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TitleofLesson:FossilFuelsExtraction
Grade:4th
STANDARDS
4ESS31
Obtainandcombineinformationtodescribethatenergyandfuelsarederivedfromnaturalresourcesand
theirusesaffecttheenvironment.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NF.C.6
Usedecimalnotationforfractionswithdenominators10or100.
LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Thislessonplanwilladdressthevariousfossilfuelsalreadycoveredwithinthebeginningoftheunit.This
lessonisanoverviewofalltheinformationcovered:coal,oil,andnaturalgas.Ineffortsofallowingthe
studentstotrulyunderstandwhatgoesintoextraction,studentswillparticipateintheirownextraction.This
lessonwillallowstudentstoseethedamagethatiscausedfirsthand,thusallowingthemtoformtheirown
opiniononthebenefitsofextractionandorthecons.Thislessonaddressessustainabilitybyshowingstudents
thateventuallytheywillallrunoutofresourceseventually,andcausemoreandmoredamagetothe
land/cookieastheycontinueextractingthusalsogivingthestudentsanunderstandingofhowtheyare
derived,buthowtheyaffecttheenvironmentasawhole,andhowtheymustbesustained.
OBJECTIVES
Describewhatyouwantstudentstoknow/beabletodoasaresultofthelesson.
Forexample,Studentswillbeableto
Studentswillbeabletodescribehowtheenergyusedfromfossilfuelsisextractedbyparticipatingin
alab.
Studentswillbeabletounderstandhowtheextractionoffossilfuelseitherbenefitsorharmsthe
environmentbycompletingthecookielab.
Studentswillbeabletousedecimalnotationtouncoverapercentagebyextractingresourcesfrom
thecookieandcomparingitasawholewithadenominatorof100.
Studentswillbeabletocomparepercentages/decimalnotationsbyconvertingthemandcomparing
themtothepercentageofotherresourcesrecovered.
Studentswillbeabletounderstandthehigherorlowervalueofapercentagebycomparingdecimal
notation/percentagesandquantity.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Studentswillbeevaluatedthroughtheirparticipationandcompletionofthecookielab.Theirunderstanding
willbeevaluatedbytheirdocumentedobservations,math,andoverallconclusionsfromthelabonce
completed.
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Whatwillstudentsneedtoknowpriortocompletingthislessonandhowwillyouaccesstheirprior
knowledge?
Studentswillneedtoaccesstheirpriorknowledgeoffossilfuels:coal,oil,andnaturalgas.Thisaccesstotheir
previousknowledgewillbefromthebeginningoftheunit.Theymayalsorecaptheirpreviousknowledgeby
utilizingtheirjournalsthattheycompletedthroughouttheunit.
MATERIALS
Cookelabworksheet
FossilFuelCookies:
Beattogether:
1stickbutter,softened
1/2c.sugar
1/2c.brownsugar
1egg(2Tbs.water,1Tbs.oil,2tsp.bakingpowder)
1tsp.salt
2tsp.vanilla
Next,add:
1c.+2Tbs.flour
1/2tsp.bakingsoda
Afterthatisallmixedtogether,stirin:
1c.chocolatechips
3/4c.raisins
3/4c.choppedwalnuts(oroatsforstudentswithnutallergy)
VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS
Coalblackorbrownishrockusedtocreateenergybybeingburned
MiningUsedtocollectcoallocatedbelowthesurfaceoftheEarth
Oilliquidfossilfuel
Naturalgasfossilfuelthatistrappedundergroundandisdrilled
Nonrenewableenergysourcesthatwillrunoutandwillnotbereplenished
Fractionhowmanypartsofawhole
Percentageaproportioninrelationtoawhole
TEACHINGPROCEDURES
ProceduralSteps(Stepbystepinstructionsforteachingthelesson):
1.Teacherwillintroducethelab:
A.Thecookieisyourland,raisins=coal,nuts=oil,andchocolatechips=naturalgas.Thebasicidea
istomineout/extracttheseresources(withoutlookingatthebottomofthecookiefordeposits)witha
toothpickandtrynottodamagetheland.
2.Teacherwillmodeltheextractionviadoccamandcompleteanexampleofbeforeminingandafter
mining
3.Teacherwilltellstudentstocompletetheobservationbeforegoingontodocumenthowmanyofeach
resourcewasrecovered.
4.Teacherwillwalkaroundclassroomandansweranyclarifyingquestions.
5.Onceallstudentsarecompletedwiththehandsonportionofthelab,teacherwillmodelhowtocomplete
theresourcesrecoveredsegment.
6.Teacherwillconductabriefminilessononfractionsandconversionstodecimalandpercentagesinefforts
todeterminethepercentageofcoal(raisins),naturalgas(chocolate),oil(nuts),andwaste(crumbsand
pieces).
7.Teacherwillleadadiscussiononwhattheirdataimpliesandidentifyproblemstoobtainingfossilfuelsin
suchamanner,alongwithideasastowhatcanbedonebyansweringthequestion,Whatcanbedoneto
reduceoravoidtheseproblems?.
RESOURCES
FossilFuelExtraction(1993).TheCenterforAppliedResearchinEducation.Retrievedon4/24/2017from
http://www.whsd.net/userfiles/1524/Classes/7398/Activity%2022%20%20Fossil%20Fuels
%20Students.pdf
WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
Thewayofthinkingthislessonplanwillutilize,isthatoffuturesthinking.Futuresthinkingisabouthow
pastandpresentinfluencethefutures.Italsoinvolveslearningfromexperiencesinordertopredictthe
future.Inthisspecificlesson,studentswillanalyzetheactionstheytookandthedatatheycollectedduring
thecookielabanddeterminehowthismayimpactthefutureandwhatproblemsmayarise,basedoffoftheir
pastactions.Studentswillcontinuetoutilizefuturesthinkingbyansweringthequestion,Whatcanbe
donetoreduceoravoidtheseproblems?.Theanswersthestudentshaveinthislessonplanisaperfect
introductionintoDay5oftheunit,inwhichalternativeenergywillbediscussed.