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1 Lesson Plan (based on AR Teaching Standards) Teacher candidate: Chrissy Davis Subject(s): Science Topic(s): _Simulation - Volcanos____

Circle the Blooms Domains that apply: Cognitive Affective Psychomotor

Grade: 6th

Ar ansas !rame"or s (complete S#$s): or Common Core Standards ESS.8.6.5 Diagram and explain how volcanoes work ESS.8.6.4 Conduc inves iga ions o iden i!" he varia#les wi hin volcanoes ha cause di!!eren "pes o! erup ions

#en%th o& lesson (speci&y be%innin% and endin% time): Start 9:00 /Finish_9: 0_

Learning $oals%&#'ec ives'S ds 4(8 The students "ill e(aluate ho" (olcanos "or ) The students "ill create a (olcano and ma e it erupt)

Considering Prior )nowledge *S ds +(5, *n &ourth %rade the students learned about chan%es to $arths sur&ace thou%h (olcanic acti(ity) Dia%ramin% and e+plainin% ho" (olcanos erupt is ne") S uden $rouping'S ds +(., 8 * "ill do direct instruction &or the lesson and teachin% about the ma e,up o& a (olcano) The students "ill be in %roups o& - or . &or the ma in% and eruptin% o& a (olcano) * chose this %roupin% because * "ant the students to %et a &irm %rasp on their o"n o& ho" a (olcano is made up) * "ant them in %roups to create their o"n (olcano so that they can "or to%ether and compete "ith other %roups to see "hose mi+ture produces the best (olcanic eruption) /eaching 0e hods'S ds 4, 6, -(8 Simulation / * "ant to do a simulation o& an eruption because it allo"s the students to see &irst,hand ho" po"er&ul an eruption can be)

0 LESS&1 DESC23P/3&1%4C/353/3ES6S ds +(8 Procedures * 1) *ntroduction: Pro!ecte" #ime: _ -$ minutes___


1emember yesterday "hen "e learned about ho" a (olcano is made up2 Today "e are %oin% to ta e that no"led%e and built our o"n (olcano and let it erupt) * "ant you to %et into the %roups that * assi%ned yesterday) Group one you ha(e the composite (olcano) Group t"o * "ant you to ma e a shield (olcano) Group three you "ill ma e a cinder cone (olcano) Group &our you ha(e the spatter cone (olcano)

0) #esson Content:
Pro!ecte" #ime: _%0 minutes___ 3sin% this play dou%h * "ant you to model your type o& (olcano) !or e+ample a shield (olcano is a lo" dome) * "ant you to mold the play dou%h into that shape "ith an openin% in the middle) There are pictures o& the di&&erent types o& (olcanos on the "all i& you need to loo bac at them) Be&ore you start * "ant you to ma e a prediction) 4rite do"n "hich (olcano you thin "ill ha(e a more &orce&ul eruption) 5 %o ahead and "or as a %roup to ma e your (olcanos) ,06 minutes, 5 class * see that you all are about done) * ha(e some 7entos and diet co e and "e are %oin% to %o outside and let our (olcanos erupt) Group one) 8lace the soda inside your (olcano and drop in one 7entos) Group t"o9three9&our)

:) Closure:
Pro!ecte" #ime: __ -$ minutes___ 4hich one had the hi%hest and most &orce&ul eruption2 4hy2 Good job class) 4hat did you learn today2 * "ould li e &or you to %o home and "rite out your prediction and "hat actually happened and a brie& statement as to i& you %uessed correctly)

-) $+tensions: &e'sites to e()lore* +uestions to research* esta'lishin, ne& in+uiries* a""itional a))lications http:;;library)thin <uest)or%;1=-.=;(olcanoes;types)php 0a erials and /echnolog"644 8lay dou%h 7entos Diet co e 4ssessmen 3n!ormal >and/or .'oth are not re+uire"/ 7ormal ?&ormati(e@ ?summati(e@ * "ill obser(e the %roups to ma e sure they are "or in% to%etherA and sharin% the "or 0odi!ica ions or 4ccommoda ions !or the hearin% impaired * "ill spea slo"ly and clearly) * "ill not turn my bac on them and * "ill pro(ide "ritten instructions) !or the $n%lish lan%ua%e learners * "ill spea slo"ly and clearly) * "ill pro(ide "ritten instructions) 0

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