Lesson Sketch for EDT 313 Individual completing this lesson plan: Lesson title: Ramps all Around

Jenna Gerstle Date that lesson was taught: 4/8/14

Standards in 2 Domains: 1. Cognitive Development - Science - Science n!uir" and Application - n!uir" - #a$e care%ul o&servations. '. (anguage and (iterac" Development - Reading - Reading Compre)ension - *it) modeling and support+ descri&e+ categori,e and compare and contrast in%ormation in in%ormational te-t. Instructional ob ectives: 1. .)e students /ill &e a&le to ma$e care%ul o&servation to %ind ramps in t)e real /orld around t)em. '. .)e students /ill &e a&le to+ /it) modeling and support+ descri&e and compare in%ormation a&out t)e di%%erent $inds o% ramps %rom t)e &oo$. E!periences: 0otice ramps and slanted sur%aces in t)e surrounding /orld. 1oca&ular": ntroduce+ use+ and rein%orce t)e /ords ramp+ inclined plane+ slanted+ up+ and do/n. #aterials: pieces o% card&oard or %oam core or /ood2 card&oard tu&es+ some split )ori,ontall" to %orm troug)s2 &o-es or &loc$s to prop up ramps2 dra/ing materials and clip&oard 1. Students /ill listen to t)e reading o% Roll+ Slope+ and Slide &" #ic)ael Da)l. '. Students /ill t)en go &ac$ t)roug) t)e &oo$ /it) t)e teac)er to loo$ at and discuss &" descri&ing and comparing t)e man" /a"s /e use ramps ever" da". 3. 4rovide ramp &uilding materials and let c)ildren construct some ramps. 5-amine t)e structures toget)er. As$ c)ildren: *)at is a ramp6 *)ic) o% t)ese structures are ramps6 7o/ do "ou $no/6 During "our discussion+ introduce anot)er term %or ramps8inclined planes. 4. Go %or a /al$ around t)e sc)ool"ard or neig)&or)ood loo$ing %or inclined planes or slanted sur%aces. .a$e paper+ pencil+ and a clip&oard so "ou can $eep a list o% inclined planes or ramps t)at t)e c)ildren see. 9ou ma" also /ant to ta$e p)otos o% t)e items t)e c)ildren spot. :. 4rovide materials so c)ildren can dra/ t)e ramps t)e" see. Sa%et" Considerations: Re;ect and S)are: Revie/ t)e list <and pictures= o% slanted sur%aces t)e c)ildren spotted. 5ncourage c)ildren to consider t)e purpose o% some o% t)e inclined planes+ suc) as roo%s+ entrance ramps+ and side/al$ cuts. *)at can roll up <or do/n or o%%= t)ose ramps6 "esource# )ttp://///.peepandt)e&ig/ide/orld.com/guide/pd%/peep-guide-ramps.pd% Evidence of student learning: .)e list o% ramps in t)e real-/orld t)at t)e students ma$e /ill &e tangi&le evidence o% t)eir a&ilit" to recogni,e ramps and t)eir uses in t)e /orld t)e" live in. A c)ec$list o% t)e students /ill &e $ept and /ill indicate /it) an >-? /)en a student meets eac) o&@ective. Aor e-ample+ /)en a student is a&le to ma$e o&servations to identi%" ramps in t)e real-/orld+ t)e" /ill get an B-B on t)e c)ec$list. Also+ i% a student is a&le to compare and contrast in%ormation in t)e Roll+ Slide+ and Slope &oo$+ t)e" /ill receive an B-B. % t)e students s)o/ some a&ilit" to complete t)e o&@ectives+ &ut not complete master"+ t)e /ill receive a B/B mar$. A pre-post test /)ole class s)eet /ill &e $ept t)at /ill trac$ and compare t)e num&er o% students t)at visi&l" e-pressed t)eir a&ilit" ma$e o&servations to identi%" ramps in t)e real-/orld and compare and contrast in%ormation in t)e Roll+ Slide+ and Slope &oo$.