CRANDALL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan
Developed by: Jillian Smith
Grade level: 7 Science_
Universal Design for
Learning
Representation

-video through power

point
-handouts
-poster/chart paper
-dance/movement
-group
activity/experiment

Outcomes
GCO: classify and describe rocks on the basis
of their method of transformation in the rock
cycle.

Required Materials, Tools

and Technology

-baskets of rock samples

(resources)

GCO: describe the composition of Earths

crust (portion relating to rocks)

-Elmo and video through

power point

SWBAT identify the 3 types of rocks that

compose the rock cycle.

-candy, iron, tin foil

SWBAT classify and describe rocks based on

their method of transformation in the rock
cycle.

-popsicle sticks
-worksheets

Assessment (formative/summative,
self/peer)

Special Concerns

What prior data is informing your instruction?

Action and Expression

Students will be able to

demonstrate their
knowledge through
group worksheets,
critical thinking
(experiment), problem
solving (classification
exercise), and exit ticket

APK group work, remembering and

identifying common terms related to rocks
and the rock cycle.

What assessment strategies will measure the

learning from the outcomes?
- Students will be randomly selected to
explain the 3 types of rocks
- Students will be given rock samples and
asked to classify and describe how they fit
into the rock cycle

Differentiation

Timeline / Elaboration

Through a variation of
activities we will meet the
needs of multiple
intelligences

Engagement

The student engagement is

important. Teachers will
use strategies such as
group work, timed
activities, and easily
understood experiments to
encourage student
involvement. The focus will
be on making it relative to
the world around them. The
goal is to stimulate interest

Students will be evenly

divided into groups, and
seating arrangement will
allow for both group activity
and easy vision of teacher

Before (APK)

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Students will be asked to share info to

contribute to a concept map surrounding the
idea of Rocks. They will also be given a work
sheet as a group and timed to complete as
many blanks as possible. This sheet is
encouraging students to identify and
understand important terms used within the
unit
During

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In-Class Support
Learning will be student
centric. Multiple resources
will be introduced
throughout the lesson.

and motivate learning.

- Students will learn the different levels of the

rock cycle by experimenting with the build-up
and break down of rocks.

-Students will actively engage in a dance, led

by the teachers and video, and they will be
performing the movements and processes of
the rock cycle.

-Groups will be given baskets of rocks, and

asked to identify the different rocks.

Cross-curricular
Connections

-literacy
-logical mathematical
(critical
thinking/classifications)
-physical education
(dance/movements)

Opportunity for individual/small group

instruction
-rock classification activity
-dance
-rock/candy experiment
After

Randomly select students to answer

questions, to assess their learning

Reflection

Students will be asked to

provide an exit ticket,
__m reflecting on what was
learnt.