Secondary Lesson Plan Template

Title: Weather Description (1-2 sentences): Students will be discussing answers to ch.3 worksheet on weather. Students will participate in a High/Low lab and watch a weather video. Subject: Environmental Science Instruction time: 90 minutes Students level by grade: 10-12 Standard(s) to be addressed: Natural and human induced hazards affect air quality and climate regulation Enduring Understandings/Essential Questions targeted in this lesson (for units created using the Understanding By Design framework only): What are the layers of our atmosphere? Which layer of our atmosphere controls the weather? Learning Objectives for this lesson (Written using verbs from Blooms Taxonomy): Students will be able to re-create a drawing of the atmosphere layers. Students will be able to identify the direction of high and low winds. Identified student needs and plans for differentiation: Demonstrate the high/low wind direction activity on the Elmo Pulled out groups to go over concepts that they had marked as unclear on the CFA #1 Specific resources needed for this lesson: High/ Low lab worksheet Weather Video- Mentor teachers video Instructional method(s) used in this lesson: Direct Instruction- Discuss ch. 3 worksheet Guided Instruction- Weather High/ Low lab Assessment- 5 facts 2 questions from weather video How will you modify or adjust this lesson in the future? Find a more current weather video to engage students.