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ELEMENTARY UNIT/ LESSON PLANNING COMMENTARY

Your Name: Jenna Fishoff
Date: 5/20/14
Unit/Lesson Title: How oes !atter "han#e$
%rae Le&el an "ontent 'rea: (r %rae )*ien*e
Num+er of )tuents: 2,
Total 'mount of Time: 1 hour
1- Learnin# %oals/)tanars: What concepts, essential qestions o! "e# s"ills $ill %e #o! &ocs'
What (o #o $ant #o! st(ents to "no$ at the en( o& this nit/lesson'
St(ents (e)onst!ate n(e!stan(in* that $hen t$o o! )o!e s%stances a!e co)%ine(, a ne$
s%stance )a# %e &o!)e( $ith p!ope!ties that a!e (i&&e!ent &!o) those o& the o!i*inal )ate!ials+ The
content stan(a!(s &o! this lesson,
(.)1-# .h/si*al )*ien*es: St(ents "no$ that $hen t$o o! )o!e s%stances a!e co)%ine(, a ne$
s%stance )a# %e &o!)e( $ith p!ope!ties that a!e (i&&e!ent &!o) those o& the o!i*inal )ate!ials+
(015-e 0n&esti#ation an 123erimentation: Collect (ata in an in-esti*ation an( anal#.e those (ata
to (e-elop a lo*ical conclsion+
2- 4ationale: Wh# is this content i)po!tant &o! #o! st(ents to lea!n an( ho$ (oes it p!o)ote social
/stice'
(+ 0entif/in# an su33ortin# lan#ua#e nees, What a!e the lan*a*e (e)an(s o& the
nit/lesson' 0o$ (o #o plan to sppo!t st(ents in )eetin* thei! En*lish lan*a*e (e-elop)ent
nee(s 1incl(in* aca(e)ic lan*a*e2'
St(ents $ill nee( to (e)onst!ate n(e!stan(in* o& aca(e)ic -oca%la!#, Matte!, p!ope!t#, ele)ent,
ato), pe!io(ic ta%le, e-apo!ation, )eltin*, che)ical chan*e, soli(, liqi(, *as+
4- '**essin# 3rior 5nowle#e an +uilin# u3on stuents6 +a*5#rouns7 interests an nees:
0o$ (o #o! choices o& inst!ctional st!ate*ies, )ate!ials an( seqence o& lea!nin* tas"s connect
$ith #o! st(ents3 %ac"*!on(s, inte!ests, an( nee(s'
I plan to access p!io! "no$le(*e %# &i!st as"in* st(ents i& the# "no$ $hat (i&&e!ent t#pes o& st(ies
scientists con(ct an( to p!o-i(e e4a)ples+ Then I as" st(ents to !ecall $hat the# lea!ne( the past 5
(a#s an( ha-e st(ents $o!" in ta%le *!ops to thin"6pai!6sha!e (i&&e!ent concepts $e ha-e lea!ne(+
Each ta%le $ill %e assi*ne( a (i&&e!ent qestion+ What )a"es p )atte!' 7+ What a!e the &o!)s o&
)atte!' 8+ What a!e che)ical chan*es in )atte!'
When st(ents a!e pa!ticipatin* in the e4pe!i)ent, I allo$ st(ents to choose &!o) !e(, #ello$, %le,
o! *!een *le, %# *i-in* the) choice o$ne!ship o& thei! lea!nin* is esta%lishe(, $hich )a"es it )o!e
!ele-ant an( )eanin*&l+ Also, %# actall# pa!ticipatin* in a han(s6on e4pe!i)ent, st(ents a!e a%le
to e4pe!ience lea!nin* th!o*h )o!e than one o& thei! &i-e senses+ 9# connectin* to thei! state(
inte!ests o! !ecent e4pe!iences, I a) a%le to %il( on these to p!o-i(e !ele-anc# to )# lesson an(
"eep the st(ents en*a*e(+
5- '**ommoations: What acco))o(ations o! sppo!t $ill #o se &o! all st(ents 1incl(in*
En*lish Lan*a*e Lea!ne!s an( st(ents $ith special e(cational nee(s, i+e+ GATE
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st(ents an( st(ents $ith IEP3s2' E4plain ho$ these &eat!es o& #o! lea!nin* an(
assess)ent tas"s $ill p!o-i(e all st(ents access to the c!!icl) an( allo$ the) to
(e)onst!ate thei! lea!nin*+
Wo!( $all &o! )ate!ials $ill %e )a(e a-aila%le &o! st(ents to access &o! thei! e4pe!i)ent+
8- Theor/: Which theo!ies sppo!t #o! nit/lesson plan' 1e4plain the connections2
:!in* this lesson, I sca&&ol( the enti!e science e4pe!i)ent, $hich is a han(s6on c!eati-e p!o/ect+
Each step (!in* the e4pe!i)ent $ill nee( to %e %!o"en (o$n an( )o(ele( so that all st(ents $ill
"no$ e4actl# $hat to (o, especiall# as the!e a!e che)icals %ein* se( that can %e ha!)&l i& han(le(
inco!!ectl#+ Sca&&ol(in* $ill %e essential &o! all st(ents3 sccess&l lea!nin*+ The inst!ctional
st!ate*#, sca&&ol(in*, can &all n(e! ;#*ots"#3s theo!# o& the .one o& p!o4i)al (e-elop)ent 1<P:2,
$hich has %een (e&ine( as =the (istance %et$een the actal (e-elop)ental le-el as (ete!)ine( %#
in(epen(ent p!o%le) sol-in* an( the le-el o& potential (e-elop)ent as (ete!)ine( th!o*h p!o%le)
sol-in* n(e! a(lt *i(ance, o! in colla%o!ation $ith )o!e capa%le pee!s> 1;#*ots"#2+ ;#*ots"#
%elie-e( that $hen a st(ent is at the <P: &o! a pa!ticla! tas", p!o-i(in* the app!op!iate assistance
$ill *i-e the st(ent eno*h o& an i)p!o-e)ent to achie-e the tas" on thei! o$n+ Ths, i& I sca&&ol(
these s"ills necessa!# &o! sccess&l co)pletion o& the &i!st (!a&t, the st(ents $ill e-entall# )aste!
these s"ills an( $ill %e a%le to co)plete the) a*ain on thei! o$n, $ithot the sca&&ol(+
I also applie( st(ent inte!ests an( p!io! "no$le(*e to %il( on !ele-anc# (!in* )# lesson as I open
the lesson as"in* the st(ents i& the# "no$ $hat scientists (o, $hat t#pes o& !esea!ch an( st(ies
the# con(ct an( to p!o-i(e e4a)ples+ St(ents $ill nee( to access p!io! "no$le(*e an( e4pe!ience
&!o) %oth school an( at ho)e in o!(e! to !elate an( ans$e! this qestion+ Lis Moll sppo!ts this i(ea
o& clt!all# !ele-ant c!!icl) as he clai)s that inco!po!atin* st(ents3 &n(s o& "no$le(*e into
lessons is i)pe!ati-e+ Moll a!*es that i& st(ents can appl# an( see thei! o$n "no$le(*e, inte!ests,
an( e4pe!iences %ein* inco!po!ate( into the class!oo), the# a!e a%le to see that lea!nin* an(
"no$le(*e is )eanin*&l+
I also allo$ st(ents to choose &!o) !e(, #ello$, *!een o! %le *le $hen con(ctin* thei! o$n
e4pe!i)ent, as this esta%lishes o$ne!ship o& thei! lea!nin*, $hich )a"es it )o!e !ele-ant an(
)eanin*&l to the)+
The st(ents $ill thin"6pai!6sha!e n)e!os ti)es th!o*hot the lesson as I as" the) qestions
%e&o!e, (!in*, an( a&te! the e4pe!i)ent+ St(ents $ill also %e a%le to $o!" in *!ops $hen $!itin*
thei! conclsions to the e4pe!i)ent+ This coope!ati-e (iscssion st!ate*# p!o-i(es st(ents ti)e an(
st!ct!e &o! thin"in* an( it ena%les the) to &o!)late in(i-i(al i(eas an( sha!e the) $ith a
class)ate an( e-en the enti!e class+ This can &all n(e! socioclt!al theo!# %ecase lea!nin* is
colla%o!ati-e, teache! an( st(ents a!e %oth in-ol-e( in the lea!nin* p!ocess+ St(ents3 pa!ticipation
in social inte!actions p!o)otes lea!nin* an( (eepe! n(e!stan(in* o& the concept %ein* ta*ht+
9- 4efle*tion: (answer the following questions after the teaching of this unit/lesson) What (o #o &eel
$as sccess&l in #o! lesson an( $h#' I& #o col( *o %ac" an( teach this lea!nin* se*)ent a*ain
to the sa)e *!op o& st(ents, $hat $ol( #o (o (i&&e!entl# in !elation to plannin*, inst!ction, an(
assess)ent' 0o$ col( the chan*es i)p!o-e the lea!nin* o& st(ents $ith (i&&e!ent nee(s an(
cha!acte!istics'
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