USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: ____________________________________

Grade Level Being Taught: 2nd Subject/Content: Science Group Size: Date of Lesson: 2/14/17

Felicia Pittman
February 14, 2017
CT Observation #1

Lesson Content

What Standards SC.2.E.7.2 I can investigate by observing and measuring, that the
(national or state) relate Suns energy directly and indirectly warms the water, land, and the air.
to this lesson?
(You should include ALL SC.2.N.1.1Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in
applicable standards. teams through free exploration and systematic observations, and
Rarely do teachers use generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.
just one: theyd never get
through them all.) SC.2.N.1.2 Compare the observations made by different groups using
the same tools.

SC.2.N.1.3 Ask "how do you know?" in appropriate situations and

attempt reasonable answers when asked the same question by others.

SC.2.P.8.1 Observe and measure objects in terms of their properties,

including size, shape, color, temperature, weight, texture, sinking or
floating in water, and attraction and repulsion of magnets.

Objectives- What are The students will be able to observe and measure the effects of the suns
you teaching? energy on water, land, and air, with no errors in recording the final
(Student-centered: What temperature of independent value.
will students know and be
able to do after this
lesson? Include the
ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior,
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: ____________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: 2nd Subject/Content: Science Group Size: Date of Lesson: 2/14/17

condition, and degree of

mastery, i.e., "C: Given a
sentence written in the
past or present tense, A:
the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence
in future tense D: with no
errors in tense or tense
contradiction (i.e., I will
see her yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery
does not need to be a
percentage.)

Evaluation Plan- How
will you know students
have mastered your
objectives?
Address the following:
What formative their reasoning will determine if the students have mastered the objective.
evidence will you use to
document student
learning during this
lesson?
What summative
evidence will you collect,
either during this lesson
or in upcoming lessons?
Materials
Formal- Students will be provided an exit check with the following question:
Maya puts one thermometer in a cup of soil and another thermometer in a
cup of water. Then she puts both cups in the sun. Which material takes in
more energy from the sun? Explain
The students ability to correctly answer the question and thoroughly explain
Summative: In order to determine students learning at the end of the
instructional unit, questions regarding the standard will be included in their
quarterly assessment.
Students:
Pencil
How Does the Sun Heat Earth? Worksheet
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: ____________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: 2nd
Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you
plan to do in teaching this
lesson? Be thorough. Act
as if you needed a
substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be
sure to address the
following:
How will materials be
distributed?
Subject/Content: Science Group Size: Date of Lesson: 2/14/17
Exit check
Watching the Weather article and worksheet
Teacher:
1 cup of water
1 cup of soil
1 empty cup (Representing air)
1-3 thermometers (per preference)
How Does the Sun Heat Earth? Worksheet
Pencil/pen
Watching the Weather reading packet (23 copies)
Exit Check (23 copies)
Projector access
Outside access
Lesson Implementation
Time Who is Each content area may require a different step-by-
30 responsible step format. Use whichever plan is appropriate for
minute (Teacher or the content taught in this lesson. For example, in
s Students)? science, you would detail the 5 Es here
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the
Idea; Explanation/Organizing the Idea;
Extend/Applying the Idea; Evaluation).
Teacher will introduce the shift from one lesson to
the current science lesson
Teacher will instruct one student to pass out the
How Does the Sun Heat the Earth? Worksheet,
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: ____________________________________
Grade Level Being Taught: 2nd Subject/Content: Science Group Size: Date of Lesson: 2/14/17

How will students Watching the Weather packet, and exit checks
transition between
activities? The teacher will then explain in detail the lesson
What will you as the instructions, observation instructions, and briefly
teacher do? go over how to use/read a thermometer and what
What will the students is temperature. Then display to students a series
do? of pictures demonstrating the temperatures of
What student data will each cup, taken in the morning.
be collected during each
phase? The teacher will then ask students to turn to their
What are other adults in shoulder partner to discuss what they think the
the room doing? How are temperatures of the water, soil, and air were in the
they supporting students morning and how do they know that these are the
learning? correct temperatures OR use whole group
What model of co- instruction to discuss as a class.
teaching are you using?
The teacher will then call on groups to explain their
reasoning.

Once complete, the teacher will instruct students

to put their worksheet to the side in order to work
on the reading activity.

The teacher will ask for volunteers to read each

paragraph.
.

At the completion of the reading, the teacher will

then instruct students to remind students that
groups will be taken out to find the afternoon
temperatures of the soil, air and water. While each
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group is being called, students will be asked to

answer questions 1-9 in their packets and once
they have went outside and recorded their
afternoon temperatures, they can complete the
remainder of worksheet can be completed.

Teacher will call the first group reminding them to

bring their worksheet, a clipboard, and writing
utensil outside. Allowing each student to
individually record their answers in the chart and
discuss with peers *Repeat with following groups*

Once all groups have made observations and

recordings outside, students will be instructed to
put away their science work and place it inside of
their yellow folders, take out their privacy folders,
and complete the exit check.