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-236220-18288000GCU College of Education LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE03/2014Teacher Candidate:Grade Level:Date:Unit/Subject:Instructional Plan TitleEmily FitzgeraldGrades 6th-9thMarch 14, 2019ScienceDr. Mae Jemison and Chemical ReactionsI. PlanningLesson summary and focus:Students have been learning about Women’s History Month since the beginning of March. They have been learning about famous women in history. This week we have been discussing Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman astronaut and woman in space. Students will learn about how astronauts travel from Earth to space on rocket ships. Rocket ships need a lot of power to launch into space. This power comes from chemical reactions. Chemical reactions cause explosions that launch the rocket. Students will participate in an experiment in which they have to create their own chemical reaction by mixing baking soda and vinegar inside a plastic egg. Students will observe if whether the chemical reaction is strong enough to separate the halves of a plastic egg.Classroom and student factors:This lesson will be conducted in the self-contained special education classroom. There are 10 students in the class, all with an autism diagnosis, and each with varying skill levels and communication abilities.Since all students are on the autism spectrum, their levels of independence are varying. Many students require several prompts from staff members, as well as visual supports to complete tasks and assignments.National / State Learning Standards:Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). CCSS. ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.3Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.3Compare and Contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.9Specific learning target(s) / objectives:Students will be able to recall prior knowledge about Dr. Mae Jemison. Students will be able to make a hypothesis based on what they have learned. Students will also follow multi-step directions during the experiment and share their findings.Teaching notes:This lesson will address students’ ability to follow the multiple directions given during an experiment. Modifications can be made on the spot based on student understanding of the procedures as observed by the teacher.Since students are all on the autism spectrum, their levels of independence are varying. Many students require several prompts from classroom staff to complete tasks and assignments.Several students in the class have measuring/measurement goals on their IEPs. This lesson will address their ability to measure out the materials needed to complete the experiment.Students also have accurately answering ‘wh’ questions on their IEP goals. The end of lesson assessment will address these IEP goals as well.*See below for copies of end of lesson assessmentAgenda:Introduce the lesson to the students by reviewing students’ prior knowledge of Women’s History Month and Dr. Mae Jemison. Students will participate in discussion when given prompting questions.Students will recall knowledge of a space shuttle (rocket ship) and how it travels to space. Students will learn about a chemical reaction causing an explosion.Experiment will be set up on the group table in which materials will be laid out and identified by students.Students will each receive materials and follow step-by-step directions to complete their own chemical reaction.Students will observe what happened to their plastic egg when baking soda and vinegar were combined.Classroom discussion will be led by the teacher to talk about what they saw/heard. Was their hypothesis correct?Conclude the lesson by connecting the students’ experiment to the work of Dr. Jemison becoming an astronaut and studying rocket launches and chemical reactions.Students will complete an assessment of what they learned that asks questions about the experiment. Formative assessment:Students will be assessed on their participation in discussions and experiment. They will also be assessed based on their ability to follow directions throughout this lesson accurately and independently.The number of prompts given to each student will be monitored to assess the levels of independence needed to complete the lesson.Academic Language:Key vocabulary: Chemical ReactionWomen’s History MonthDr. Mae JemisonExplosionRocket Ship/Space ShuttleAcid and BaseObservationExperimentHypothesisFunction: Students will use these key vocabulary terms throughout the lesson to understand how an astronaut’s rocket ship launches into space.Form: Students will identify and understand the key vocabulary terms by following the directions before, during and after the experiment.Instructional Materials, Equipment and Technology: Prepared Plastic EggsWhite VinegarTissuesEmpty Egg CartonBaking SodaTapePlastic BasinCopies of End of Lesson AssessmentPencils Grouping: Students will participate in the lesson as a group at the classroom’s group table. Whole group discussion and participation will occur at the beginning and conclusion of the lesson.Students will complete the experiment individually as well as the concluding assessment.II. InstructionA. OpeningPrior knowledge connection:Students will apply their prior knowledge of Dr. Mae Jemison as identified as an amazing woman in history according to our social studies unit for Women’s History Month.Anticipatory set:Students will be able to recall their prior knowledge of Women’s History Month and Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American Woman and the first woman in space. Students will learn how rocket ships are launched into space. Students will create and observe a chemical reaction by mixing baking soda and vinegar. Students will learn that chemical reactions create power, like explosions used to launch rockets into space. Students will connect the experiment to Dr. Jemison and how she studied chemical reactions and conducted experiments like this in order to become the first woman in space.B. Learning and Teaching Activities (Teaching and Guided Practice):I DoStudents DoDifferentiationTeacher will introduce the lesson by discussing Women’s History Month and Dr. Mae Jemison.Teacher will advise students that they will focus on the first woman in space, Dr. Mae Jemison.Teacher will discuss how a space shuttle/rocket ship launches.Teacher will discuss chemical reactions help launch a rocket ship into space.Teacher will introduce experiment by discussing homemade chemical reactions by mixing baking soda and vinegar.Teacher will show the students materials needed to create their own chemical reaction and explain that they will fill a plastic egg with baking soda and vinegar to see what happens.Teacher will ask students “Is the vinegar and baking soda chemical reaction strong enough to open a plastic egg?”Teacher will ask students this question and tally their ‘yes’no’ responses.Teacher will pass out materials for experiment to each student.Teacher will explain and model each step of the experiment once all students’ eggs are assembled students will shake the eggs, set them in an egg carton in a plastic basin on the table and watch what happens.Teacher will call on students to describe what happened to the eggs.Teacher will ask students what they heard and saw while the vinegar and baking soda reacted. Teacher will return to the whiteboard and ask students the same question above to see if they were right.Teacher will ask students what they think would happen if they added more vinegar and baking soda.Conclude the lesson by connecting the class experiment to the work of Dr. Jemison.Teacher will pass out the end of lesson assessment for students to complete individually.Teacher will collect assessments from students to check for understanding.Students will listen to teacher and recall their knowledge of Women’s History Month and Dr. Mae Jemison. Students will answer prompting questions from teacherStudents will discuss how they think rocket ships get launched into space. Students will answer prompting questions from teacherStudents will participate in a discussion about chemical reactions. Students will answer prompting questions from teacher.Students will view and identify materials needed for today’s experiment.Students will hypothesize what they think will happen to the plastic egg when the baking soda and vinegar are mixed together.Students will answer the question “Is the vinegar and baking soda chemical reaction strong enough to open a plastic egg?” Their responses will be recorded by the teacher.Students will each receive materials to complete the experiment.Students will follow step-by-step directions for creating the chemical reaction inside the plastic egg after the step has been modeled by the teacher.Students will complete the experiment and observe what happened to the eggs after the baking soda and vinegar were mixed inside the closed egg and placed in the egg carton.Students will recall what they observed happening.Students will determine if their hypothesis from the beginning is correct.Students will hand in their assessments to the teacher.Students will discuss what they think would happen if they added more vinegar and baking soda.Students will participate in concluding discussion by connecting the experiment to the work of Dr. Jemison.Students will receive a cop of the end of lesson assessment and complete it individually.Teacher will ask prompting questions throughout the lesson, students with lower abilities will be expected to participate in the discussion by repeating back answers to questions that were just answered.Students will be guided throughout the entire lesson and experiment with help of the teacher and classroom aides. Each step of the experiment will be modeled by the teacher prior to the students completing it.Hand-over-hand support by classroom aides will be provided to students during the experiment portion of the lesson.Students will be provided picture supports on the end of lesson assessment to help them accurately answer the questions.The end of lesson assessment provides multiple choice questions. Students will circle their choice.III. ASSESSMENTSummative Assessment:Students will be assessed based on their ability to follow directions throughout the lesson and experiment, as well as accurately complete the end of lesson assessment correctly and independently.Differentiation:The end of lesson assessment questions will be read aloud to the whole class. Students will answer the questions independently.Students will be assessed on their ability to follow directions and their need for additional prompts throughout the lesson.Closure: Students will be able to understand chemical reactions and how they are applied to rocket ships launching into space. Students will connect the experiment to Dr. Jemison and how she studied chemical reactions and conducted experiments like this in order to become the first woman in space..Homework: This lesson will be completed during classroom time. No homework will be assigned.The following video was played for students to watch prior to the lesson being recorded for evaluation. The purpose for playing this video is to help students recall what we have been learning about throughout the week, the work of Dr. Mae Jemison. The video is a read-aloud version of the book “Mae Among the Stars,” by Roda Ahmed. The link for viewing this can be found at: following pictures are copies of the ‘End of Lesson’ Assessment being used to check student understanding at the end of the science experiment. ................
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