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Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas

DETAILS
Ashleigh Williams
Social Studies
2nd Grade
1 lesson; intro to creating an invention
Inventions are created to solve a problem

Essential
Questions

What is the purpose of an invention?

What problem does this invention solve?

PA/Common
Core/Standards

Standard - CC.1.2.2.B
Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of
key details in a text.

Objective

Bloom's
Taxonomy

After watching the video How to be an Inventor,

students will be able to identify the problem as a group
with 100% accuracy
After watching the video, students will be able to
identify the solution to the problem with 100% accuracy
After listening to the book Rosie Revere, Engineer,
students will be able to fill out the invention problem
and solution worksheet in small groups, with at least
90% accuracy
Independently, students will be able to identify a
problem that they want to create and invention to
solve, and write it down on the My Invention
worksheet

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)

Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

ISTE Standards
for Students

Framework for
21st Century
Learning

Teacher will listen to student responses during wholegroup instruction

Teacher will walk around and read student responses on
problem-solution worksheet
Teacher will collect the My Invention, worksheet to
review the students problems that they want to solve
Collaborate with Others
Demonstrate ability to work effectively and
respectfully with diverse teams
Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in
making necessary compromises to accomplish a
common goal
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work,
and value the individual contributions made by each
team member

CK

Accommodation
s, Modifications

Turn on close captioning on video for students with

hearing impairments

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan
Introduction

CK
Activating Prior Knowledge
Weve been learning about different inventions. Why
does a person create an invention?- To solve a
problem
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Play How to be an Inventor video

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

Big Idea Statement

Inventions are created to solve a problem
Essential Questions Statement
What is the purpose of an invention?
What problem does this invention solve?
Objective Statement
Today we will talk about the purpose of inventions: to
solve a problem
We will also identify a problem that we would like to
solve
Transition
None
Key Vocabulary
Problem, solution
PreAssessment of Students
What is the purpose of an invention?
Modeling of the Concept
After watching the video How to be an Inventor, the
teacher will ask the students what problem Kid President
wanted to solve
Then, the teacher will ask how Kid President solved the
problem
Guiding the Practice
After reading Rosie Revere, Engineer, students will
break into small groups and complete the invention
problem/solution worksheet
They will identify the inventor (Rosie), the problem, and
how she solved it
Providing the Independent Practice

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies

Students will think of a problem that they would like to

solve, and write it on the My Invention worksheet
Transition
After listening to the story, students will transition into
small groups
Students will return to their desks for the independent
practice
SMARTBoard/ projector
YouTube video How to be an Inventor
Book Rosie Revere, Engineer
Invention problem/solution worksheet
My Invention worksheet

Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
No formal evaluation
Learning/Master
y of the
Informal Evaluation
Concept
Listen to student responses
Read student responses on worksheets
Read the problems that students identified on My
Invention worksheet
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
What is the purpose of an invention?
What problem was Rosie trying to solve?
Homework/Assignments
Fill in the next box in the My Invention worksheet (how
can I solve my problem)
Teacher
Self-reflection