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Compound Machines Lesson Plan
Compound Machines Lesson Plan
Compound Machines Lesson Plan
READINESS
I. Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)
A. Goal(s)
Students will be able to identify compound machines in their everyday lives
Students will be able to recognize what simple machines work together to create
everyday objects
Students will be able to describe how compound machines work
B. Objective(s)
After completing the lesson, students will be able to identify the simple machines that
make-up a given compound machine.
IV. Purpose:
Today we are going to learn about how simple machines create compound machines
that we use in our daily lives.
(ACEI 4.0)
REFLECTION AND POST-LESSON ANALYSIS
1. How many students achieved the lesson objective(s)? For those who did not, why not?
2. What were my strengths and weaknesses?
3. How should I alter this lesson?
4. How would I pace it differently?
5. Were all students actively participating? If not, why not?
6. What adjustments did I make to reach varied learning styles and ability levels?
a. Blooms Taxonomy
b. Gardners Multiple Intelligences
7. Were the comics as instruction a good choice for the class? Would they have responded
better to a video explaining compound machines instead?
8. Next time, would students benefit from extending the project and taking it home, or going
around the school to discover their own compound machines, instead of choosing from the
list?
Revision Date: August 25, 2015
2007 ACEI Standards