Download Solar System Safari Lesson Plan

EDU 5170
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY I
Lesson Plan Integrating Technology & Pedagogy Directions and Outline
Name _Michaela Lacy___________________________________________ Date _11/11/13__________
Construct a lesson plan utilizing good pedagogical practices and incorporating technology as a tool for
teaching and learning. Focus on a concept or skill in your content specialty area and support student
activities with the use of hardware and/or software. *Note: Do not make the emphasis of the lesson a
"how-to" with technology. An outline for your lesson plan is provided below:
Standards: Sixth Grade Science Standard 4: Key Idea 1
1. Creativity and Innovation (ISTE 1)
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products
and processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
2. Research and Information Fluency (ISTE 3)
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to
specific tasks
d. Process data and report results
3. Technology Operations and Concepts (ISTE 6)
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
c. Troubleshoot systems and applications
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Lesson Objective(s):
Conent:
1. The student will label the planets in the solar system based on their respective distances from
the sun (closest to farthest).
2. The students will be able to arrange the planets in the order they appear from the sun.
3. The students will be able to model distinctive features of the planets such as Jupiter’s “Great
Red Spot”, planetary rings, atmospheric color, size, and any other features true to the planet
that the students find.
Technology:
1. The students will navigate an interactive informational website.
2. The students will create an image using Paint.
3. The students will navigate and edit a Microsoft Word document.
Introduce the Learning Activity:
1. Content:
1. The teacher will ask the students basic trivia questions about our solar system:
How many planets are there? What is Pluto? How many planets are closer to
the sun than Earth?
2. The teacher will introduce the lesson orally as Introduction to our Solar System
as a part of the 6th grade science curriculum.
2. Technology:
1. The teacher will introduce today’s activity (Solar System Safari) by describing
the task, “Today you will be navigating through NASA “Solar System 101” and
using information from this website to complete your Solar System Safari
worksheet. You will also be using Paint to create your own 2-D model of the
solar system.”
2. The teacher will write their homepage on the board and instruct the students to
go to the “Resources” page and click on the “Solar System Safari” document
link. Then instruct them to go to the “Resources” page and click on the link
NASA: Solar System 101 link using right click and “open in new tab”. This
allows them to keep the homepage open in case they need it again.
2. The teacher will explain that this is an interactive assignment and they should feel free to explore
the site further once they have completed the Safari worksheet. The teacher will show them the
website before they begin using it themselves to ‘wow’ them.
Provide Information:
1. The teacher will show how to navigate the NASA “Solar System 101” website to model desired
practice. The teacher will offer trivia questions in the beginning of the lesson to introduce the
topic of the lesson and provide the correct answers (How many planets are there? 8. What is
Pluto? A Dwarf Planet. How many planets are closer to the sun than Earth? 2.)
2. The teacher will model how to find information using the NASA “Solar System 101” website. The
teacher will return graded Safari worksheets with corrections to provide students with accurate
information.
3. The teacher will model how to use Paint for the students so they can create their own 2-D models
of the solar system.
4. The teacher will monitor their progress and answer any questions asked during the activity. The
teacher will observe their work by walking around the room and looking at each monitor to make
sure the students are on task.
5. These links will be provided in the beginning of the lesson:
1. http://student.plattsburgh.edu/mlacy001/
2. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/
Provide Practice:
1. The students will have access to individual computers with internet access to use the
links provided to access information to use to complete the Solar System Safari
worksheet.
2. The students will have access to Paint to create a 2-D model of the solar system.
Provide Knowledge of Results:
1. Verbal Feedback:
1. The teacher will comment on the students’ work as it is observed giving positive
feedback and redirection as needed.
2. The teacher will go over the questions in the Solar System Safari worksheet during the
last few minutes of class to provide immediate feedback.
2. Written Feedback:
1. The teacher will have the students print their worksheets and give turn them in for
correction. The teacher will then grade the worksheets (with corrections) and return
them to the students.
Review the Activity:
1. At the end of the lesson, the teacher will go over the Solar System Safari worksheet to provide
students with the correct answers to further their learning.
Method of Assessment:
1. The students will be graded using a holistic rubric and an analytic rubric provided below:
Solar System Safari!
2, Mercury and Venus
How many planets (excluding dwarf planets) have no moons?
Jupiter
Which planet (excluding dwarf planets) has the largest mass?
Mercury
Which planet (excluding dwarf planets) has the smallest mass?
Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Haumea (Charon is also
acceptable)
What are two of the dwarf planets?
Jupiter
Which planet has the greatest number of moons?
Earth
Which planet is home to the Sula nebouxii?
Analytic Rubric for the 2-D Solar System Models:
Color of Planet based on pictorial
evidence (Mercury = grey/ brown;
Venus = pale yellow; Earth = blue,
(white), green; Mars = red-orange;
Jupiter = (white), orange, red;
Saturn = pale brown, pale yellow;
Uranus = pale blue/ green;
Neptune = pale indigo)
0
1
Inaccurate color
Mostly accurate
color
2
Completely
accurate color
Order of Planets accurate
(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Inaccurate
Mostly accurate
(1-3 switched)
Accurate
Rings present on Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune
Inaccurate
Mostly Accurate
(1-2 missing)
Accurate
Jupiter’s Spot
Not present
N/A
Present