Instructor Names:
Grade Level: 5th and 6th
Anchoring Question/Phenomena for the unit: How does gravity affect objects on Earth and other planets?
Desired Results |
||
Driving Question for this week’s lesson:
|
||
Connections to the Standards |
||
Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed in this Lesson: |
Science and Engineering Practices Addressed in this Lesson: |
Crosscutting Concepts Addressed in this Lesson:
|
|
recorded, and how many data are needed to support a claim. (MS-PS2-2)
|
|
Engineering Connections Addressed in this Lesson:
|
Nature of Science Connections Addressed in this Lesson:
|
|
Other STEM Connections
|
||
Learning Objectives/Outcomes: What do you want students to be able to explain in response to the specific lesson questions? (Use kids’ words).
|
||
Timeline of Activities |
||
|
Time |
Students Do |
Lead Teacher Does |
Other Teachers Do |
Notes |
|
|
|
|
|
9:00-9:10 |
Introduce themselves to |
Introduce themselves to |
Introduce themselves to |
Tell them your name, age, |
|
others and teachers; listen to others |
students; listen to others |
students; listen to others |
and one of your favorite movies |
9:10-9:20 |
Situating the anchoring phenomenon |
Lead a short discussion on how gravity affects objects on earth? Use a few classroom objects for examples such as a pen, pencil, marker, etc. in order to show students a good example demonstration of gravity affecting objects. |
Support main teacher in carrying out discussion |
|
9:20-9:25 |
Watch MythBusters penny video |
Watch MythBusters penny video with students and ask questions along the way |
Watch MythBusters penny video with students and ask questions along the way |
|
9:25-9:35 |
Think about what they watched in the video and talk about it with groupmates |
Listen to conversation and help lead discussion if needed |
Listen to conversation and help lead discussion if needed |
|
9:35-10:00 |
Bathroom break/Snack break Make graphs together/Head Outside to side of building closest to the parking garage |
Bathroom break/Snack break |
Bathroom break/Snack break |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:00-10:30 |
Activity exploring how fast things fall |
Guide the students’ activity |
Guide activity |
|
|
Do 3 trials per object and find the average for each object |
Help them find the averages if needed |
Help them find the averages if needed |
|
10:30-10:35 |
Students will head back inside to the classroom |
Lead teacher will lead students inside |
Other teachers will make sure all students are together and heading in |
|
10:35-10:50 |
Get into a group and write/draw/explain on a piece of paper the top things that they learned in the lesson Questions to ask to guide student thinking:
|
Work with 1 of the groups to help lead discussion and see what all the students took/understand from the lesson |
Work with 1 of the groups to help lead discussion and see what all the students took/understand from the lesson |
Split the kids up into groups of 4 Each of the student teachers will go with one group and help lead the discussion |
|
didn’t know before? |
|
|
|
10:50-11:00 |
Share poster with the rest of the class through a gallery walk and have an open discussion about what they agree/disagree with (discuss what people put on the post it notes) |
Help lead an effective and purposeful discussion; understand what the students took from the lesson |
Help lead an effective and purposeful discussion; understand what the students took from the lesson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
These phases may repeat, should not necessarily happen in this order, and may span multiple days for more complex activities.
Add more rows as needed
5-E Learning Cycle |
Engage |
Explore |
We will engage students through personal introductions and introduction to the anchoring phenomenon. We will have a brief conversation around the AP.
Students explore the concept of how gravity affects how fast an object falls from a high surface by watching a video of the MythBusters dropping a penny from the Empire State Building and discussing what they saw with their groupmates
We will also emphasize to students that the penny launcher is a model for falling objects so to clarify for students who might be confused or unsure.
Students explore how different objects fall by recording data.
Explain |
Extend |
Evaluate |
|
|
Teachers model a chart on the board with the following columns: object name, weight, height, time to fall.
Teachers explain that the height must be the same for all objects.
Have students go around and share with each other their observations and findings. Then we will call on students and have them discuss with the whole class the patterns and conclusions they came to on what objects drop the quickest.
What did you notice?
Did you find any patterns?
Did you have an object that dropped quicker than others? Slower? Explain?
At the very end, we ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION LEADING TO the students that no matter the weight, gravity pulls objects down at an equal rate. So, objects fall at the same speed no matter their weight.
Does an object’s weight mean anything
Students will get in three groups, and on chart paper, they will draw, write, and design a poster explaining the top or most important things/observations they learned or made that day. BIGGEST FINDINGS. This will then flow into our evaluation phase. Questions to prompt students is up on the schedule portion!
Students in their groups will share their posters with the class or do a gallery walk. Students can then ask questions or agree with each other/disagree based on what they see on the posters. We as the teachers will then use this as our formative assessment to see if students have me the learning objective.
What evidence will you gather to understand if all of your students met the learning outcomes you described above?
We will be using the posters that the groups will make (seen in the extended phase) in order to see if students understood that weight does
not affect how fast things drop due to gravity, and thus show if they learned the objective of the lesson. |
Accommodations and Modifications |
What needs do you anticipate students might need based on prior experiences?
|
Materials |
|
Item(s) |
Source (including links, even if the link is just a picture) |
Quantity |
Stopwatches |
|
4 |
Small scales |
|
4 |
Paper |
|
20 pieces of blank paper |
Assortment of heavy and light random |
|
4 tennis balls |
materials |
4 ping pong balls |
|
|
4 golf balls |
|
|
4 softballs |
|
|
4 wiffle balls |
|
Big pieces of paper |
|
4 pieces |
Yard Sticks |
|
4 |
Bucket of markers |
|
A lot |
Instructor Names: Grade Level: 5th and 6th
Anchoring Question/Phenomena for the unit: How does air resistance affect the way objects fall regardless of gravity?
Desired Results |
||
Driving Question for this week’s lesson:
|
||
Connections to the Standards |
||
Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed in this Lesson: |
Science and Engineering Practices Addressed in this Lesson: |
Crosscutting Concepts Addressed in this Lesson:
|
|
|
|
Engineering Connections Addressed in this Lesson:
|
Nature of Science Connections Addressed in this Lesson:
|
|
Other STEM Connections
(Highlight or comment below which sections have specific connections) |
||
Learning Objectives/Outcomes: What do you want students to be able to explain in response to the specific lesson questions? (Use kids’ words).
|
||
Timeline of Activities |
||
|
Time |
Students Do |
Lead Teacher Does |
Other Teachers Do |
Notes |
|
QUICK RECAP OF LAST WEEK!!! |
|
|
|
9:30-9:40 |
Watches video with student and ask questions |
Same as lead teacher |
After the drag car video, ask, “what would happen to |
|
|
|
the car without a parachute?” |
|
Answer questions asked by the IU students |
After the skydiving video ask, “what would happen to those people if they didn’t have a parachute?” |
|||
|
After both videos/questions, ask, “what would happen to a car if it was dropped from an airplane with a parachute? Give us an example of wind resistance in real life?” |
|||
9:40-10:10 |
Listen to IU students about what the activity is Design a parachute after listening to instructions |
Explain to the students what the activity is for the day Help students if needed with designing parachutes |
Help lead teacher explain activity Help students if needed with designing parachutes |
Explain that the goal is to see who can build a parachute that allows their object to fall the slowest vertically and horizontally |
10:10-10:20 |
Make chart |
Help students make their chart |
Help students make their chart |
|
|
Use bathroom if needed |
|
|
|
|
Head outside to side of building closest to the parking garage |
Lead students outside to side of building closest to the parking garage |
Lead students outside to side of building closest to the parking garage |
|
10:20-10:50 |
Throw the group’s tennis |
Help attach parachute and |
Help lead teacher with |
Make sure students are |
|
ball without the parachute and measure how far it goes and then attach the parachute and see how far it goes |
help measure how far it goes with and without the parachute |
measuring and attaching parachutes |
writing down their data as it happens |
10:50-10:55 |
Head back inside to the balcony by the classroom |
Lead students back inside and to the balcony near the classroom |
Help lead students back inside and to the balcony near the classroom |
|
10:55-11:20 |
Go up with an IU student to the balcony right by our classroom when it’s your groups time to drop the tennis ball Drop it without the parachute and measure how long it took to fall and then attach the parachute and drop it again and measure how long it takes to fall |
Bring one group up at a time to the balcony and help measure how long it takes for their tennis ball to drop with and without a parachute Make sure kids are safe |
Make sure the kids on the ground are safe and won’t get hit with the tennis ball Throw the tennis ball back up for each group so they can drop it with their parachute |
Make sure kids are writing down their data as it is happening |
11:20-11:30 |
Go over data sheet and discuss what you found |
Lead a discussion about what the students found |
Help lead discussion about what students found |
Questions to ask:
|
|
Answer questions that IU students ask |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
with and without a parachute so why did one take longer than the other? (air resistance)
|
These phases may repeat, should not necessarily happen in this order, and may span multiple days for more complex activities.
Add more rows as needed
5-E Learning Cycle |
Engage |
Explore |
We will engage students by showing them videos of air resistance affecting gravity and asking them questions to get them thinking about how it is affecting gravity
The videos we show the students will also help them explore different ideas regarding gravity and air resistance
Students explore how air resistance (parachutes) affect how fast and far an object goes
Teachers model a chart on the board with the following columns: object name, no parachute, parachute, time/distance
|
Formative Assessment Plan & Evidence |
What evidence will you gather to understand if all of your students met the learning outcomes you described above? |
Accommodations and Modifications |
What needs do you anticipate students might need based on prior experiences? |
We will be suing their responses to our questions at the end of the activity as well as looking at their evaluation which is listing the cars from most to least air resistant
Students might need help measuring how far their tennis ball went
Students might need help with the stop watches
Students might need help creating the graph that we model for them.
Explain |
Extend |
Evaluate |
Have students go around and share their data. They will answer different questions regarding the activity such as
What designs worked best?
Why did they work best?
How could you have improved your parachute?
We see gravity affect a tennis ball with and without a parachute so why did one take longer than the other? (air resistance)
Students will work together as a table and list 4 different cars from most air resistant to least air resistant
We will cut out the cars for them in advance and they will order them from most to least
We will then have the students explain their order and why they put it that way
Having the students list the cars from most to least resistant is also their evaluation so that way we can see if they understand what makes objects more air resistant than others and be able to explain
Please send as a separate email in addition to submitting this lesson plan.
Add more rows as needed
Item(s) |
Source (including links, even if the link is just a picture) |
Quantity |
Stopwatches |
|
2 |
Paper |
|
20 pieces of blank paper |
Tennis balls |
|
20 |
Yard Sticks |
|
2 |
Bucket of markers |
|
A lot |
Assortment of craft material |
|
Tissue paper Cardstock paper Kroger bags A ball of yarn |
Glue and tape |
|
10 bottles of glue 10 rolls of tape |
Scissors |
|
10 |
|
Knee high stockings |
|
17 total (one sock per student) |
Instructor Names:
Grade Level: 5 and 6
Anchoring Question/Phenomena for the unit: How does gravity differ on other planets compared to Earth?
Desired Results |
||
Driving Question for this week’s lesson: |
||
Connections to the Standards |
||
Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed in this Lesson: |
Science and Engineering Practices Addressed in this Lesson: |
Crosscutting Concepts Addressed in this Lesson: |
Engineering Connections Addressed in this Lesson: |
Nature of Science Connections Addressed in this Lesson: |
|
Other STEM Connections |
How does gravity work from a planetary perspective?
PS2.B: Types of Interactions. Gravitational forces are always attractive. There is a gravitational force between any two masses, but it is very small except when one or both of the objects have large mass—e.g., Earth and the sun.
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System. The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them.
Developing and Using Models. Develop and use a model to describe phenomena. Evaluate limitations of a model for a proposed object or tool.
Scale, Proportion and Quantity. Time, space, and energy phenomena can be observed at various scales using models to study systems that are too large or too small.
Systems and System Models. Models can be used to represent systems and their interactions. Models are limited in that they only represent certain aspects of the system under study.
MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-PS2-4. Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Using the simulation in the computer lab of how gravity affects objects of different masses in relation to
planets.
(Highlight or comment below which sections have specific connections)
What do you want students to be able to explain in response to the specific lesson questions? (Use kids’ words).
Students will learn that the gravitational pull that planets have on objects is in direct relation to the planet's mass.
Provide a breakdown of how long each activity will take, who will lead each segment, scheduled breaks, transitions, etc.
Highlight which time period should be recorded (~30-40 minutes total).
Add more rows as needed
Time |
Students Do |
Lead Teacher Does |
Other Teachers Do |
Notes |
9:30-9:45 |
Watch video and answer questions |
Watch video and asks questions |
Same as lead teacher |
Questions: |
9:45-9:50 |
Answer question about orbit |
draw a picture of a circle and ask about orbit |
same as lead teacher |
draw the circle and ask for someone to explain what was happening in the video |
|
|
|
|
this will lead to us discussing orbit |
what did you think about the clip?
why did the spacecraft continue to accelerate? (mention Newton’s first law)
what would happen if the spacecraft was placed on earth with with the mechanism stuck in that position?
9:50-9:55 |
Follow IU students to computer lab |
Lead students to computer lab |
Same as lead teacher |
|
9:55-10:15 |
Fill out chart, get assigned a planet, and write down the information about the planet that the IU students ask for |
Help students write out the chart, tell them their assigned planet, and help them find the information that they need for the chart |
Same as lead teacher |
|
10:15-10:20 |
Walk back to classroom/bathroom break |
walk students back to classroom/bathroom break |
same as lead teacher |
|
10:20-10:30 |
Write what information they found and have a discussion about the correlations of any of the values of the planets |
Lead discussion about correlations between any of the values of the planets |
Same as lead teacher |
Greater Mass Greater Gravity |
10:30-10:50 |
Listen to IU students as they explain the Lycra fabric activity Be involved in the activity |
Explain the lycra fabric activity ask the students questions about the activity |
Help assist the lead teacher with the activity as well as the discussion |
Can you observe how the smaller ball moves in response to the larger ball's presence on the lycra fabric? |
|
answer questions after the activity |
|
|
How does the mass of an object affect the strength of its gravitational pull? |
|
|
|
|
What do you think will happen when we place a smaller and lighter ball near a larger and heavier one on the lycra fabric? |
|
|
|
|
Why do planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun? |
|
|
|
|
How is this related to gravity? How might the distance between two objects affect their gravitational interaction? How does the lycra fabric activity help you understand how gravity influences the orbits of planets around the Sun in space? |
10:50-11:10 |
Listen to the IU students as they explain the human modeling activity Do the activity and decorate poster |
Explain the human modeling activity help students with anything they need help with |
Help assist lead teacher |
|
11:10-11:30 |
Share poster with the class have a discussion about what we noticed in each poster as well as what is true about mass in relation to gravity/gravitational pull |
Watch as the students share their posters help lead the discussion about what they noticed about the posters and mass and gravity/gravitational pull |
Same as lead teacher |
|
These phases may repeat, should not necessarily happen in this order, and may span multiple days for more complex activities.
Add more rows as needed
5-E Learning Cycle |
Engage |
Explore |
MODELING/RESEARCH |
FIRST MAN SCENE
Dim the lights…
Give background context for the clip
Show the clip from FIRST MAN
Start discussion
What did you think about the clip?? (Fun talk for a minute)
Why did the spacecraft continue to accelerate?
Lead to newtons first law; An object in motion will stay in motion until acted upon by an outside force. There was a malfunctioning component (here 50 seconds) that wouldn’t stop firing. It caused the ship to KEEP accelerating going faster and faster. They had to shut off the system completely and change to manual controls to fix it.
What would happen if the spacecraft was placed on earth with the mechanism stuck in that position?
It would stop because it would hit the ground and friction would stop it.
The ship wasn’t just floating in space… it was close to earth…
*Draw a circle on the board for earth*
Using this as an example of earth, can anyone come up here and explain what was happening to that spacecraft in the video?
Lead to understanding ORBIT…
As a thing rotating a larger thing in space
COMPARE TO PLANETS
We will pass out the iPads to the students. We will show the QR code on the board and instruct the students to use the tool and create observations.
While the student are in the computer lab, we pass out a paper to each student. We will write on the board,
Your Name
Mass (In relation to earth)
Radius
Planet Name
Fun Fact
Give each student their own planet.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
HUMAN MODELING/CREATION ACTIVITY |
Explain |
Extend |
Evaluate |
Neptune
Display QR CODE that links to data table
Instruct the students to fill out the information for their prospective planets.
When all the students are done, have an excel sheet ready with all the data already predetermined.
Ask students if they see a correlation with any of the values.
Greater Mass Greater Gravity
Show the students a graph correlating mass and gravitational strength
Next we will be doing an interactive modeling of how gravity and gravitational orbits work in space. We will be using one yard of lycra fabric in which we will have students get in a circle and hold the ends of the fabric. We will then be taking different sized and weighted balls to see how depending on the mass of the ball, it will circle or orbit around a greater massed ball.
Can you observe how the smaller ball moves in response to the larger ball's presence on the lycra fabric?
How does the mass of an object affect the strength of its gravitational pull?
What do you think will happen when we place a smaller and lighter ball near a larger and heavier one on the lycra fabric?
Why do planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun? How is this related to gravity?
How might the distance between two objects affect their gravitational interaction?
How does the lycra fabric activity help you understand how gravity influences the orbits of planets around the Sun in space?
Each student will be given a piece of paper with an item in space and its mass on it. They will attach that paper to their back or front kind of like a nametag. They will then have to work with each other to see based on the individual's mass, who would orbit who. Eventually, we will have one center sun which the planets orbit along with other moons that orbit different planets.
explanation of orbit (cannon)
explanation of mass related to gravity in solar systems (transition to extend)
Each student will have posters to create their own solar systems. In the posters, the students will be instructed to include arrows to indicate motion/orbit relative to the others. They can make their own make believe planet names, moons, stars, etc. They can decorate it and the caveat is that they have to include masses that reflect proper gravitational orbit.
Students will then share their solar system posters and we will have a discussion about what we noticed in each poster and what we noticed is true about mass in relation to gravity/gravitational pull.
What evidence will you gather to understand if all of your students met the learning outcomes you described above?
We will gather their personal solar systems that they made. If we see that the greater masses have
planets/moons/stars/etc. that are less in mass, we will know that students understand that the greater massed object will pull lesser massed objects into its orbit. |
Accommodations and Modifications |
What needs do you anticipate students might need based on prior experiences? |
Materials |
|
some students might need help using the simulation
Please send as a separate email in addition to submitting this lesson plan.
Add more rows as needed
Item(s) |
Source (including links, even if the link is just a picture) |
Quantity |
1 yard lycra |
|
1 yard |
marbles |
|
10 |
tennis balls |
|
10 |
heavy ball (billard) |
|
1 |
large poster boards |
|
18 |
lots of art supplies (markers, glue, paper, etc.) |
|
a lot |
Instructor Names:
Grade Level: 5 and 6
Anchoring Question/Phenomena for the unit: Why might your weight change in an elevator?
Desired Results |
||
Driving Question for this week’s lesson: |
||
Connections to the Standards |
||
Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed in this Lesson: |
Science and Engineering Practices Addressed in this Lesson: |
Crosscutting Concepts Addressed in this Lesson: |
Engineering Connections Addressed in this Lesson: |
Nature of Science Connections Addressed in this Lesson: |
|
Other STEM Connections |
Why might your weight change in an elevator?
Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence that can meet the goals of the investigation. (MS-PS2-5).
Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems. (MS- PS2-3), (MS-PS2-5)
The uses of technologies and any limitations on their use are driven by individual or societal needs, desires, and values; by the findings of scientific research; and by differences in such factors as climate, natural resources, and economic conditions. (MS-PS2-1)
Science knowledge is based upon logical and conceptual connections between evidence and explanations. (MS- PS2-2), (MS-PS2-4)
Using the simulation so they can see how the amount of force on a person changes as the elevator goes up and slows down
(Highlight or comment below which sections have specific connections)
What do you want students to be able to explain in response to the specific lesson questions? (Use kids’ words).
Students will learn that the gravitational pull that planets have on objects is in direct relation to the planet's mass.
Provide a breakdown of how long each activity will take, who will lead each segment, scheduled breaks, transitions, etc.
Highlight which time period should be recorded (~30-40 minutes total).
Add more rows as needed
Time |
Students Do |
Lead Teacher Does |
Other Teachers Do |
Notes |
9:30-9:40 |
watch video and answer questions |
Watch video and asks questions |
Same as lead teacher |
Questions: force? |
9:40-9:45 |
Receive IPad and go to website |
Pass out IPads and give them the link to the simulation website |
same as lead teacher |
|
9:45-9:50 |
Play with with online simulation |
Help students with simulation if needed |
Same as lead teacher |
|
9:50-10:00 |
Go to the other simulation and play around with it |
Help students with simulation if needed |
Same as lead teacher |
What is
What can you tell me about force?
What did you notice about the amount of force that was on the person in the video?
Would your weight go higher as the elevator went up? Or would it go down?
10:00-10:15 |
Answer questions that IU students ask |
Lead discussion and ask questions |
help support lead teacher with the discussion |
|
10:15-10:20 |
Be placed in their group |
Place kids into 2 group |
Help place kids into their group |
One group will go with Will or Suzanne and ride the elevator and the other will stay in the classroom and watch this video that connects everything we’ve learned so far |
10:20-10:25 |
Get their assigned role |
assign kids their roles |
same as lead teacher |
Have one student per group be the person getting weighed |
What did you notice about the graph in the first simulation?
When did it go up? When did it go down?
What did you notice about how the man felt in the second simulation? When did he feel lighter? When did he feel heavier?
What do you think would happen to your weight as you go up and down an elevator?
|
|
|
|
Have 2 people be the recorders (They will snap a picture of the graph as well as write down the starting force, the force at the top floor, and the force once they get to the bottom) Everyone else will document what they felt throughout the elevator ride, similar to the man in the second simulation |
10:25-10:55 |
Ride in the elevator/watch video |
Ride in the elevator with the kids/watch video |
Same as lead teacher |
first group has 15 minutes to ride the elevator and let other kids weigh themselves too if they want to After that, the 2 groups will switch whatever group isn’t in the elevator will be watching a video |
10:55-11:00 |
Bathroom break/water break |
Bathroom break/water break |
water break/water break |
|
11:00-11:15 |
Have a discussion about what they observed during the elevator activity |
Lead discussion about elevator activity |
Help assist lead teacher |
When was the graph the highest? What does that mean?
When was the graph the lowest? What does that mean?
What do you
|
|
|
|
think would happen if you were in an elevator and jumped up in the air and landed on the scale? What would the graph look like? |
11:15-11:30 |
Have a discussion that connects last weeks learnings to this weeks |
Lead discussion that connects last week to this week |
Same as lead teacher |
How is what we learned today similar to what we learned last week?
How is it different?
Is the force that is being applied in the elevator the same that is applied to the planets?
(GRAVITY IS PULLING DOWN)
These phases may repeat, should not necessarily happen in this order, and may span multiple days for more complex activities.
Add more rows as needed
5-E Learning Cycle |
Engage |
Have a discussion about the video
Questions to ask
What is force?
What can you tell me about force?
Explore |
|
Explain |
Extend |
Evaluate |
What did you notice about the amount of force that was on the person in the video?
Would your weight go higher as the elevator went up? Or would it go down?
They will then work on 2 different simulations that help show how forces affect your weight while on an elevator
This will help give them some ideas of what to look for when they are actually in the elevator
After the simulations, they will then actually ride in the elevator and see how the amount of force exerted on their body changes as the elevator starts and stops
There will be one person getting weighed per group, 2 recorders, and the rest will jot down what they are feeling on the elevator (similar to the guy in this simulation)
The recorders will take videos on the ipads of what the scale is reading so that way, they can look back and watch the graph change during the discussion
They will be able to explain what they saw and felt in the elevator
Explain that your weight isn’t actually changing, but instead the amount of force being exerted is changing
We will extend this lesson by connecting it to what we have learned so far, especially last week talking about how mass can affect weight, so can force
They will watch this video as well as have a discussion with these questions
How is what we learned today similar to what we learned last week?
How is it different?
Is the force that is being applied in the elevator the same that is applied to the planets?
We will collect the notes that the students took on the elevator
We will also ask them to answer this question on a paper at the end of the listen
“The amount of force exerted in an elevator (blank) as the elevator rises but it (blank) as it goes down”
We will collect this and check their answers
What evidence will you gather to understand if all of your students met the learning outcomes you described above?
We will gather their notes that they take in the elevator as well as their answers to the question “The amount of force exerted in an elevator (blank) as the elevator rises but it (blank) as it goes down”
Accommodations and Modifications |
What needs do you anticipate students might need based on prior experiences? |
Materials |
|
Some students might need help reading the graph that Vernier creates
Please send as a separate email in addition to submitting this lesson plan.
Add more rows as needed
Item(s) |
Source (including links, even if the link is just a picture) |
Quantity |
Vernier scale |
|
1 |
White printer paper |
|
20 pieces |
Markers to write |
|
20 |
IPads |
|
20 |
Instructor Names:
Grade Level: 5 and 6
Anchoring Question/Phenomena for the unit: How can you use what we’ve learned so far to keep an egg safe in an egg drop?
Lesson Number: 5
Desired Results |
||
Driving Question for this week’s lesson: |
||
Connections to the Standards |
||
Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed in this Lesson: |
Science and Engineering Practices Addressed in this Lesson: |
Crosscutting Concepts Addressed in this Lesson: |
Engineering Connections Addressed in this Lesson: |
Nature of Science Connections Addressed in this Lesson: |
|
Other STEM Connections |
How can you use what we’ve learned so far to keep an egg safe in an egg drop?
Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence that can meet the goals of the investigation. (MS-PS2-5).
Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems. (MS- PS2-3), (MS-PS2-5)
The uses of technologies and any limitations on their use are driven by individual or societal needs, desires, and values; by the findings of scientific research; and by differences in such factors as climate, natural resources, and economic conditions. (MS-PS2-1)
Science knowledge is based upon logical and conceptual connections between evidence and explanations. (MS- PS2-2), (MS-PS2-4)
Engineering a mechanism to protect the egg from cracking (Highlight or comment below which sections have specific connections)
What do you want students to be able to explain in response to the specific lesson questions? (Use kids’ words).
Students will take what they have learned so far to keep an egg safe during an egg drop
Provide a breakdown of how long each activity will take, who will lead each segment, scheduled breaks, transitions, etc.
Highlight which time period should be recorded (~30-40 minutes total).
Add more rows as needed
Time |
Students Do |
Lead Teacher Does |
Other Teachers Do |
Notes |
9:30-9:35 |
Watch video |
Shows video |
Turn lights off and watch video |
|
9:35-9:45 |
Answer questions that IU students ask |
Ask questions regarding the video and main ideas around previous lessons for reflection before final activity |
Assist lead teacher |
Week One Reflection Question: Do objects fall at the same rate?
week 2 question: How does air resistance affect falling objects?
week 3: How does mass affect gravitational pull?
week 4: how does force affect your body as you move up and down?
How can this video and
|
|
|
|
what we’ve learned so far help you build a contraption that will keep your egg safe? |
9:45-9:55 |
Get put into groups of 2 and draw out contraption ideas |
Break students off into groups of 2 and have them draw out ideas for theri contraption |
assist lead teacher |
|
9:55-10:35 |
Build contraption |
help any students that need it |
same as lead teacher |
|
10:35-10:40 |
bathroom break/head outside to the grass near the parking garage |
help bring the kids outside |
help lead teacher |
|
10:40-11:05 |
launch their eggs |
help kids launch their eggs |
assist lead teacher |
|
11:05-11:10 |
head back to the classroom |
lead kids back to the classroom |
assist lead teacher |
|
11:10-11:30 |
Talk about the results about their egg |
ask students about the results of their egg |
|
What are your initial ideas?
Ask week by week questions first, then video, then the 2 other questions
let students know there is a weight limit
help students cut 2 liter bottle at the beginning
make sure to weigh it beforehand
How did you use previous learning to
|
talk about what they built and why answer questions about connecting previous lessons all together |
ask about how they built their contraptions connect previous lessons |
|
today? |
How can you use what we’ve learned in everyday life?
These phases may repeat, should not necessarily happen in this order, and may span multiple days for more complex activities.
Add more rows as needed
5-E Learning Cycle |
Engage |
-Week One Reflection Question: Do objects fall at the same rate? -week 2 question: How does air resistance affect falling objects? -week 3: How does mass affect gravitational pull? -week 4: how does force affect your body as you move up and down? |
Explore
-Students will create in partnerships a mechanism to try and protect their egg from cracking -students will use two liter bottles as their encasing of the egg -they will then have access to an assortment of materials to then help better cushion their egg to keep it from cracking |
|
Explain
|
Extend
|
mechanisms and why Evaluate
-How did you use previous learning to today? -How can you use what we’ve learned in everyday life? |
Formative Assessment Plan & Evidence |
What evidence will you gather to understand if all of your students met the learning outcomes you described above?
|
Accommodations and Modifications |
What needs do you anticipate students might need based on prior experiences?
|
Materials |
|
|
|
Item(s) |
Source (including links, even if the link is just a picture) |
Quantity |
Egg launcher |
|
1 |
air pump |
|
1 |
2-liter bottles |
|
8 |
eggs |
|
2 dozen |
Egg drop crap |
|
a lot |
Scale |
|
1 |
white printer Paper |
|
15 pieces |
scissors |
|
3 pairs |
Markers |
|
a lot |
water jug |
|
1 |
|