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Alexandria Green

Caroline Edgar
Instructor: Donna Cucunato
Tapestry of a Liberal Studies Education, 497
23 February 2011

4th Grade Science Lesson Plan

Task Analysis

1. Goal/Purpose
To provide 4th grade students with an understanding that the properties of rocks reflect the
processes that formed them. (4a & 4b)
To simulate three of the rock cycle’s methods of formation—weathering, erosion,
transport. (4a, 5a & 5c)

2. Transfer/Motivation
Transfer knowledge of rock properties (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) and apply to
methods of formation.
Motivate students by simulating rock formation with crayon manipulation.

3. Teaching Style
Command

4. Facility/Supplies for approximately 28 students


Classroom with 7 tables
14 scissors
28 squares of aluminum foil
28 crayons
White board marker
28 “Science Exploration” worksheets (self-made)
28 take-home worksheets (http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/RockCycleVocab.pdf)
Video “Our World: The Rock Cycle”—computer with internet access, projector (http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRaInMDNyE8)

Lesson

1. Standards/Anticipatory Set/Pre-test
Lead Teacher: Alexandria, Assistant: Caroline
Good afternoon boys and girls. Our names are Miss Green and Miss Edgar. We are going
to have fun today learning about the rock cycle. Count off to groups of four. Please sit with your
group and leave the materials alone until it is time to use them. We are going to teach you our
quiet signal. Demonstrate two slow and three quick claps in rhythm. When you hear me clap, you
should respond by stopping what you are doing and mimicking the rhythm. Now, you try it!
Lovely.
In our last lesson, we learned about the three types of rocks that exist on Earth. Raise
your hand if you can name all three. Very good. Today, we are going to learn how the rocks
transform over time. Let’s watch this short video (90 seconds). Evan is going to teach you about
how this happens. I know he talks fast, so try to write down as many of the ways rock’s change
that you can. Are your listening ears open? Great. Let’s watch.
Raise your hands. What ways did you catch? Let’s write them on the board. Very good
listeners! It looks like we are ready to do our activity that simulates rock transformation. Can
anyone take a guess at what simulate means? Good guess. It basically means the act of copying.
In this case, we are going to copy three ways rocks transform by using crayons.

2. Teach

Lead Teacher: Caroline, Assistant: Alexandria


First, we are going to simulate how rocks transform by weathering. Can anyone guess
what weathering means? Good. It means to break down. Write on the board and have students
write this on the supplied worksheet. Please pick up a crayon and pair of scissors. Shave off little
pieces like so. Demonstrate. These shavings are called sediments. After you have completed this
task, draw a picture of what your crayon looks like after it has weathered. Make sure to use your
observations skills we have been practicing to draw a detailed picture. Share and compare your
pictures with your table mates. How did you and your partner draw your observations
differently? Very good. Sometimes, our eyes see different things even when looking at the same
object.
Second, we are going to simulate how rocks transform by erosion. Can anyone guess
what erosion means? Good. It is the movement of rocks by wind, water, ice, or gravity. Write on
the board and have students write this on the supplied worksheet. Please pick up a few sediments
that have been weathered and literally move them to another place on the table. Repeat. After
you have completed this task, draw a picture of this action. Make sure to use your observations
skills we have been practicing to draw a detailed picture. Share and compare your pictures with
your table mates.

Lead Teacher: Alexandria, Assistant: Caroline


Next, we are going to simulate how rocks transform by deposition. Can anyone guess
what deposition means? Good. It is adding material to an existing landform. Write on the board
and have students write this on the supplied worksheet. Please place a square of aluminum foil in
front of you. Pick up the sediments are place them on the foil. Fold the foil into a packet.
Demonstrate. After you have completed this task, draw a picture of what your sediments look
like after they have been deposited. Make sure to use your observations skills we have been
practicing to draw a detailed picture. Share and compare your pictures with your table mates. Do
not loose these deposited packets. We will be using them in our science exploration tomorrow.
Using the new knowledge we have learned today, we are going to think about a real
world application and brainstorm other methods of rock formation. Flip your science exploration
worksheets over. Read the questions carefully and complete independently. Do not worry about
the “right answer.” Use the new information to the best of your ability. We will have a chance to
share our responses afterward. Give students 3-5 minutes to complete. Give me a thumbs-up if
you are ready to move on. Great! Now, turn to your partner and discuss your responses.
3. Guided Practice
Managerial Strategies – Remember when you hear me clap in rhythm, stop what you are
doing and repeat the rhythm after me. Let’s try it! Students perform actions as each part is
presented. We monitor. We frequently check for understanding by asking students if they need
clarification.
Feedback/Reinforcement – General, specific, and value comments will be made
throughout the lesson such as: “Good, I see that everyone has been very careful with their
materials (i.e. scissors).” & “It is evident that you have been working on your observation
skills!”

4. Closure

Lead Teacher: Caroline, Assistant: Alexandria


a. What are three of the ways rocks change/transform?
b. What does simulate means?
c. What is weathering?
d. What are sediments?
e. What is erosion?
f. What is deposition?

5. Independent Practice
Observation and recording of transformations on “Science Exploration” worksheet.
Critical thinking activity on backside that requires students to apply the information to the real
world and predict the missing methods of rock formation. Take home cut and paste activity that
reinforces types of rocks and these three methods of formation.

6. Subsequent Objective
Next time students will use crayon simulation for other types of rock formation—
compaction, heat and pressure, melting and cooling.

7. Criteria for Success


a. 80% will be able to describe weathering as a method of rock formation as shown by
number of hands raised in closure question. (4a)
b. 60% will be able to differentiate between observation and inference by responding to
questions about their observation drawings. (6a)
c. 80% will be able to describe erosion as a method of rock formation as shown by
number of hands raised in closure question. (4a & 5c)
d. 65% will be able to describe deposition as a method of rock formation as shown by
number of hands raised in closure question. (4a)

8. Source
http://mjksciteachingideas.com/rocks.html

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