ScienceLessonPlan:Grade10

Unit:CareerInvestigations Date/TimeLength:186minutes
Lesson#6,7,8 Title:BuildingCareerPresentation

Planning
Goals(STSE,Knowledge,Skills,Attitude): SuppliesandMaterials
SafetyConsiderations
1) Providingstudentswithachoiceabouthowtheywish ManagementConsiderations
ProfessionalTeachingTargets
toconstructtheirpresentationswillhopefullyproduce 1) Studentchosenmeansof
abetterproductintheend presentationconstruction
materials

Outcomes:
1) Investigatecareerpathstovariousbranchesandsub
branchesofscience

Indicators:
2) Createarepresentationthatdemonstrates
interrelationshipsbetweenvariousbranchesandsub
branchesofscience

ApproachesEmployed:
1) Guidedapproachtostructureofpresentationallowsa
largedegreeofautonomywithinaprescribedsetof
choices

SettingtheStageIntroduction:Givingthestudentsthechoiceoftheircareer
andallowingseveraloptionsforpresentationformatwillgivethestudentsmuch
moreownershipovertheprojectandhopefullyproduceabetterpresentation.
Thiswillalsoprovidethestudentswithmoreofameaningfullearning
experiencebyfacilitatingtheirownlikeswithintheprovideframework.

15min StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes

1) Abriefdiscussioneachdaywithan Leadinstructiondiscussion
emphasisonproducingaquality aboutprogression
presentation
2) Providinglotsofpositivefeedbackby
helpingstudentsunderstandthatifthey
needanyhelpwithdesignthatthe
teachercanfacilitatethat
Develop StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes
ment: 1) Studentswillusetheinformationthat 1) Teacherwill
theyhavebeengatheringtoconstruct facilitate
150 theirpresentations constructionof
min presentations
2) Helpwillbe
providedwithdesign
andlayoutaswellas
withwhat
informationis
neededorifanything
morecouldbeadded
WrappingUpDiscussionwilloccurabouttheformatthatpresentationswilltake
1020min StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes
1) Studentswillhaveanopportunityto 1) Willprovidedany
askanyfinalquestionsregardingtheir andallinformation
presentations requestedaboutthe
actualpresentation

PostLessonConsiderations/Reflections:

AreStudentsreadytopresenttheprojects?
Hasenoughtimebeengiventofacilitatecompletion?
Havestudentsgainedanythingthroughtheapplicationofthisselfdirectedproblem
basedlearningproject?