USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science
5th
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Essential Understanding
Objectives- What are you
teaching?
Rationale
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?
What Content Knowledge
is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material?
What background
knowledge is necessary for
Name: Victoria Winn
Group Date of Lesson: 3/2/2017
Size: 20
Lesson Content
SC.5.E.7.6: Describe characteristics (temperature and precipitation) of different climate
zones as they relate to latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water.
SC.5.E.7.5 Recognize that some of the weather-related differences, such as temperature
and humidity, are found among different environments, such as swamps, deserts, and
mountains.
What determines the climate of a region?
SWBAT determine how weather impacts the climate of a region
SWBAT determine the similarities and differences between weather and climate
SWBAT determine the characteristics of a particular climate zone
I am teaching this objective because this fits in to the weather unit we are doing in class.
The students first learned about weather and what determines weather patterns. Now it
is important for students to understand what determines the climate. It is also important
that they know that climate and weather are two different things. I am teaching this
lesson in this way because I want to be able to provide the students with basic
information about what determines climate and then allow them to figure out the
similarities and differences between the 3 main climate zones.
Formative:
Student presentations: students will be completing a presentation on an assigned
climate zone.
Graphic organizer: Students will complete a 3 column graphic organizer that
contains certain questions they are to answer when their peers are presenting.
(this will be completed on another day)
Summative:
Mini-assessment
It is important that teachers know what determines the weather in a region and what
weather is. It is important to know that weather plays a role in determining a regions
climate zone. The teacher needs to know where the climate zones are located.
Students need to have an understanding of weather and how weather is determined. I
will ensure that students have this previous knowledge because I will have already taught
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014)
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science
5th
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?
What misconceptions
might students have about
this content?
Teaching Methods
Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
Name: Victoria Winn
Group Date of Lesson: 3/2/2017
Size: 20
a lesson on weather. My learners are a group of 5th grade students that range from 10-
11 years old.
That weather and climate are the same thing
That climate is easily changed
Lesson Implementation
I will be using direction instruction and then will release students into group work
Time Who is Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use
responsibl whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
e (Teacher For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
or (Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Students)? Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
5 Evaluation).
Mins Teacher/
Students Review weather content from previous lesson to ensure
coherence:
o If it is warm and sunny outside what pressure system
are we experiencing?
o How is humidity measured?
o If there is high humidity outside and we experience a
drop in temperature what will happen?
o In which direction does a low pressure system move?
3 Min Teacher o What is needed to create sleet and snow?
Inform students of the essential question we will be covering
in this lesson. Ask students to take out their science notebook
to take notes. Tell them that they need to take notes on the
15 Teacher
different factors that determine a climate.
Min
Slide 2: Read slide 2 and pause for 1 minute to give students
time to take notes
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Victoria Winn
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science Group Date of Lesson: 3/2/2017
5th Size: 20

phase? Slide 3: Read and call on a student to answer HOT question

What are other adults in (What are some environments found in different climate
the room doing? How are zones?)
they supporting students
learning? Slide 4: Read and call on a student to answer HOT question
What model of co-teaching (What types of environment are found in FL?)
are you using?
Slide 5: Allow students to observe the different images of
environments. Point to each image and ask students which
environment each picture is.

Slide 6: Read and call on a student to answer HOT question

(Are areas closer to the equator warmer or cooler?)

Slide 7: Read and call on a student to answer HOT question

Teacher (why is the top of a mountain cooler than its base?)
5
Mins Slide 8: Read and call on a student to answer HOT question
Students (How do you think large bodies of water affect climate?

40 Go over group project and assign students to their groups

Mins

Students will work in their groups to complete the group task.
Students can refer to directions page.
What will you do if a student struggles with the content?

I will pull student into small group and go over the climate information from the
textbook.

What will you do if a student masters the content quickly?

I will allow these students to research a particular area and ask them to determine the
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Victoria Winn
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science Group Date of Lesson: 3/2/2017
5th Size: 20

climate of this region.

Meeting your students If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
needs as people and as backgrounds of your students?
learners
N/A

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?

I think that this lesson connects to the local community because we can use what we
know about weather and climate to determine what type of area we live in.

How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?

I will allow these students to research a particular area and ask them to determine the
climate of this region.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?

I will provide these students with vocabulary assistance

Accommodations (If N/A

needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the
accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)

Materials Powerpoint
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Victoria Winn
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Science Group Date of Lesson: 3/2/2017
5th Size: 20

(What materials will you use? Science notebooks

Why did you choose these Group project directions
materials? Include any Pencil
resources you used. This can Poster paper
also include people!)