Lesson+Plan

__**Analyze**__ __**Grade**__: 5th Grade __**Demographics:**__ 18 Caucasians, 4 Hispanics, 2 African Americans, 1 Asian __**Learning Style**__: 80% Visual, 15% Tactile, 5% Audio __**Background Knowledge:**__ The students are past ½ way through the school year. They have learned about the basics of the Solar System. In addition, students have an understanding of Power Point and Microsoft Word.

__**Sunshine State Standards**__:
 * 1) SC.5.E.5.2--  Recognize the major common characteristics of all planets  and compare/contrast the properties of inner and outer planets  .
 * 2) SC.5.E.5.1-- Recognize that a galaxy  consists of gas  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, dust, and many stars, including any objects orbiting the stars. Identify our home <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">galaxy  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">as the Milky Way.
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">SC.5.E.5.3-- Distinguish among the following objects of the <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Solar System Sun  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">planets  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">moons  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">asteroids  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">comets  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and identify Earth's position in it.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">LA.5.2.2.1--The student will locate, explain, and use information from text features (e.g., table of contents, glossary, index, transition words/phrases, headings, subheadings, charts, graphs, illustrations)
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">LA.5.3.5.2--The student will use elements of spacing and design to enhance the appearance of the document and add graphics where appropriate.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">__**NETS-S**__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Creativity and Innovation <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Students demonstrate creative thinking construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> d. identify trends and forecast possibilities. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">__**NETS-T:**__ <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in;">2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in;">Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">a. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in;">design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">b. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">c. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">d. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in;">provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching. ||

<span style="background-color: #d47dba; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">**__State Objectives:__** <span style="background-color: #d47dba; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">__**Selected Media/Materials:**__ <span style="background-color: #d47dba; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">**__Utilize Media/Materials:__**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Given a <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Definition Match worksheet], children will be able to complete it individually and with 100% accuracy.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Given a Solar System Position worksheet, children will be able to label all the objects and planets individually and with 100% accuracy.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Working in predetermined groups of 4 and using their textbooks and [|Classification of the Solar System], children will identify the main differences in characteristics of objects and planets in space by grouping them with 85% accuracy.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Working in predetermined pairs, children will choose one object in the Solar Systems and construct a PowerPoint slide to add to the class Solar System Glossary with 95% accuracy.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Working in the same predetermined groups of 4, students will research a place in the Solar System and design a travel brochure to that place with 90% accuracy.
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Projector: from media center; information on the Solar System will be projecting on the whiteboard during group activity //
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Television/DVD Player: the video will be played on the t.v. so children can analyze information from another source and take notes //
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Planets //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">video: from media center
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Solar System //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">big book: from media center
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">4 Class computers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">PowerPoint software: to add the slide for the Solar System Glossary
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Microsoft Word: to design a travel brochure to the desired place in the Solar System
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Projector: check to make sure the computer can connect to the projector and it shows up on the whiteboard //
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Television/DVD Player: check to see the DVD Player is connected and working //
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Planets //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">video: check it out from the media center the day before, and make sure it is playing properly
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Solar System //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">big book: check it out from media center for the week of the lesson
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">4 Class computers: check to make sure they are running properly and contain the following software
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">PowerPoint software: check to make sure it is running smoothly. In addition create and format the slides for the Solar System Glossary the day before the students add the information
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Microsoft Word: check to make sure it is running smoothly

<span style="background-color: #d47dba; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">__**Require Learner Participation (step-by-step):**__ <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">__**Monday:**__ (50 min total)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Children complete [|Definition Match worksheet] individually
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Whole class discusses the responses to worksheet
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Children complete Solar System Position worksheet individually
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Introduce Solar System Glossary and pair up children to choose a topic before class ends

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">__**Tuesday:**__ (50 min total)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Explain the objectives for the travel brochure due on Friday (15 min)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;">Pair by pair have students add their glossary page to the PowerPoint
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">While students are waiting, have //The Planets// video playing (25 min)
 * 4) Have the groups come up one at a time to tell you their Solar System destination for the brochure

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">__**Wednesday:**__ (50 min total)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Pair by pair have students add their glossary page to the PowerPoint
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will use this day to work in their groups to research their destinations using their textbooks and the // Solar System // book.
 * 3) Students should be done adding their pages by the end of class.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">__**Thursday**__: (50 min total) (35 min at the computer lab)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">At the beginning of class asks the group for some preliminary information on their chosen destination for the brochure. (10 min)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Walk to the computer lab (5 min)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Rest of the class time will be spent doing more research and completing the Solar System brochures.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.25in;">**__Friday__**: (50 min total)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Groups will present their brochure one at a time to the class.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;">Special surprise at the end of class; class will vote on the brochure they like the most and that group will receive 3 extra points.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: #d47dba; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">__**Evaluation**__ : <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; margin-left: 0.25in; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">﻿media type="custom" key="9198312"

<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Students who do not meet the objectives will be given additional resources and activities while students who meet the objectives will work with the school library media specialist in the library on a plant-related story activity.

<span style="border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"> __**Revision:**__ <span style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0in;">At the end of the week, make notes about what went well, what needs to change, additional resources needed, etc. to improve instruction next time.