Amanda Benson

EDE 4940.011 Final Internship

Supervisor Observation 3 Science:Rocks

Lesson Plan & Implementation: Reflection and Analysis

Reflection:
Overall, I felt that this science lesson on rocks went pretty well. One thing that
surprised me the most in my lesson was the amount of real-life connections students
made when I asked the students to tell about a time theyve seen a really cool rock before.
Many students talked about a time when they visited a new place, such as St. Augustine,
and came across new and cool looking rocks that they brought home as a souvenir. The
students were so engaged two students actually brought the rocks that they collected to
show the class the very next day. Providing the opportunity for these students to make
these connections really brought meaning into my lesson on learning about the different
types of rocks. One thing I would keep the same in this lesson if I had to teach it again to
the same group of students would be using Nearpod as a technology tool. Using this
Nearpod greatly increased the engagement in my lesson as well as provided an
assessment tool such as an electronic quiz. When reflecting back to my video recording
of my lesson at the twenty-four minute mark I saw every student participating in the
Draw a sedimentary rock activity on the Nearpod. One thing I would change about this
lesson if I had to teach it again to the same group of students would be to provide a
creative summative assessment at the end of the lesson that continued the lesson onto the
next day such as having the students work in groups to create a poster identifying,
describing, and creating a visualization of the three main types of rocks. With this poster
assignment I would allow the students to have choice in how they are creating their

visualization for each type of rock whether it would be a drawing, a collage, or a web
based printed picture the students could make that decision on their own. After teaching
this lesson it really made me think about how my students could display their knowledge
of rocks in a fun and creative way that I could implement for next time.

Analysis:
Overall, 19 out of 21 students learned what was intended for them to learn for this
science lesson on rocks. I can account for this learning based on the students Nearpod
quiz questions and the students short answer written responses. My instructional
materials of using the technology tool Nearpod was effective because the multiple
interactive activities embedded in the PowerPoint greatly increased the engagement in
my classroom. The students really enjoyed drawing their own sedimentary rock as well as
completing the rock website exploration with a partner. My instructional material of
using an electronic quiz at the end of the lesson was effective because this technology
tool provided immediate feedback to the students once their answers were submitted.
This immediate feedback helped the students either reinsure their reasoning for their
answer or help them realize why their answer was not the best choice.
The students who struggled in todays lesson were A.H, and C.K. I can account
for this performance based on these students short answer written responses and their
quiz questions. Both students had a hard time explaining what they learned from the rock
website without having the rock website opened to refer back to. Although these two
students showed a big effort in participation for this lesson they struggled with the
electronic quiz at the end of the lesson. Both students answered three out of four
questions accurately scoring a 75% on the summative assessment. In order to help these

students comprehend the objectives of the lesson, I allowed these two students to use
their graphic organizer/ notes when answering questions about rocks to provide guidance
with the content. The students who did exceptionally well in todays lesson were A.C.,
L.C., A.D., M.G., K.R., Y.J., E.P., I.C., M.M., T.N., E.K., E.H., H.F, E.B., D.N., K.O.,
A.D., E.W., and H.S. I can account for this performance by these students Nearpod quiz
and sedimentary rock drawings. All of these students answered four out of four questions
accurately receiving a 100% on their summative assessment and drew an accurate and
descriptive sedimentary rock showing layers and labels on their pictures. Based on what
happened in this lesson, my next step is to provide accommodations or modifications for
the students who are struggling during the lesson. My goal is to help the students during
the lesson in order for them to confidently perform well on the summative assessment.

Student Data of Sedimentary Rock Drawing: