KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Teacher Candidate:

Katie Shpakovsky

Cooperating Teacher:
Group Size:

17

Cristy Clemson
Allotted Time 30 mins

Subject or Topic: Weather Unit Review (Lesson 6)

Date:

2/26/14

Coop. Initials
Grade Level 4
Section

065

STANDARD:
S4.A.2.1.3: Observe a natural phenomenon (e.g., weather changes, length of
daylight/night, movement of shadows, animal migrations, growth of plants), record
observations, and then make a prediction based on those observations.
S4.D.2.1.2: Identify weather patterns from data charts or graphs of the data (e.g.,
temperature, wind direction, wind speed, cloud types, precipitation).
I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
A. Students will apply what they have learned in a review game
II.

Instructional Materials
A. 17 Study Guides

III.

Subject Matter/Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea)

A. Prerequisite skills
1. Students should know the 4 layers of Earths atmosphere
2. Students should know all key terms from lessons
3. Students should be able to use a wind scale
4. Students should be able to name which layer of the atmosphere
most weather occurs in
5. Students must be able to define Atmosphere
B. Key vocabulary
1. Air Pressure
2. Atmosphere
3. Troposphere
4. Stratosphere
5. Air Mass
6. Front
7. Greenhouse Effect

8. Cirrus
9. Cumulonimbus
10. Stratus
11. Cumulous
C. Big Idea
1. With out Earths Atmosphere, there would be no life on Earth
2. We can use the clouds to help us predict the weather
IV.

Implementation
A. Introduction
1. Before beginning the review game, teacher will explain the
rules to the students
2. Rules to Sink or Swim:
a. Students will be split into 3 teams
b. Only one person from each team will answer a question
c. If that team member get question correct, that team
member will either:
i. Sink a person from another ship OR
1. This person must get out of seat and sit
on the floor
ii. Take a person from another ship to be on his/her
team, or ship
1. Student must swim over to the other
ship
d. If a person is sunk, they may not answer a question
UNTIL
i. That persons team saves him
e. Teams can save a sunken member by answering a
question correctly
f. If any students break a rule, they will be out of the
game
g. The winning team will win small prize
B. Development
1. Students will split into 3 groups, or ships
a. Teacher will begin by asking first group their question
i. Teacher will be sure to give all teams an even
amount of questions
b. Teacher will have 17 questions prepared
i. After last student answers question, teacher will
begin repeating questions
1. Teacher will be sure not to give any
students the same question they had
c. When the game is over, teacher will give each member
on the winning ship their choice of a patterned pencil

i. At the end of class, each student will receive a

study guide
1. Students will be given time to work on
their study guide
C. Closure
1. Teacher will review study guide questions
2. Students must be sure to have all the correct answers on their
study guide
D. Accommodations/Differentiation
1. Students that do not complete the study guide will have the
opportunity to fill in the correct answers
E. Assessment/Evaluation Plan
1. Formative
a. Sink or Swim Review Game
2. Summative
a. Study guide questions
V.

Reflective Response
A. Report of Students Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives (after lesson is
taught)
Remediation Plan
B. Personal Reflection

VI.

Resources