Teacher Name: Audrinna Sundas Unit Title: Materials and properties

Time: 60 min Grade: 3

Lesson: strong structures

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment

Students will be able to explain that buildings

need to be built out of strong materials.
Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

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Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

Beginning the Lesson:

- Teacher will review two things from last class.
a. Wood and metal are used to make buildings.
b. Shape can determine if the building is stable or not.
- Teacher will show a video of Three Little Pigs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
15 min - Teacher will ask questions.
a. What does the first brother uses to build his house? (straw)
b. What does the second brother uses to build his house? (wood)
c. What does the second brother uses to build his house? (brick)
d. Which is the strongest? (3rd brick)
Developing the Lesson:
Teacher will further explain that houses and other buildings needs to be strong and
stable so that it does not collapse.
Teacher will show 10 pictures of famous buildings from the world and will discuss
through the picture one by one.
a. Eiffel tower (Paris France)
b. Taj Mahal (India)
c. Leaning tower of Pisa (Italy)
d. Flatiron building (New York)
10 min e. Space needle (Washington)
f. The shard (England)
g. Guggenheim Museum (Spain)
h. Falling water (USA, Pennsylvania)
i. Sagrada Familia (Spain)
j. Forbidden City (China)

Activity: Teacher will group students into 5. Each group will have 3
30 min students. Teacher will distribute toothpicks and one packet of
marshmallow to each group. Teacher will ask them to make a house or
anything with the help of toothpick and marshmallow.

Closing the Lesson:

Teacher will ask the students to put their buildings on the green chair.
5 min Teacher will review the lesson again.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

- Video: after video asking questions.
- Activity: building a house (anything)
with the help of marshmallow and
toothpick.
- Visual: Teacher will show pictures of
famous buildings through the power
point.
- Group work: Teacher will do a group
activity so that students can learn and
collaborate with their friends.

Resources
Power point
Toothpick