ScienceLessonPlan

KaminaHam
Subject:5thgrade/Science

CentralFocus:Teamwork/UsingCLEVR

EssentialStandards/CommonCoreObjective(2):

Datesubmitted:9/22Datetaught:9/9/16

5.P.1.4Predicttheeffectofagivenforceora
changeinmassonthemotionofanobject.

DailyLessonObjective(1):
Performance

StudentswillcompleteaflowchartthatwilldepicttheelementsofCLEVRandshowwhatthey
thoughtabouthowtosaveFredwithonlyusing4paperclips.Theywillwritedownwhattheythoughtinthe
beginning,whattheirgroupideaswere,andhowitworkedintheend.

ConditionsStudentsmustworkindependently

CriteriaStudentsareexpectedtoearn5outof6points.
21stCenturySkills(1):
AcademicLanguageDemand(LanguageFunctionand

Vocabulary):
Criticalthinking,communication

Predict.CL(Claim)EV(Evidence)RReasoning
Beginning,Middle,End,Effect
Prerequisiteknowledgeandskillsneeded(1):
Knowledge:affects,CLEVR,teamwork
Skills:Predicting,Cooperating

Activity
1.Engage(3)

Getthem

2.Explore(3)

DescriptionofActivitiesandSetting
Greetingsclass.Today,Iwillbeleadinganactivity
calledsavingFred.Couldsomeonereadthefirst
paragraphofmystory.(studentreads)Thanks.Could
someonereadthesecondparagraph?

Okaysowhathappenedinthisstory?
Whatisourproblem?

Studentswillhelpmereadapassagethattalksaboutwhat
happenedtoFredandfocusestheminontheproblem.

Scienceexperiment

Okaygreat.Sowearenowgoingtodoascience
experiment.Theproblemquestionis:

Howdotheygetfredoutofthewaterwithoutusingtheir
hands?

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Time
5min

3035


Thereare3musts

1.

Mustgrablifesaverfromundertheboat
withoutdroppingFredorusingyourhands.
2. MustgetFredthroughthelifetube(life
saver)
3. Mustincludeallmembers.
Youcanonlyuseyourpaperclipstomoveitems
around.

Doeseverybodyunderstandthe3musts?

Cansomeonepleasehelpmepassoutsomeflow
charts?Thanks____

BeforeIpassoutthematerialslet'slabelthisflowchart.
Beginning,During,andEnd.

Inthefirstboxdrawthematerialswewillbeusingand
writeoneideaorpredictionyouhaveabouthowtosolve
thisproblem.Thisistheideayouwillsharewithyour
groupmemberswhenwegetstarted.

Awesome.SonowIneedonevolunteerfromeachgroup
togatherthematerialsandasecondvolunteertosetup
thescenarioasyouseeitonthescreen.

StudentswillcompletetheSaveFredprocedurebelow:

1. Workwithagroupand"SaveFred".
2. Followtherules.
Fred, the boat, the life preserver can be
touched only with the paper clips. NO
HANDS.
3. Developadatasectionthatincludes
DiagramsofhowyousavedFred
A detailed protocol describing the
diagrams.
Source:http://www.nclark.net/SaveFredLab.doc

Students will also select who will get the materials

and set them up. They must use all the team
members in their group. They will begin to explore
onceeveryonehadtheirmaterials.

Questions:

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1. Whatisthefirstmust?
2. Whatisthesecondmust?
3. Whatarewedoing?

3.Explain(3)

10minintothelesson.OkayclassnowIwantyouto
fillinthesecondbox.Whataresomeofyourgroupideas
sofar?Besuretodrawapictureandfilloutthewriting
portion.

Studentswillcontinueworking,whiletheteachermoves
aroundtoobservehowstudentsareworkingtogether.

Afterallgroupsarefinishedtheteacherwillcontinue

Okayawesomejob.EveryonesavedFred.Inthelastbox
writehowyoudidit.

Whatworkedout?Whydiditwork?

Thiswillbeyourreasoningsectionaswell.
Afteryouhavefinishedyourworksheetwewilldiscuss
thisactivity.

Doesanyonehaveanyquestions?Iwillgiveacoupleof
minutestofilloutyourworksheet.

Greatjobwithfiguringouttheseproblems.Wehadtoput 1015min.
ourthinkingcapson.Thepaperclipschangedthemotion
ofthecup,theworm,andthelifesaver.Thisexperiment
requiredteamworkandcollaboration.Scientistsmustalso
collaborate.Theywritedownwhattheythinkortheir
predictionandthentheypresenttheirideastothegroup

WhatletterisnotinTeamwork?I,correct,sothismeans
thatyoucannotdoteamworkalone.

Couldsomeonesharewiththeclasswhattheiroriginal
claimorideawas?
Thanksforsharing.
WhatdidyouoryourgroupmembersdotosaveFred?
Great...Someofyoumayhavebentthepaperclip,sothat
youcoulddomore.Howdidthiswork?Whatwasthe
reasoningbehindit?

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4.Elaborate/Extend(3)

5.Evaluate(Assessmentmethods)(3)

Studentswillbepartofadiscussionandtalkaboutwhat
theylearnedandhowtheysolvedtheproblemofFred.
StudentswillalsoreviewhowitrelatedtoClEvR.

Questions:
Whatdidyourgroupdo?
Whatisteamwork?

Alrightclass,sothroughouttheclasswehavebeen
510min.
fillingoutaflipchart.Thefirstboxaskedyoutowrite
downyourideas.Thesecondboxwasusedtowrite
downyourprogressandyourgroupideas.Thethirdbox
istheconclusionaboutwhatyoudidandwhatworked.
Makesureyoudrawapictureandalsowritedownwords
thatdescribewhatyoudid.Aftertheyhavecompleted
theflowchartthefollowingquestionscanbeansweredif
timepermits.

Questions:
Howwouldyousolvetheproblemwithjust23
paperclips?Tryitwithyourgroup.
Didyourboatfloataway?
Whatdidsomeofyourmembersdointhegroup?
Whatifyoudidthisprojectbyyourself?Wouldit
haveworked?

Formativecheckedthroughquestions,observations,and
probing.

SummativeTheflowsheetworksheetwillbe
gradedandshowthestudentsabilitytomake
predictionsanduseCLEvR.

Total6points
Writingideas(3boxes)3pts.
Drawing/Diagrams(3boxes)3pts.

Mastery:
Completingtheworksheetinatimelyfashionincluding
thepredictionfirst,theideasduringthetheexperiment,
andtheconclusion.Picturesmustalsobeincluded.
PartialMastery:
Completedpartofthequestionsonlyhadpictures,very
littletext.

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Nomastery:
Completedoneboxanddidnotfollowtheflowofthe
flowchart.(Beginning,During,End)

Studentmodifications/Accommodations:
Giftedchildrenwhomayfinishfast,Iwouldgivethemlesspaperclipsandaskthemwhatotherobjects
couldbeusedotherthanapapercliptomakeamoreeffectivetooltosaveFred.Whatareotherways
touseapaperclip?Iwouldthenhavethemtestthedifferentvariableandtimehimselfwhiledoingit.
Materials/Technology(1):
Powerpoint
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nbJvgc8DSTSpp05YI35tZrJAxP_xpyeSq7PMi4GvcI/edit?usp
=sharing
SmartBoard
ComputerandProjector
Flowchart
Lessonreview=>Source:http://www.nclark.net/SaveFredLab.doc
Reflectiononlesson:

Thelearningwasdeterminedbytheflowchartsthatstudentscompleteandthediscussion.Ithink
moststudents,around75%understoodtheimportanceofworkingasagroup,especiallywhenyouare
limitedonresources.OnethingIthoughtwassuccessfulwasthatstudentswereexcitedaboutfiguring
outtheproblem.TheybegantalkingtoeachotherandIthinkmyverbalresponsesencouragedhelped
themtofeelthattheycoulddoit.OneunsuccessfulthingwasthefactthatIdidn'tnotordermylesson
properly.TherewasonepointinthelessonwhereIdidn'tgivekidsenoughtimetowritetheideasof
theirclassmates.Iencouragedeachtabletotakeonepaperclipaway.Thiswasunsuccessfulbecauseit
tookthefocusoffoftheactuallyworksheet.Ithinkpacingandschedulingmylessonwouldhelpto
improveitinthefuture.IhadextratimeattheendsoIcouldhavegiventhemlongertocompleteeach
box.WhenIobservedthekids,Ishouldhavemadesuretheywerefollowingtherulesoftheexperiment.
ThiswasthefirstlessonItaught,soIthoughtitwentreallywell.

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