ED 345 Calvin College Lesson Planning Form

Teacher:

Jenny DeNooyer

Date: 11/20

Subject/ Topic/ Theme: Heat Unit Final assessment

I. Objectives
What is the main focus of this lesson?
This lesson serves as a final assessment of the heat unit.
How does this lesson tie in to a unit plan? (If applicable.)
This is lesson 5/5 in the heat unit. This lesson includes the final assessment.
What are your objectives for this lesson? (As many as needed.) Indicate connections to
applicable national or state standards. If an objective applies to only certain students write the
name(s) of the student(s) to whom it applies.
-SWBAT discuss and record the information they have learned over the entirety of the heat unit.
-SWBAT display their understanding of the unit in written or verbal form.

II. Before you start

Prerequisite knowledge
and skills.

-Information from lesson 1-4 regarding heat, heat sources, m=heat

movement, and heats effect on molecules.
-Class discussion
-final assessment paper

Assessment
(formative and
summative)

Universal Design for Learning Networks/Domains (see UDL Guidelines)

RECOGNITION
Multiple Means of Representation
Options for Perception
-Class discussion/review

Options for Language/Symbols

-Class discussion/review
-Sharing own thoughts in
assessment
-Written and drawn responses on
final assessment
Options for Comprehension
-Class discussion/review

STRATEGIC
Multiple Means of Expression
(Action)
Options for action/interaction
-Class discussion/review

AFFECTIVE
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Options for recruiting interest
-Sharing own thoughts in
assessment

Options for Expression

-Class discussion/review
-Written and drawn responses on
final assessment

Options for Sustaining Effort &

Persistence
-Written and drawn responses on
final assessment

Options for Executive Function

-Class discussion/review
-Sharing own thoughts in
assessment

Options for Self Regulation

-Sharing own thoughts in
assessment
_Written and drawn responses on
final assessment

Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson
and do you have them?

-Science folders (each student has one)

-Final assessment

Do you need to set up

your classroom in any
special way for this
lesson? If so, describe it.

N/A

III. The Plan

Tim
Parts
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Motivatio
n
(Opening/
Introducti
on/
Engageme
nt)
Developm
ent

The description of (script for) the lesson, wherein you describe teacher
activities and student activities
All week we have been acting as scientists to answer our three big questions and we
did it!

-Allow students to share different part they enjoyed over the last week and what they
learned.

Discuss the three questions and what we did to answer all of them. What did we
learn?
1. Where does heat come from (sources)
2. How does heat move?
3. What does heat do to molecules?
Refer to folder if needed.
We are going to use what we learned to fill our final scientific document with our
official findings.
-Pass out final assessment.
-Read as a group
-Students must complete independently, although teacher can reread and explain
questions to students.
Allow students to share their final answer (the favorite thing they learned).
Collect worksheets
-review assessment by sharing answers aloud.
Allow students to take home their science folders.

Closure

Your reflection on the lesson including ideas for improvement for next time: