Subject: For my second lesson, I will be teaching a lesson related to science.
Topic of study: I'll be teaching a lesson about astronomy.
Time Allotment: I have been allotted one hour for my lesson.
Standards: (According to the AZ Department of Education)
"Integrate quantative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
"Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts."
"Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgement based on research findings, and speculation in a text."
"Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, of multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic."
Objectives: For my lesson, I would like my students to have a better understanding of what the solar system is and how it works. Which planets make up the solar system? Where are we in the solar system? In addition to the planets, I would like students to have a general idea of what else is in space, natural and man-made, such as meteors and satellites.
REFLECTING ON:
Assessing Prior Knowledge:
-What do the students need to know prior to the lesson?
Generally speaking, students should have a relatively good understanding of picking out important information from a specific text and determining what kind of information to use for their "projects." Otherwise, since my lesson would be taking place right at the beginning of a new lesson, students don't necessarily need to have a very big understanding of the solar system.
-How will prior knowledge and experience be assessed?
As far as astronomy goes, as mentioned above, the students do not to know much information about astronomy, space, and/or the solar system, so for the actual specific area I will not be assessing any kind of prior knowledge and experience. After students browse around the websites provided and listed, I plan on presenting a "demonstration" of a planet and asking students to tell me about what they learned. By doing this, I hope students will be able to take important information from text or information relayed to them verbally and pinpoint the most important facts.
-How will you use this information in the planning process?
In the planning process, I would have to find an article, website, or presentation about a specific planet in order to present the information to my class.
Planning Instruction:
-Why should the content of this lesson be taught at this grade level?
I think that the content of this lesson should be taught to 5-6th graders because it allows students to, for lack of better term, go outside of typical science courses that are relatively basic. Astronomy can be a fascinating subject and I think that it's a neat subject to tie in with standards.
-How do the objectives that you have for the lesson align with the standards?
The objectives that I have for the lesson align with the standards by asking students to pinpoint certain information and determine what is important enough to include in their presentations. In addition, the standards do not necessarily state which topic needs to be taught in order to meet state standards, so I plan on keeping the common core standards in mind in my lesson.
-When will the lesson be taught in the course of the school year? Why?
The lesson will be taught midway through the school year, around November or December, I'd say. I would like for this lesson to take place at this time to allow and ensure students have a relatively good understanding of technical subjects and what is expected of them now that they are in middle school. In addition, I would want to give students the opportunity to explore areas of science and be able to understand the information that is being presented to them.
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