San Fernando West Secondary School

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN

TEACHERS NAME: Zahir Ali

SUBJECT: Information Technology

DATE: 31st October 2014

CLASS:

Form 3

TIME: 8:55 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

LENGTH OF PERIOD: 35 minutes

Syllabus: CSEC Information Technology

Unit Title: Algorithm Development involving calculations
Lesson 2: Use of variables to write an algorithm

RESOURCES
Teacher Resources

Plastic bowl
Lesson Notes
Markers

Student resources
Activity sheet
Notebook
Handout Re: steps to write an algorithm
Assessment sheet

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE - Students should:

Know data types such as variables and constants.
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OBJECTIVES
Cognitive
At the end of the lesson students should be able to:

Psychomotor
At the end of the lesson students should
be able to:

1. Define and analyze the problem given a problem

statement / scenario
2. Deconstruct a given problem into meaningful
steps
3. Identify variables to be used to form the solution
of a given problem
4. Write an algorithm to perform a calculation for a
given problem

Affective
At the end of the lesson students should be able to:
1. Actively participate in class discussion
2. Willingly participate in peer activity
3. Attentively listen and respectfully give
peer-evaluation

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY with Objective

Cognitive

1. Define and analyze the problem

(Analyzing)
2. Deconstruct the problem into
meaningful steps (Understanding)
3. Identify variables to be used to
form the solution (Understanding)
4. Write an algorithm to perform a
calculation (Creating)

Assessment Strategy

Activity 1 note taking

Activity 2 : Peer activity Teacher

Feedback
Activity 3 Assessment sheet

Affective

Assessment Strategy

1. Actively participate in class Observation

discussion
2. Willingly participate in group Teacher Feedback
activity
3. Attentively listen and
complete an assessment

Recommendation

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Set Induction
Teacher introduces the lesson by asking for a student to volunteer to show the class how to make a macaroni salad by following a set of instructions,
given by the teacher (5 mins)
Description of Teaching/Learning Activities:
Teacher Activities

Student Expected Activities

1. Teacher engages students in discussion about the set

induction

1. Students listen to questions and participate in giving

response.

Intelligence
being developed

VL, Inter

Est. time to
complete
(minutes)
3 mins
8 mins

2. Teacher will demonstrate how to deconstruct a problem

3. Teacher will ask students to work as pairs to analyze a
problem and list it as steps
4. Teacher instructs students to write a simple algorithm to
perform calculations.

2. Students will follow instructions to complete the

task.

VS

3. Students will work together to analyze the problem

as instructed by writing steps to follow.

BK

4. Students will work together to write the algorithm.

5 mins
5 mins
LM
3 mins

5. Teacher gives feedback to students and makes

suggestions / recommendations

5. Students make necessary changes to their algorithm.

6. Teacher instructs students to complete an assessment

sheet on writing an algorithm.

6. Students complete their assessment sheet on writing

an algorithm.

VL, LM
Inter, VL

6 mins

Closure to lesson:

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T.S. (Transition Statement):

B.S. (Bridging Statement):

Today we learnt how to use variables to perform calculations and to write a simple algorithm.

In the next class we would look at expanding algorithm development using constants and variables.

Multiple Intelligences
VS: Visual Spatial VL: Verbal Linguistic
Inter: Interpersonal Intra: Intrapersonal
BK: Body/ Kinesthetic
LM: Logic/Mathematical
M: Musical
N: Naturalistic
E: Existential

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