ScienceLessonPlan:Grade10

Unit:CareerInvestigation Date/TimeLength:124min
Lesson#9,10 Title:PBLPresentations

Planning
Goals(STSE,Knowledge,Skills,Attitude): SuppliesandMaterials
SafetyConsiderations
1) TheculminationofthePBLwillprovideeverystudent ManagementConsiderations
ProfessionalTeachingTargets
withavarietyofinformationaboutcareerpathsin
science 1) Studentspresentations
2) Rubricsformarking
2) Eachstudentwillhavegatheredarelargedegreeof
informationabouttheirchosencareerbutwillthen
learnagreatdealabouttheothercareerpathsthatother
individualshavechosen.

Outcomes:
1) Investigatecareerpathsrelatedtovariousbranchesand
subbranchesofscience

Indicators:
1) Representtherangeofcareeroptionsavailablerelated
toaspecificbranchorsubbranchofscience
2) AttendaSciencerelatedcareerpresentationand
analyzecareerchoicesbasedoninformationpresented

ApproachesEmployed:
1) Studentleaddemonstrationsabouttheirchosencareer
2) Assessmentinregardstopresentationaswellasthe
smallamountofmaterialthatwillbehandedin

SettingtheStageIntroduction:Studentwillberandomlychosentopresenttheir
presentations,whichwilloccurthroughavarietyofoptions

StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes

5min 1) Studentswillhaveroughly5minutes 1) Preparetoevaluate
eachtopresenttheircareerpresentation studentpresentations
Develop StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes
ment: 1) Studentswillinturnorinpairspresent 1) Willevaluateall
theirprojectsoverthecourseof2days projectsbasedon
105 rubricandhandedin
min material

WrappingUp1)Studentswillnothaveanopportunitytoaskquestionsduringpresentations
2) Adiscussionwilloccurattheendofpresentationswherestudentswilltalkabouttheirprojects
andhowtheyfeltaboutthewholeprocessofPBLandfillouttheselfassessmentrubrics
15min StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes
1) GroupdiscussionaboutPBLbased 1) Teacherwilllead
approachandcareeropportunities discussion
2) Studentswillhaveafewminutestofill 2) Collectall
outtheirselfassessmentontheirrubric outstanding
paperworkincluding
selfassessedrubric
androughdraft
questionnairesheet

PostLessonConsiderations/Reflections:
1) Wasthediscussionilluminatinginregardstostudentsparticipation?
2) Howcloselydidthestudentsselfassessmentmatchwithmyown?
3) Istheirroomtoreducetheamountoftimeneedforcertainaspectsofthis
projectorismoretimeneededincertainaspects?
4) Lookathowmuchassessmentwasconductthroughoutthetimelineofthe
projectandseeifthatmatchedwithperceivedstudentoutcomes?
5) Howcloselydidthestudentsachievethedesiredoutcomes?
6) Isthereroomforimprovementwiththisproject?
7) Shouldmorevariedoptionsbemadeavailabletochooseforminregardsto
presentationformats?