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Elementary Science Lesson Plan

Your Name: Leah Bromaghim Grade Level: (circle one) K 1 2 3 4 5 6

Subec!: (circle one) Language "r!# Social S!udie# $a!hema!ic# Science

Le##on %i!le: Sin&ing and 'loa!ing a!er

$a!erial# Needed: *+ G+,- 2 .la#!ic cu.#/ 2 rubber band#/ 2 .o.#icle #!ic/ 2 #mall vial#/

rere0ui#i!e S&ill#: or&ing i!h a!er/ or&ing in a grou. (a# a !eam)/ olloing direc!ion#/

S!andard(#):S353*S31 Understand and apply knowledge of properties and uses of earth materials.

Le##on ,bec!ive(#):

S!uden!# ill be able !o begin !o under#!and den#i! !hrough e7.erimen!a!ion i!h obec!# anda!er3

re.: ho! and cold a!er i!h ood coloring !o be able !o #ee hich !.e i# more or le## den#e3

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Each tray needs:

1 cup (empty)1 cup of room temperature/cold water 3/4ths full

clothespins

!opsicle sticks ru""er "and

#ial

1. Provide objectives: (ha! are #!uden!# going !o learn8) $ime: 1 min

9 can e7.erimen! i!h a!er in a grou. #e!!ing and dra conclu#ion# abou! !he .ro.er!ie#

o a!er and den#i!3

2. Demonstrate knowledge or skill: (9n.u!$odeling b !he !eacher) $ime: 1%min

Beore e #!ar!/ 9 an! !o ma&e #ure everone &no# !heir number# and 9 ould li&e !o igure

ou! ho ha#n;! been number 5 e!3(%he#e number# correla!e !o ob# !he #!uden!#; ge! (.ic&ing u. ma!erial#/ e!c) during !he #cience ac!ivi!ie#3)

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h do ou !hin& #ome obec!# loa!ed and #ome obec!# #an&8 ha! i# dieren! abou!

!hem8

(the idea here is to work toward the idea of density,e#entually gi#e them the word and define ittogether)

??9 an obec! loa!# in a!er/ !he obec! i# le## den#e !han a!er (ooden bead and cor&)@ i anobec! #in in a!er/ !he obec! i# den#er !han a!er (rubber #!o..er and .enn)3??

3. Provide guided ractice:(Guided .rac!ice i!h !he !eacher) $ime: 1% min&

No !ha! e &no ha! ha..en# i!h a e dieren! #olid obec!# in a!er3 9 an! u# !o !r

e7.erimen!ing i!h dieren! !.e# o a!er39 ill #ho ou ha! e ill be doing !odaA

'how students how to attach the #ial to the !opsicle stick with the ru""er "and

,nce ou have a##embled our vial !o our .o.#icle #!ic&/ .rac!ice loering i! in!o !he

em.! cu. 9 ill be coming around and illing our vial ull o a!er3 You !hen ill need !o loer i!

#lol in!o !he a!er/ !he &e i# hen ou ge! !o !he !o. o !he vial/ and ou need !o go

SL,LY and hold i! don !o !he bo!!om o !he cu. and ,LC i! !here3 %hi# i# e##en!ial

or !he e7.erimen! !o or&3

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sk: hy do you think it went up*

Do! a!er i# le## den#e !han roomF!em.era!ure a!er3E

sk: hat do you think will happen if you put cold water in a #ial and lower it into a cupof room+temp water*

,$E- 0 20UE $E-hat happened to the cold water in the #ials*

D%he cold a!er remained in !he vial3E

hy do you think it stayed in the #ial*

*>old a!er i# den#er !han roomF!em.era!ure a!er3+

"#& grou.# !o !al& or minu!e# abou! !he#e 0ue#!ion#3

hich water was denser than room+temperature water*hich water was less dense than room+temperature water*

hich is denser& hot water or cold water* hy do you think so*

$"9N 9C*": +einorce !ha! a change in !em.era!ure re#ul!# in a change in !he den#i! o a!er/and !ha! colder a!er i# den#er !han armer a!er3

,. Plans $or di$$erentiation:

Cieren! ob#role# in !he grou.

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-. +eerence# >on#ul!ed (>urriculum boo in Cra&e S,* curriculum lab/ !eacher re#ource#/

eb#i!e#/ e!c3):

ada.!ed rom: ',SS 'ull ,.!ion Science S#!em #cience curriculum