Science Lesson Planning

Date 5-3-2017 Mariam Abdulrahman

Student
teacher
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Time 45 minutes School Sama American Private School

MCT Garnel Desravins Grade 1-B

Lesson UNIT 8- Objects in the Sky. No of
unit/pag Lesson 1: What Can We See in student 20
e the Sky. s
Pages: 297-298-299.
Context of the lesson

This lesson is the first lesson in unit 8 which is the objects in the sky.
Teaching goals:

The aim of this lesson is to make sure students have understood the objects in the sky at
night time.

Learning objectives:

- To observe and describe the characteristic of the nighttime sky.

- To identify the uses of telescope
Assumptions about prior learning:

- Students know that there are Day and Night.

- Students know that there are objects in the sky.
Anticipated problems and possible solutions:
Problem: might be the PowerPoint will not download on teacher computer.
Solution: I will explain it without PowerPoint.
Personal focus for this lesson:
- Managing students during explaining the lesson by using a bill and reward system.
Target language: Teacher language:

- Our lesson is about?

1. Moon.
- What is the color of the sky?
2. Magnify. - Is it day or night?
3. Telescope. - What are objects you see in the sky
at night time?
- When can you see the moon?
- What is the shape of the moon?
- How does the sky look like?
- Do you know what is magnifying
means?
- What do you know about telescope?

Main tasks or activities: Materials:

1. PowerPoint
1. Watching a video about The Moon
2. Video.
Song. Ask students to imagine.
3. Small board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
4. Marker.
v=xuZ3M7UghIM
5. Picture.
2. I will ask the student to take out a
6. Magnify.
small board and I will give them a
7. Telescope craft.
marker to write the word Moon and
8. Black Card paper.
draw the shape of it.
9. Worksheet.
3. I will give each group the picture of the moon
10. Balls include pictures.
and stars with the magnifying lens to look at
11. Baskets.
the objects closely. Also, I will give them a
telescope craft and I will the uses of it. 12. Sticks (True-False).

4. Differentiation activity for low and middle 13. Hands reward system.

students.
5. Play a game about throw the ball in a correct
basket.
6. Review the lesson by asking them true or
false question.
Consider these grouping strategies: Consider where the children are
- Group work working:
- Individual. - Working in classroom.
 Planning Stages Within the 5-E Inquiry Model

Engage (5 minutes)

Questions for whole group discussion:

- What the lesson is about?

- What the moon is made of?
- Ask students to imagine.

Procedures:
The students listen to the
I will show them video which is about the moon. video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xuZ3M7UghIM

Explore (10 minutes)

Activities (list) Driving Question

- Display a picture about the moon. - What is the color of the
- Looking at the shape of the moon. sky?
- Writing the word moon. - Is it day or night?
- Drawing the moon. - What objects can you see
in the sky at night time?
- When can you see the
moon?
- What at the shape of
the moon, what is
look like?
Teacher Student

I will ask students about the pictures after

that about the shape of the moon then, ask Each student will look at
them to write the word moon on the small the picture to answer the
board and draw it. questions then; they will
Procedures: look to sphere shape to
know how the moon
I will give each student a small board to write the looks like. Then, they will
word (moon) and draw it. Also, I will give them a
write a moon and draw
sphere shape.
it.
Student Communication Product:
The students will discuss together to know the answers.

Explain (10 13 minutes)

Content Media:
- Data show.
- PowerPoint.
Teacher Student

- I will give each group picture and magnifying Students will look at the
 lens. Ask them how the stars look like in the picture in two ways
picture. 1- Without the magnify
2- With magnify.
- Show them magnify and asking them: What is Watching a video for
the name of this tool. Tell for them the students to know the
meaning of the magnify. Show them a video
name of telescope. Give
about telescope to know the name of it. Give
them a telescope craft and ask them to stick a
them a telescope word
word telescope on their craft. Ask them to to stick it on their
repeat the name of it and why people use it. telescope. They will
repeat it.

Elaborate (10 minutes)

Activities: Teacher Student

(Differentiation activity)

Low-level: (Group work) Ask - Give the - Low-level:

materials for
students to stick things that the students.
Students will
they see it at the night time. - Explain for discuss
them what they together to
Middle-level: Its about have to do. stick a correct
booklet include two object.
question: - Middle-level:
Student will
1- Ask each student to read write a corrct
the sentence and choose a correct word after
word from word bank. reading the
sentence.
2- Drawing objects they can Then, they will
see in the sky at both time. draw the
objects they
can see in the
sky at both
times.
Evaluate ( 7 minutes)
Knowledge Learning Objectives Assessment Instrument
I will give each student one ball include a Observing.
picture that related to Day time and night
time.

If there is a time: I will make competition

between the groups. A short game includes
true and false questions about the moon and
sun.
Teacher Student

- Give students one ball to throw it in correct Students have to put the
basket. ball in correct basket
- Ask each group one question about the day Students have answer to
time and night time (review).
get the points.