Assignment9

Name:GraceErb
Class/Subject:4thgrade,science
Date:10/19/15
Highlightedassessmentandwroteadditionalatbottom.
StudentObjectives/StudentOutcomes:
Studentswillbeabletodiscussagentsoferosionandhowtheyaffectland.
Studentswillbeabletoidentifydifferentlandformsanddiscusswhattypesof
erosionleadtoit.
ContentStandards:
4ESS11
Identifyevidencefrompatternsinrockformationsandfossilsinrocklayersforchanges
inalandscapeovertimetosupportanexplanationforchangesinalandscapeovertime.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.2.B
Developthetopicwithfacts,definitions,concretedetails,quotations,orother
informationandexamplesrelatedtothetopic.
Materials/Resources/Technology:
ScienceJournals
ScienceTextbook
Smartboard
Studentsmarkers/colorpencils
Computerpaper
Pencils
Scissors

StartofClass:

Askthestudentstositattheirdeskswiththeirsciencejournals,textbooks,pencil,andcoloring
utensils.

Introductionoflesson:
TellthestudentsthatTodaywewillbelearningallaboutagentsoferosion.Whatis
erosion?Havethechildrenraisetheirhandsandsupplysomeanswers.Thentellthe
childrenthaterosionisthegraduallydestructionofasurfacefromnaturalagents.Does
anyonehaveandideasofwhatthenaturalagentsare?Havethestudentsshoutout
answersandwhenyouhearacorrectone,writeitonthesmartboard.Attheendyou
shouldhavewater,wind,andice.Ifthestudentshaventnamedaspecificagentaidthem
withquestionssuchas:

Whathelpsformmountains?
WhatformedtheGrandCanyon?
Howaredesertsformed?
LessonInstruction:
Nowhavethestudentsopenuptheirtextbookstopages231233.Whileyouswitchtothe
textbookpagesonthesmartboard.Showthestudentsthepicturesinthetextbookthat
showwater,wind,andiceerosion.Giveexamplesforeacherosionandwriteunderits
categoryonthesmartboard:
Water:runningwaterandraincaneroderocksthroughweatheringandthemovementof
settlement.Raincanalsobringchemicalsthaterodesurfaces.
Examples:Canyons,caves,rivers,andstreams.
Wind:movesearth,sand,andsoilinordertochangesurfacesandcreatelandforms.
Examples:sanddunes,loess,deserts.
Ice:largechunksandmoveandfalltochangeearthssurface.
Glaciers,valleys,corries.
Theseexamplesarelistedinthetextbook.
Nowpassaroundexamplesthatyouhaveoferosiononrocks,letsthestudentsgetafell
ofeachandthencontinuetopassthem.
ShowthechildrenapictureoftheGrandCanyononthesmartboard.Askthemhowold
theythinktheGrandCanyonis?TellthemthattheGrandCanyonis277mileslongand
3,0006,000feetdeepatdifferentareas.Tellthemnowthatistook17,000millionyears
forerosiontoformtheGrandCanyon.
Nowhavethestudentsgetoutthechromebooks.Havethestudentsandworkingroups
toresearch(usingtextbookandchromebook)eachtypeoferosionandlandforms
associatedwiththem.Studentsshouldhaveanotepage(intheirsciencenotebook)for
eacherosionagentwithbulletpointsdetailingthem.
AssessmentInstruction:
Havethestudentsworkingroupstomaketheirownindividualfoldable.Passoutapiece
ofcomputerpaper.Thisfoldableshouldbeonthecomputerpaperandgluedintotheir
sciencenotebook,aftertheirnotepagesontheagents.Thefoldableshouldhavethree
flaps.Oneforwater,wind,andice.Ontopoftheflapstudentsshoulddrawapictureof
water,wind,andiceerosionaswellasclearlylabelitwater,wind,andice.Underneath
theflapstudentsshouldwritetwothingsincompletesentences.AHowsectionwherethe
writehowwater,windoriceerodes.ThenhaveanExamplesectionwherethechildren
writeexamplesforeach.
Assessments/Checksforunderstanding:

Whenthestudentscompletetheirfoldables,havethembringthemuptoyou,soyoucan
checkforaccuracy.Makesureeachfoldablehasapicture,howsection,examplesection,
andiswrittenincompletesentences.Whentheyhaveeverythingrequired,markthem
downinthegradebookascompleted.
Closure/WrapUp/Review:
Towrapuptheactivity,havethechildrendiscussingroupsattheirtablesaboutwhat
theyputontheirfoldableandwhattheylearned.Walkaroundandaddinthethe
conversationtohelppointthemintherightdirectionandpointoutgoodthoughts.Pull
theclasstogetherandleteachgroupsharesomethingcooltheylearnedabouterosion.

Assessment
Formative:
Askingchildrenquestionsthroughoutthelessontocheckforunderstanding.
Whatiserosion?
Haveyoueverseenthisbefore?
Doyouguysunderstandthis?
Doesthismakesense?
Isanyonehavingtroublewiththis?
Areweokaytomoveon?
Checkthestudentsjournalsinordertomakesuretheyhaveatleasthalfapageofnotes
filledoutfromtheirresearch.
Notesshouldmakesenseandbelistedforeachtypeoferosion.
Whenstudentsaredoingresearch,walkaroundandaskquestionstomakesureeach
groupofstudentsisontherighttrack.
Whatdoesthismean?
Canyouexplainhowyoufoundthisinformation?
DoyouHaveanyquestions?
Observethestudentsworkingingroups,makesurethattheyareparticipating,sharing,
workingcoherently,andcompletingtheassignment.
Summative:
Studentsdemonstratewhattheyhavelearnedbybringinguptheirfoldables.
Studentscompletedtheirjournalresearchandworkedcooperativelywithinagroup.

Accommodations/Modifications
StartofClass:
Usepicturesofsciencejournals,textbooks,pencilandcoloringutensilsontheboardundera
headingthatsayssuppliesneededinnativelanguage.(Accommodation)
Introductionoflesson:

Providedetailedpicturesonthesmartboardofeachtypeoferosion.Visualsofwater,
wind,andice.Thenbeloweacherosiontypeshowavisualofwhatishascaused,
specificallymountains,GrandCanyon,desserts.Specificallypointoutonthepictures
wheretheerosionis.(Accommodation)
Lessoninstruction:

ProvideELLstudentswithfillintheblanknotestoglueintotheirsciencejournalswith
thesedefinitionsandexamples.Leaveareasforstudentstodrawinpictures.Thisway
theyhavemoretimetofocusonthecontentratherthanfillingonnotes.
(Accommodation)
Havestudentsturnandconferencewithapartnertocheckforunderstanding.Thiswill
helpthemvoicewheretheyreconfusedandworkthroughit.(Accommodation)
MakesuretogoovertoELLstudentsandclearlystatetheinstructionsonhowyou
wouldlikethemtoconducttheirresearch.Thisistomakesureyouarecompletelyclear
andthereisnoconfusion.(Accommodation)
Allowstudentstopickgroupsandaddtotheprintoutnotesyougavethemearlier.Tell
themthattheyneedanatleastoneadditionalfactinEnglishforeacherosion,theycan
thenaddonasmanyfactsastheywantintheirnativelanguage.Thisistomakesurethey
reallyunderstandthecontent,evenifitishardforthemtovoiceinEnglish.
(Modification)
Assessment:

Makesuretogoovertostudentsandclearlystatehowyouwouldlikethemtomake
theirfoldable.Provideapastexampleforthemtolookatinordertogetanideaofwhat
isexpected.(Accommodation)
Theycandrawtheexamplesifthatiseasierforthemtounderstand/portray.
(Modification)
Closure:

Providestudentswithamatchingexitsliptoseeiftheyunderstandeachtypeoferosion
withitspictureandapictureofitsexample.(Modification)