Lesson Plan 9(create a self-sustaining biosphere)

Name of Student Teacher: Meera Adnan/ H00333343

School: Rak Academy (BC)
Professional Development Plan

1. Goal: implement a consistent lesson where the students build their knowledge through guided
investigation about the concept.
2. Strategies Used:
 Document the content of the lesson to use it as a reference.
 Plan well for the lesson and discuss the lesson plan with MCT & MST.
 Fix the lesson plan after getting feedback.
3. Evidence achievement:
 Lesson purposes (Power Point, the worksheets).
 Lesson plan (before & after feedback).
 Students works and assessment at the end of the lesson.
Grade Level: Subject: Learning Outcome (ADEC code and words):

 hands-on experiences with a variety of materials.

5 Science
 Making observations that are relevant to questions asked.
 Working in cooperative learning teams in an enjoyable
learning environment.
 Following guided inquiry principles to deepen their
understanding of a topic.

A brief description of the Lesson:

 Title of Lesson: Create a self-sustaining
biosphere.  This lesson in the eleventh session of this
 Strand: Earth and space. course. It’s explaining how create a self-
  Sub-strand: Explain how to create a self- sustaining biosphere.
sustaining biosphere.
The problem that students are trying to The outcome or product of the students’
solve: investigation:

 How create a self-sustaining biosphere?  The students will explore and understand
how create a self-sustaining biosphere.

The learning objectives:

 The students will be able to create a self-sustaining biosphere.

 The students will be able to create a self-sustaining biosphere that will thrive for at least one
month.

Essential Question: Guided Questions:

 How create a self-sustaining biosphere that

will thrive for at least one month?  What the meaning of biosphere?

 What the layers of biosphere?

 Why we should to create a self-sustaining

biosphere?
 -The stages that the students will use to investigate the problem:

Stage The Teacher Role The students Aim of Questions Process skills Literacy
Role the (according to skills
lesson Bloom’s
taxonomy
levels)

- Telling students that a biosphere - Define the meaning of Remembering & Prediction: listening:
is a self-regulating system of biosphere. 1. Access and Understanding:
ecosystems. The Earth can be elicit student’s As the students
considered a biosphere. prior making reasonable listen to the
knowledge. 1. What the definition of guesses based on teacher.
biosphere? previous knowledge.
- Understand why
- Discuss why the ability to create should to create a large- Speaking:
2. What the layers in
Engagement a large-scale biosphere may be
important (colonize areas on other
scale biosphere may be
important. 2. Engage the
biosphere?
As the students
planets, being self-sufficient if students. discuss about the
something large scale were to answer of
occur, etc.) 3. Why should create a question.
large-scale biosphere?
 3. Develop 4. Why it is important to
their thinking create it?
skills.

- Explain to students that they are Understanding & Observing: Speaking &
going to create a mini biosphere applying: listening:
using a mason jar. The key is to When the students see
make sure everything is clean and - Create a mini the teacher do the
airtight. biosphere using a 1. What is the experiment. As they discuss
mason jar. biosphere? and communicate
their results.
- Begin by cleaning a mason jar
very well to prevent mold growth. - Repeat the steps of Explore the 2. What the layers of Communicating:
Mold will take over and kill the the experiment after the questions and biosphere?
Exploration
biosphere. teacher do. possibilities. As the students
discuss together to
- Add a layer of sand or gravel, or 3. How create a large find the right answers
a mix, to the bottom of the jar. scale of biosphere? of the questions.
Aquarium sand works well and is
already clean.
4. What the materials Classifying:
that should use it in this
- Put about 2 to 4 cm worth in a experiment? Through identify what
quart size jar. happen for each steps
in the experiment.
 - On top of the sand place a small 5. Why we must to place
amount of activated charcoal, 1 to the biosphere where it
2 cm is plenty. This will serve as can get sunlight?
a cleaning agent.

- Next, create a layer of draining

soil, something such as cactus
soil works well, but any good
draining soil will work.
- Next, decorate a bit.

- Add a small piece of wood or

pebbles on top of the layers. Also
add a couple slow growing plants
and some moss that can tolerate
warm, humid environments. It is
optional to add a small bug or two
like a cricket or worm if desired.

- Finally, add water enough to

saturate your sand, but not flood
the biosphere. Seal the cap well
and keep a watch on biosphere. It
should be self-sustaining now.

- Place the biosphere where it can

get sunlight, but not direct
sunlight or it could overheat.

- Explain what happened in the - Present their works. Demonstrate Understanding: Observing: Speaking &

Explanation
 experiment. conceptual listening:
- Explain what they do understanding - What happened when When they watch the
- Explain why did this in the experiment. through you add the materials works by the teacher
experiment. applying to together? and other students. As they discuss
learning about and share their
- Demonstrate the layers of the lesson - Why you did this thoughts.
biosphere. concepts. experiment? Communicating:

Explain and discuss

about the questions
Analyzing: that the teacher asked
for them.
How can we make sure
your work will stay
about one month? Predicting:

Guess why should

place the biosphere
where it can get
sunlight?

Analyzing: Listening:
-Find some problems Predicting:
that occur in the Extend the 1. What the problems As they listen to
Have students journal daily about biosphere. students that occurs in the 1. Guess which the instructions of
the changes taking place in the conceptual biosphere? problems will occur in this activity.
biosphere and any problems or understanding. the biosphere?
surprises that may arise. - Write a daily journal Speaking:
Elaboration & Evaluation about the changes
taking place in the 2. Why do think this Through their
biosphere. happened? discussion in the
group.
 Writing:

As they write the

daily journal.