Developmental Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Kayla Kish Date: Day 1

Group Size: Whole Class Allotted Time 45 Minutes Grade Level 3rd

Subject or Topic: The Moon Phases

Common Core/PA Standard(s):

S3.D.3.1.2

Describe the predictable patterns of change that occur over time in the observable shape of the
Moon.

3.3.3.B1 -Relate the rotation of the earth and day/night, to the apparent movement of the sun,
moon, and stars across the sky. Describe the changes that occur in the observable shape of the
moon over the course of a month.

Learning Targets/Objectives:
The students will demonstrate their knowledge of the lunar phases by recalling what
was taught and answering the questions at the end of the PowerPoint.
The students will construct the moon phases out of playdough when a particular moon
phase is called out by the teacher with 95% accuracy.

Assessment Approaches: Evidence:

1.The students will answer questions after the
PowerPoint is presented. Each student will be
given a whiteboard, dry erase marker, and
eraser. The students will be asked a question
and will write, or draw the answer on their
whiteboard and will hold them up when
finished. The teacher will check all white
boards for accuracy.
2. The students will be given a paper with the
Earth on it and eight circles around the Earth.
They will also be given a tube of playdough.
The teacher will call out the moon phases, in
the appropriate order, and the students will
1. The students will use this as an informal
assessment/ quiz. After each question the
students must hold up the whiteboard with
their answer to the question asked. The
teacher will then check the whiteboards for
correctness. This will give the teacher an idea
of who is struggling with this topic and will
also help the students determine how
comfortable they feel with this information.
2. The teacher will walk around as the
students are creating the playdough phases to
be sure that they understand the activity.
When the students are done making all the
use the playdough to form the phase that the phases the teacher will ask them to trace the
teacher has called out. Each phase will also be playdough phases onto the paper. The teacher
written next to the circle where it should be will then collect the paper with the tracings on
formed. The teacher will check the students it to grade for correctness.
papers for accuracy, after each phase is called
out. The students will be getting a hand out
that has the picture of the moon phase and the
description. They will have to fill in some of
the missing words throughout the PowerPoint
and can refer to them when doing the
playdough activity. After they are done
putting the playdough down in the shapes of
the phases the teacher will ask the students to
trace the shapes of the phases made from
playdough onto the paper.
.
Assessment Scale:
The students should be proficient in applying their knowledge of the moon phases.

Subject Matter/Content:
Prerequisites:
Students should know what the moon is.
Students should also know that the moon has phases.
Key Vocabulary:
Lunar: of, determined by, relating to, or resembling the moon.
Moon: the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from
the sun.
Waxing Crescent: The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by
direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Waning Crescent: The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by
direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
New Moon: The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon is not
visible.
Last Quarter: One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The
fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
First Quarter: One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The
fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Waxing Gibbous: The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated
by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Waning Gibbous: The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated
by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Full Moon: The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon appears to be
completely illuminated by direct sunlight.
Content/Facts:
What the lunar phases are?
 - New Moon
-Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- First Quarter
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
What makes the lunar phases occur.
- The moon revolves around the Earth once every 29.5 days. As the moon carries out its
voyage around the planet, it's lit from varying angles by the sun.
- One half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun. Here on Earth, we can't always
see the half of the moon that's lit up. What we call the phases of the moon represent the
different fractions of the moon's lighted half that we can see as the moon circles the
Earth.

Introduction/Activating/Launch Strategies:
Hook:
To start off this lesson the teacher will play the game Two Truths, One Lie. In this
game, the teacher will tell the students two facts about the moon, and one lie about the
moon. The students will have to determine which statement about the moon was the
lie. We will play three rounds of this game. As the game goes, the teacher will write
down the confirmed truths about the moon on a piece of poster paper. These confirmed
truths will be hung at the front of the room after the game has been completed.
Prior Knowledge:
The students will then be asked if they know anything about the moon that was not
talked about yet. If they do, we will discuss this information for about two minutes.
Essential Question:
The students will then be told what is expected of them for the day. Today we will be
discussing the moon phases. We are going to learn about how the moon looks different
and why. After the PowerPoint we are going to answer questions on the Whiteboard, so
make sure we are paying attention. After that, we will be able to use playdough to
make the moon phases, which I will come around and check.

Development/Teaching Approaches
Questioning and providing students with feedback:
Questioning will occur after the students are presented the PowerPoint. They will also
be given a fill in the blank paper to fill out during the presentation. The teacher will ask
questions that can be answered from what was taught on the PowerPoint. These
questions will be basic, since the students were just introduced to this information.
After each question is asked and answered the teacher will explain the correct answer
and will go back into the PowerPoint to the correct slide so that the students have a
 visual aid, along with the teachers explanation. On the PowerPoint the teacher will say
what is written on each slide. If students have questions, the teacher will answer them.

Statements for the hook: two truths one lie

o 1st round:
- The moon phases are also known as the lunar phases. (True)
- There are 20 moon phases. (False)
- The moon orbits every 27.3 days. (True)
o 2nd round:
- The first person to step foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong. (True)
- The moon is the reason we have gravity. (True)
- The moon is only 23 miles away from the Earth. (False)
o 3rd round
- A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon goes in front of the sun. (True)
- The moon orbits around the Earth. (True)
- We can walk on the moon dressed in our normal clothing. (False)
After each round of the game, the teacher will write the correct answers on the paper
that is hung up on the board. This will create a list of facts for the students to see on a
regular basis through this unit.
Next, the students will be asked for prior knowledge on the topic of the moon and its
phases.
After that, the students will be given the fill in the blank notes, and will fill them out as
we go through the PowerPoint.
Questions during the PowerPoint
o Slide one: Introduce the topic of the Moon. Ask the students, does anyone
know anything about the moon that they would like to share?. Allow time for
a response and small discussion.
o Slide two: After showing the video, ask the students, who would like to share
something learned from the video?, why do we have the moon phases?
o Slide three: Will you be able to see the moon when it is in the new moon
phase.
o Slide four: During a Waxing Crescent the fraction of the moon that is
illuminated is increasing, or deceasing?
o Slide five: During the moons first quarter the part of the moon that is
illuminated will be increasing, or decreasing?
o Slide six: During a Waxing Gibbous the fraction of the moon that is
illuminated it increasing, or decreasing?
o Slide seven: During a Full Moon is the moon completely illuminated?
o Slide eight: During a Waning Gibbous the fraction of the moon that is
illuminated is increasing, or decreasing?
o Slide nine: During the Last Quarter of a moon the fraction of the moon that is
illuminated is increasing, or decreasing?
 o Slide ten: During a waning Crescent the fraction of the moon illuminated is
increasing, or decreasing?
After the PowerPoint, the students will be given a paper with the eight circles around
the Earth. The students will share one tube of playdough between their macaroni and
cheese partners. Although they are sharing the playdough, they should not be working
together to complete the activity and should just split thee tube in half.
The students will be asked to create the moon phases out of playdough. The teacher
will hand out the work sheet that the students will be making the moon phases on. As
the teacher calls out the moon phases the students will create them on the paper they
have been given. If the students cannot read where to place the moon phase the teacher
can help them read the word and guide the placement. After the students are done
making their playdough phases the teacher will ask them to trace the playdough onto
the paper they made their phases on. The teacher will then collect the papers with the
tracings on them for correctness. The students can refer to the fill in the blank sheet
that they were given to fill out during the presentation.
Statements for the closure: two truths one lie
o 1st round:
-During a new moon we will not be able to see the moon. (True)
-During a full moon, the moon will be fully illuminated. (Ture)
-During a new moon we only see part of the moon? (False)
o 2nd round:
- The last quarter of the moon phase shows one-half of the Moon that appears
to be illuminated by direct sunlight. (True)
- In the last quarter of the moon phase, the fraction of the Moon's disk that is
illuminated is increasing. (False)
-The first quarter of the moon phase shows one-half of the Moon that appears to
be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is
illuminated is increasing. (True)
o 3rd round:
-The Earth has a crust, which is the outer layer. (True)
-The Earth has layers. (True)
-The Earth is mostly made up of land. (False)

Closure/Summarizing Strategies:
After creating the moon phases out of playdough, we will clean up and summarize
what was taught. To summarize, we will play Two Truths, One Lie again, but will play
with the new information that has been taught. The teacher will make up statements for
the game using information about the moon/ lunar phases, and why they occur. The last
round of the game will be statements about the Earth, to lead the discussion to
tomorrows topic.

Accommodations/Differentiation:
One accommodation that is being made is while the students are working with the
whiteboards. Stated above, the students can write or draw the answers to the questions
being asked. This allows students who struggle with spelling to be able to participate
 just as well as students who are strong with spelling. It allows those students to get
their point across and their answer across without having to worry about incorrectly
spelling the answer.
If the student cannot read the labeled lunar phases on The Eight Lunar Phases
Worksheet, then the teacher can help them read it and show them where to place the
correct phase.

Materials/Resources:
Self-created PowerPoint:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvlrWpsnuQ
The Eight Lunar Phases Worksheet
Lunar Phases PowerPoint Notes
Playdough (1 tube to share between 2 students)

Reflective Response:
Report of Student Learning Target/Objectives Proficiency Levels

Remediation Plan (if applicable)

Personal Reflection Questions

Additional reflection/thoughts