Lesson Plan

School
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Year Group
Year 10
Date
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Topic
Introduction to Earths spheres:Biosphere, Lithosphere,
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
Aims
Learning Intention: o in!estigate spheres o" earth:
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere and
Atmosphere
#uccess $riteria: %e can ma&e a presentation
descri'ing earths systems using an I$
app(ication
VELS: Strands, Domain, Foci and Standards

Science
)(o'a( systems, inc(uding the car'on cyc(e,
re(y on interactions in!o(!ing the 'iosphere,
ithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere
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English
/e!ie0, edit and re"ine students o0n and
others te1ts "or contro( o" content,
organisation, sentence structure, !oca'u(ary,
and/or !isua( "eatures to achie!e particu(ar
purposes and e""ects *A$ELY1232.
+nderstand ho0 paragraphs and images can
'e arranged "or di""erent purposes,
audiences, perspecti!es and sty(istic e""ects
*A$ELA1342.
Location / Setting

$omputer La'
rganisation / Student Groups
Students grouped into groups of 4-5depending on
the numbers on the given day.
!lassroom management strateg"
A(ign persona( e1pectations o" the students
0ith their understanding o" the 'asic codes o"
the c(assroom5
6ut(ine the (esson structure at the 'eginning
o" the c(ass so students understand 0hat
they are re7uired to do and remain "ocused
Engage students 'y as&ing them to
participate in c(assroom tas&5
#e" Voca$ular"
Earth #pheres
)eosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
%aterials, &esources and E'uipment
In7uiry 8ourna(s
$omputers
&e(erences/Sources
#cripps $(assroom $onnection9
http://earthre"5org/#$$/(essons/:00-/earthsphere
s/;notes

)*T&D+!T)*, -. minutes
!onnecting, Engaging and %odelling )n'uir"
%A)* /DY, 0. minutes
Guiding )n'uir" and Practice
!*!L+S)*, 1. minutes
Sharing, E2plaining and &e3ie4ing )n'uir"
Engage:
E1p(ain the (earning intention and as& the
students 0hat they thin& a'out earth spheres55
#tudents are gi!en :9< minutes to 0rite do0n
their o0n understanding a'out earth systems in
their note'oo&s5
$onduct a 'rainstorm on the 'oard and as&ing
random students to contri'ute their ans0ers,
"o((o0ed 'y gi!ing a 'ase in"ormation o" earth
spheres "or "urther 7uestioning and in!estigation5
E2plore:
#tudents "ind any one e1amp(e o" interactions o"
earths sphere on(ine5 As& random students to e1p(ain
their "indings5
E2plain:
)o o!er =o0er=oint =resentation *Appendi1 B. on
Earths #pheres5 Ans0er any 7uestions students may
ha!e and a"ter each s(ide as&ing a random student to
reiterate 0hat I e1p(ained to &eep them engaged5
Ela$orate:
)roup students into groups o" > or 35 Each group ha!e
to research one earth sphere in detai( assigned to
them using the criteria sheet *Appendi1 A. to ans0er
the 3 7uestions and "ind an e1amp(e o" each in any
Asian country5
#tudents present their "indings in the "orm o( Pre5i "or
, minutes 5
+se this time to o'ser!e the students contri'ution in
their groups, their (e!e( o" understanding and ha!ing
con!ersations 0ith the students5
E!a(uate:
Each group comes in "ront to present their "indings in
the "orm o" I$ app(ication5
A(( students 0rite do0n "eed'ac& "or each group in the
"orm o" something they did 0e(( and something they
cou(d impro!e on5 At the end o" each presentation, any
one student "rom a(( other groups gi!e them "eed'ac&
e0 )nstructional %odel: his mode( has 'een em'edded throughout the (esson p(an5 #tudents e1p(ore and e(a'orate their
understanding 'y the tas& o" ma&ing a presentation5hey a(so use =re?i, an I$ app(ication to present their content5
Asia and Australia6s engagement 4ith Asia: The students e1p(ore di""erent e1amp(es o" earth spheres in any one country in
Asia and Austra(ia and present it to the c(ass5 his 0ay a(( the students gain an understanding o" di""erent types o" roc&s, oceans,
atmospheric gases and (i!ing "orms*'irds. in Asia and Austra(ia5
)nterdisciplinar" Learning:
)!T: he (esson ta&es p(ace in the computer (a' 0here they can use I$ app(ications and they use =re?i to present their "indings to
the c(ass5 hey de!e(op ne0 thin&ing and (earning s&i((s that produce creati!e and inno!ati!e insights5 hey create in"ormation
products that demonstrate their understanding o" concepts, issues, re(ationships and processes5
Appendi2 A
Earth6s Spheres: Geosphere, Atmosphere, 7"drosphere, /iosphere: !riteria Sheet
Each group has $een assigned one earth sphere8 The tas9 is to (ind the (ollo4ing 'uestions in relation to "our respecti3e earth6s sphere8
-8 :hat is the de(inition o( the earth sphere assigned to "our group;
<8 List some Earth6s sphere interactions that result (rom "our o4n dail" acti3ities;
=8 :hat e((ect do humans ha3e on the Earth Spheres;
18 Find t4o pictures o( the earth sphere assigned to "our group8
A(ter ans4ering these 'uestions, (ind the e2amples o( each Earth6s Sphere in an" one Asian countr" o( "our choice8
For Lithosphere: Find the t"pes o( roc9s pre3alent in the Asian countr"8
For 7"drosphere: Find ceans, seas near the Asian countr"8
For /iosphere: Find common $irds in the Asian countr"8
Foe Atmosphere: Find main pollutants in the Asian countr"8
Appendi2 /:

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