Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Uses for Rocks

Date

November 12, 2014

Subject/Gra
de Level

Science Grade 3

Time
Duratio
n

30 minutes

Unit

Rocks and Minerals

Teacher

Miss.Powell

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

35 Demonstrate knowledge of materials that comprise Earths crust, and

demonstrate skill in classifying these materials.
Describe some common uses of rocks and minerals; and identify examples of
those uses within the school, home or local community.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Become familiar with the common uses for rocks and minerals

ASSESSMENTS
Key Questions:
Products/Performan
ces:

What are the common uses for rocks

Sheets with list of uses for rocks

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Ed. POS

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Hand outs
Ppt. Slides

Red and Green Paper for voting

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Attention Grabber

Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Transition to Body

Learning Activity
#1

- prep voting sheets

Introduction
- Review what the students know about the rock cycle
from last class
- Ask them about the different types of rocks, how they
are formed, and how they are connected.
- Rock Cycle video
- Explain how the rock cycle is continuous and that rocks
are everywhere

5min

- Do the students understand that rocks are everywhere

-

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2

Time

Now that we know how rocks cycle through the

environment lets think about common uses for rocks
and minerals
Body
Hand out sheets for students to list the items
Go through each slide once the first image comes up
have the students vote yes or no with their green or red
cards
Then switch to the slide that indicates if the item
contains rocks & minerals or not
Then switch to the slide that uses the image and word to
indicate that the item contains rocks and minerals
Go through all of the slides

Time

15 min

- Are the students engaged? Are they writing the items

-

Give the students 5 minutes to think about other things

in their house or school that contain rocks and minerals

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

10min

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Then bring the class back together and tell the students
that you will be using popsicle sticks to call on students
to add to the list
Write the items on the powerpoint slide

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

- Did the students understand how the items contained rocks

and minerals.

Consolidation of
Learning:

Closure
- By learning about rocks and minerals you are gaining a
understanding of the world around you

Time

Sponge
Activity/Activities

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe