LESSON PLAN: INSIDE THE EARTH Year Level: 11 Peri#$%Less#!: & Date: 1st March 2014 'NIT: Devel#(me!

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ST'DENTS PRE-IO'S .NO/LED*E: Discuss with students what they may know, if anything about the inside of the Earth. Have they heard of the words; Crust, Core, Mantel? RESO'R+ES RE0'IRED 1OR LESSON: ! "irtual #eality $"#% headsets $& 'er student 'air% (nteractive )hite *oard $()*%+ ,o take students through 're'ared -re.i on the inside of the Earth and different s'heres of the 'lanet LESSON O'T+OMES: /tudents to have a solid understanding that the Earth is internally differentiated into a layered structure. /tudents to begin to understand that the Earth0s outer layer are a 1igsaw 'u..le of 'lates that were once 1oined. *egin to be able to describe the difference between the hydros'here, lithos'here, geos'here and bios'here. ASSESSMENT O1 LESSON O'T+OMES: /tudent observations during lesson will be used to assess if students have gras'ed lesson outcomes.

SA1ETY AND RIS. ASSESSMENT: /tudents to be given a brief safety and instruction talk on the correct use of the "# headsets and reminded that they are a delicate and e!'ensive 'iece of e2ui'ment, to be handled with care. ST'DENT PREPARATION 1OR 2E*INNIN* O1 LESSON: 3ive students brief overview of this new to'ic+ Develo'ment of the geos'here. INTROD'+TORY PHASE: ,ime+ ,eacher direction 4 activity 4 instruction+ /tudent activity 4 what students are doing+ /tudents to sit at desks in a semi circle facing ()* Check for understanding 4 key 2uestions 4 manage the learning+ (C, and other #esources+

5 mins /ettle students and give 2uick safety and risk assessment discussion 2ODY O1 LESSON: ,ime+

,eacher direction4 activity /tudent activity 4 what 4 instruction+ students are doing+ (ntroduce the students to )atching -re.i the internal layers inside the Earth; crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. )atch -re.i that describes the earth, the de'th and com'osition of the layers. (nitially walk students through the simulation,

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Check for understanding 4 key 2uestions 4 manage the learning+ -ay attention to what students 'revious knowledge is.

(C, and other #esources+ ()* to watch -re.i

78 min then allow them to 'lay around with the simulation to develo' a dee'er understanding of the Earth0s interior.

(n com'uter lab9 /tudents to 'air u', with one "# headset between each 'air, sitting at com'uters that are loaded with "# 'rogram.

"# headsets E:;< e!'erience "# simulation software and 'rogram loaded u'< simulation of Earth0s interior.

+ONSOLIDATION: ,ime+ ,eacher direction4 activity /tudent activity 4 what 4 instruction+ students are doing+ -acking u' headsets and ensuring com'uter lab is left tidy. Check for understanding 4 (C, and other key 2uestions 4 manage the #esources+ learning+

3et students to clean u' 6 mins and let them know about what homework has been set for tonight.

=inish 4 summing u' 4 link to the ne!t lesson+ Homework+ ,o com'lete a >fill in the blanks0 sheet about the Earth0s interior. Evaluation+ /tudent+ Outcomes met / engaged / on task / learning How did the students res'ond to the use of (C, in the lesson? )ere they engaged with the -re.i, or did it 'ose some confusion or distraction? How did students feel about using the "# simulation to learn about the Earth0s interior? My teaching+ Changes Strengths / Weaknesses /

)as the lesson 'lanned well and was it easy to follow for the students? )as ( confident to take the students through the -re.i and the simulation or do ( re2uire more training?