College of Education

LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Name: __Sarah Zach________________

Grade Level: __Fourth Grade_________
School: _Colman-Egan School District___
Date: _February 10, 2016_____________
Time: __1:00 1:30_________________

Reflection from prior lesson:

In the previous lesson, we completed the pollution lab. The students got a
good understanding of how pollution affects our environment, including the
ocean.
Lesson Goal(s) / Standards:
4-ESS1-1 Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in
rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
4-ESS3-1 Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels
are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
4-ESS3-2 Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of
natural Earth processes on humans.
Lesson Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, the students will identify properties of rocks with
100% accuracy.
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to identify fossils and how
they are made with 100% accuracy.
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to identify by pollution
affects the environment with 100% accuracy.
Materials Needed:
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SmartBoard
Kahoot.it
Computers

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics:

The students are always very eager to answer questions. There are times
when the students blurt out their answer without giving others a chance to
answer the question. There is a variety of disabilities in the classroom
causing the students to need altered tests and some content. The students
really enjoy doing hands on activities, such as labs.
A. The Lesson
1. Introduction (5 minutes)
Students will be placed into groups using popsicle sticks. Each
group will get one computer and go to Kahoot.com. The
passcode will be up on the SmartBoard for the students to log
into the game.
Today, we will be reviewing for our science test. The partners
will be
Once you get into your groups, I want you to get one
computer per group and to go to Kahoot.it. If you dont know
how to spell it, it is on the board.
The question and options will appear on the board and I will
read it aloud. You will choose the option on your computer
after discussing it with your group.
2. Content Delivery (23 minutes)
a. Question 1: What layer of soil is this? A. Top Soil B. Subsoil C.
Weathered Bedrock D. Bedrock
b. Question 2: Which layer of soil is this? A. Top Soil B. Subsoil
C. Weathered Bedrock D. Bedrock
c. Which layer of soil is this? A. Top soil B. Subsoil C. Weathered
Bedrock D. Bedrock
d. Which layer of soil is this? A. Top soil B. Subsoil C.
Weathered Bedrock D. Bedrock
e. What are rocks made up of? A. Pollution B. Minerals C. Water
D. Animal droppings
f. Which type of rock forms from cooled magma? A.
Sedimentary Rock B. Metamorphic Rock C. Igneous rock D.
Starbursts
g. Which type of rock forms from bits of sediments cemented
together? A. Sedimentary B. Metamorphic C. Igneous D.
Fossils
h. Which type of rock forms when rocks are placed under heat
and pressure? A. Minerals B. Igneous C. Metamorphic D.
Sedimentary
i. What is a trace or remain of an organism that lived long ago?
A. Rock B. Sand C. Fossil D. Diamonds

j. What is harmful or unwanted material that has been added to

the environment? A. Earth B. Pollution C. Conservation D.
Recycle
k. Which is NOT a property of minerals? A. Color B. Hardness C.
Feel D. Luster
l. True or False: Rocks can change their rock type (ex. Igneous
rocks can change to metamorphic)
m. The ________ is the process that rocks change from one type
to another. A. Rock Circle B. Rock Diagram C. Rock Cycle D.
Rock Materials
n. ______ describes how fast water passes through soil. A. Water
B. Porous C. Permeability D. Texture
o. Will water pass faster through potting soil or clay? A. Potting
Soil B. Clay
p. Which area would be better for growing crops: the mountains
or the plains? A. the mountains B. the plains
q. True or False: Everything becomes a fossils.
r. Which is not a method for forming a fossil? A. Amber B. Cast
C. Imprint D. Wrapped
s. True or False: Fossils provide us with clues of organisms from
the past.
t. What is an energy source that formed millions of years ago?
A. Fossil Fuel B. Rocks C. Fossils D. Energy
u. A useful material that cannot be replaced easily. A.
Renewable resource B. Nonrenewable Resource C. Rock
Layers D. Decaying plants
v. Which is not one of the Rs of conservation? A. Recycle B.
Reuse C. Reduce D. Resources
w. What is not a step in the water cycle? A. Recycle B.
Evaporation C. Condensation D. Run Of
x. When gases combine with water droplets in the air, it makes
what? A. Soil B. Acid Rain C. Fossils D. Resources
y. Which is an example of pollution? A. Roses B. Sand C.
Garbage D. Rain
z. What is it called when you use resources wisely? A.
Conservation B. Wasting C. Fossil Fuels D. Permeability
3. Closure (2 minutes)
a. Tomorrow we will be having our chapter test so make sure
you study tonight. Also, you can bring your study guide back
tomorrow signed by a parent for bonus points.
B. Assessments Used
a. Formative assessment will be used to assess the students
retention of the content learned in the unit. The students will be
completing a review game to test their knowledge.

C. Differentiated Instruction
a. For ELL students, the questions will be read to them and they can
determine the answer by clicking the correct shape that
corresponds with the answers.
D. Back Pocket Idea
a. If we complete the activity early, the students can study their
study guides with a partner.
E. Resources
a. Kahoot.it
b. Science: A Closer Look