Block 1/A Lesson Plan

Teacher(s): Addyson Howard Grade Level: 5 Date Taught: 09/06/2017

Lesson Title: Mixing it Up Subject: Science Approximate Time Length: 45 minutes

KCCR Standard 5-PS1-4. Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or
more substances results in new substances.
Lesson Objective (Blooms The students will be able to understand that combining two different substance
Level) together results in one substance.

Essential Question What happens when you combine two different substances together?

New & Familiar Vocabulary Substance, mixture, reaction

Assessment/Criteria- (What Did the students successfully combine two substances to make one different
evidence will you use to see how fully
students met your objective?)
substance? Can they identify the different substances as solid, liquid, or a gas?
Materials Materials
Technology Sand
Resources (include any links) Water
Setting Corn starch
Plastic beads
Marbles
Helium filled balloons
Technology
N/A
Resources
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.descwrld.lp_chemical/substances-
and-chemical-reactions/#.WbA169OGOLI
Setting
The Classroom

Est. Lesson Activities

Time Write out detailed lesson procedures. Be sure to include important questions you will ask during the lesson. Your plan should be detailed
of enough for another teacher to teach it without having to ask you any questions. Numbering and/or bullets are encouraged.
Task
What will you say? Name the strategies you What will students do? Must have a variety of
will use. What questions will you ask? engagement strategies.
Engage Beginning

The students will begin learning about the The teacher will demonstrate how when you
different type of mixtures. mix water and salt, it becomes salt water. Will
also separate the students into groups.
 The students will have a hands on experience The students will receive the different
Extend/Evaluate End Explain/Explore Middle
with mixtures. substances and see what they can come up
with for various mixtures.

The students will give examples of real world Each group will hold up a white board with the
uses for these mixtures. different examples on them to share with the
class.

Adaptations: What could ELL Adaption for ELL students would include name cards for the various
YOU DO to adapt to help items in their native language. They would integrate English with their
students with learning first language to potential learn new vocabulary, create a hands on
disabilities, students experience for different materials, and enhance their learning.
with learning
Attention Since this activity is pretty active, I do not think I will need to adapt
exceptionalities, &/or
issues much for the lesson.
ELL students with this
lesson?
Below At grade level.
and/or
Above
grade
level
Modalities: What Visual: The mixtures
modalities did you utilize Auditory: Explaining what is happening through a lecture
in this lesson? How? Kinesthetic: Moving to the various substances
Tactile: The creations themselves, some may be malleable.
Strategies: What I utilize cooperative learning and discussion.
instructional strategies
did you utilize in this
lesson? (Ex: graphic
organizer, cooperative
learning, discussion,
technology integration,
etc.)