! Do you feel it?
Both
(Free pdf:
http://duval.rourkepublishing.com/pdf/9781612366777.pdf).
When the teacher encounters the terms gravity and
mass, they will use the definition posters to further
Students
establish meaning.
5. Students will be asked: How many of you have ever jumped
Teacher
rope? When you jump up, you always come back down.
Students
Who can tell me why? Scaffold to have students notice
gravity pulls them down because of their mass.
Teacher
6. Students will be told retrieve their rock and toilet paper and
to form a circle on the rug.

K
Group
Size: 15
Name: Mekayla Cook

Date of Lesson:
3/3/2016
Both
Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners
Differentiationbased on
the needs of your students
how will you take
individual and group
learning differences into
account.
Relevant Psychological
Theories and research
taken in consideration
when planning this lesson
7. The teacher will model how to reach up high to drop the

items.
7 min
8. Each student will drop their items, one student at a time.
Students
Model thinking: Wow! The rock fell fast!
9. Guide students to understanding that the rock lands first
because it has more mass.
10.Students will return to their seats and Science journals. With
teacher modeling, they will write their observation from the
experiment: the more mass an object has, the greater the
force of gravity.
11.Students who finish early will be given a Gravity Sort to
further their understanding of gravity.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
Students are intrigued by the world around them and may have noticed the rate objects
fall prior to the lesson. Rocks and toilet paper are commonly found items.
Important terms will be defined prior to the investigation to ensure any
misinterpretations will not impact student learning. Also, students will be able to create
their observations in their journals through illustrations or writing. For ELLs and lower
level learners, the opportunity to express themselves by drawing may alleviate anxiety.
Social learning theorists believe students learn best in groups. The students are seated in
table groups to make their rock observations in their notebooks, so they will be able to
help each other. The class will work as a whole to conduct the investigation, with
students having varying size rocks.
Howard Gardners theory of multiple intelligences supports that students will benefit from
bodily-kinesthetic learning, as well as naturalist intelligence students will excel at the
study of the natural world.

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USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science

Name: Mekayla Cook

Objectives- What are you

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Name: Mekayla Cook

will you collect, either

USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)

Name: Mekayla Cook

Meeting your students

7. The teacher will model how to reach up high to drop the

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