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By Matt Barrow
LESSON PLAN 1
• Title: Classification
• Standard: S7L1:Students will investigate the diversity of living organisms and
how they can be compared scientifically
• Objective: Students can define and list domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order,
family, genus, and species in the correct order
• Essential question 1:Why are organisms classified into groups?
• Essential question 2: What are the major taxonomic groups?
INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON
• To start, I will allow them to pick their two favorite animals
• Once they have selected their animals, they will list on a sheet of paper all of
the characteristics those animals have in common
• List any differences
• Students are encourage to ask me or each other for help
• This exercise is very informal, ungraded, and should generate some discussion
BODY OF THE LESSON
• After the write their list comparing and contrasting, I will give a brief
PowerPoint presentation on classification in general through a presentation
medium.
• It will have definitions, pictures, and cladograms.
• Then they can go back to their original list and see if they can add or delete
anything from it.
CLOSING THE LESSON
A worksheet asking students to put taxa in the correct order will test their
knowledge of the hierarchy.
Then a matching section will determine if they can identify with characteristics go
with which kingdom.
An analysis of various kingdoms requires some knowledge of the different kinds
of cells.
Students can be given example of organisms and they should be able to tell what
kind of cells it has.
LESSON PLAN 2
• Title: The structure of atoms
• Standard: SPS1. Students will investigate our current understanding of the
atom.
• Objective: Students know that atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and
electrons
• Essential Question 1: What makes up matter?
• Essential Question 2: What are atoms made of?
INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON
• I pose the following questions to the class: Why do
different things look, feel, and taste different from each
other? What is everything ultimately made of?
• I get some feedback about student knowledge based on
responses.
• This is where I explain that everything in the universe is
made up of atoms.
BODY OF THE LESSON
I begin by open a webpage on an interactive white board. The website is listed
below.
http://www.ck12.org/physical-science/Atoms-in-PhysicalScience/lesson/user:mza5nde0nubjy3bzbmv0lm5lda../Atoms/
The webpage has a video from Bill Nye the science guy explaining the size of
atoms.
The rest of the lesson will be a lecture using the webpage as a guide.
CLOSING OF THE LESSON
• To finish the lesson, we will play Kahoot
• Then student will write a paragraph
answering the essential questions listed
earlier
LESSON PLAN 3
• Title: Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Standard: SPS8. Students will determine relationships among force,
mass, and motion.
• Objective: Students will understand inertia, velocity, acceleration, and
force
• Essential Question 1: How do objects interact with each other?
• Essential Question 2: What is the mathematical formula for Force?
INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON
• I’m going to use the flipped classroom model.
• Students will watch a short video from Kahn Academy explain
Newton’s laws.
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-newtonslaws/newtons-laws-of-motion/v/newton-s-1st-law-of-motion
• Then they are going to come to class and work on problems in
groups.
BODY OF THE LESSON
• The students will be broken up into groups to work on their force
concept inventory.
• It is open book and open notes and questions are encouraged
• I will be sure to give them hints if they are having problems so they
don’t get stuck.
• I will define the key terms, help them identify irrelevant information,
and tell them which of the laws are important to each question.
CLOSING THE LESSON
• To finish the lesson, I will go over the questions
and explain the answers.
• I will give students time to ask questions about
each one.
• I will relate the questions and the answers back
to the main concepts of Newton’s Laws: inertia,
force, mass, and acceleration