Lesson Plan

Science What is Energy?

Year 8
Lesson Plan No. 1
Group Members:
Autumn Jay-Ly.
Focus of this lesson:
Energy Conversion/Energy Analysed:
Project
Lesson Plan Number:
Week 10
Monday
Period 6
Lesson 1 of 2
Location/Setting:
Science Lab
G14
No. of Students:
27
Length of Class:
48 min
2:10 to 3:00pm
Organisation/ Student Groups:

Students work collaboratively to design a simple systems machine that explores energy
transformation, conservation and efficiency.
Classroom management strategy:
Teacher begins the class by standing at the front of the room and explaining the
goals for the day.
Teacher allows students the freedom to migrate between groups and exchange ideas.
They are responsible for providing feedback to peers.
Teacher demonstrates the activity on a computer and does it step by step on a
projector screen.
Teacher monitors and observes throughout the lesson, commenting on students
work frequently.

Materials, Resources, Equipment, References/Sources:
Laptop.
Socrative Application for Quizz component.
iBrainstorm for Design component.
Projector for demonstration.
Presentation demonstration document Project Experiment.
Assumed/ known prior art learning of students:
Students have basic knowledge in energy transfer and conservation from week 1 -8
Students have competent skills in starting, reviewing, evaluating experiments from week 5-8: conservation of energy
Students have prior knowledge in energy transformation and efficiency from week 1-5

Goals
Students look at energy efficient housing design and complete calculations for energy types, energy efficiency and energy conversions
Experiment: Students design an experiment investigating a feature of an energy efficient house e.g. thermal conductivity of building materials
Conduct a web search on one aspect of energy efficient housing e.g. relationship between height of window, latitude and width of eaves that will provide summer shade
and passive solar heating in winter
Percentage Energy Efficiency Worksheets: calculations of percentage energy efficiency. Differentiated levels of difficulty involving easier calculations, visual cues and
more accessible language

Arts Learning intentions for this particular class:
The aims of the lesson;
Students work in teams to design and demonstrate a working machine, completing a task in the home with more energy efficiency:
demonstrating different forms of energy and explaining how energy transfers and transformations cause change in simple systems
using appropriate language and representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings
identifying and constructing questions and problems that they can investigate scientifically
plan experiments, identifying variables to be changed, measured and controlled
Work collaboratively to identify questions and problems in relation to energy, and conduct investigations and report results

INTRODUCTION MAIN BODY CONCLUSION
Teacher Responsibility Mins Teacher Responsibility Mins Teacher Responsibility Mins
Refer to lesson learning objectives and
outcome.
Explain the first component of the
exercise- Design experiment
Show an illustrative demonstration of
the design experiment Wacky
Connections and work collaboratively
to improve outcome.
Enlist questions students are to
consider throughout the task;
machine have?
the weight is released?
transformation that occurs.


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5



Separate class in teams of 4.
Ask students if they are clear on the
instructions. And send them to their
desks and brainstorm [ICT
iBrainstorm]
Ask students to work on the design
illustrative component through ICT
iBrainstorm on a touch screen
monitor [iPad linked to each other].
Walk around and monitor students
work. Provide individual feedback.

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5



20
Students are asked to answer quizz
questions based on previous lessons
[ICT socrative application quiz,
iPad]
Clarify assessment expectations.
Ask students to pack up and clear
their tables.




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Student Responsibility Student Responsibility Student Responsibility
Listen, observe teacher.


Provide feedback and suggestions of
peers ideas.

Provide feedback and ask questions.

Contribute to recap lesson about arts.
Contribute to demonstration example.






Help and assist their peers. Engage in general discussion about
topic, share reflections
Tidy Classroom and pack up.
Total Time Allocated 10 Total Time Allocated 28 Total Time Allocated 10


Assessment

Project: Energy Transformations Rube Goldberg Challenge

A written report outlining the development process is submitted.
Illustrative drafts and works from ICT to be printed and submitted.
Final poster presentation including annotations.
3 Minute presentation on their machine project.


ICT-

iBrainstorm-
freeform drawing
connect to phones or ipads
collate ideas from multiple users simultaneously

Socrative-
Teacher custom device for quizzes
Students respond from their phone or ipad
Separates data into different formats for assessment and review