KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAM

Teacher Candidate: Anna Martin, Ashley Watts, Kaitlyn West Date:

Cooperating Teacher: Coop. Initials

Group Size: Allotted Time: 50 minutes Grade Level: 3rd

Subject or Topic: Energy Section

STANDARD: (PA Common Core):

3.2.3.B2
Explore energy’s ability to cause motion or create change.
Explore how energy can be found in moving objects, light, sound, and heat.

I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes)

A. The third grade students will be able to analyze the three forms of energy (light,
sound, and heat) by creating their own volcano and drawing and labeling a
diagram.

II. Instructional Materials

A. small cardboard box with no lid
B. newspaper
C. tape
D. aluminum foil
E. paint
F. empty water bottle
G. ¼ cup of baking soda
H. one drop of dish soap
I. red dye
J. ¼ cup of vinegar

III. Subject Matter/ Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea, New Content)
A. Prerequisite Skills
a. Knowledge of landforms
b. Three energy forms (light, sound, heat)
B. Key Vocabulary
a. heat- the transfer of kinetic energy from one object to another
b. light- a kind of kinetic energy with the ability to make types of light
visible to human eyes
 c. sound- energy created when objects vibrate
d. volcano- a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock
below the surface of the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions
occur.
e. landform-a natural feature of the earth’s surface
f. lava- rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanoes;
lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
C. Big Idea - Energy in the form of a volcano
D. New Content
a. volcano- a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock
below the surface of the earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions
occur.
b. landform-a natural feature of the earth’s surface
c. lava- rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanoes;
lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
IV. Implementation
A. Introduction
a. Can anyone tell me what type of landform I am thinking of?
i. It is similar looking to a mountain
ii. It has a large opening at the top
iii. It can erupt, making hot lava come out of the top
iv. Any guesses?
b. Look at video of volcano erupting
i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_HZVY1tT4
c. Open discussion of where each of the energy forms (light, sound, and
heat) are found when a volcano erupts.
d. Today we will be creating our own representation of a volcano.
B. Development
a. Have materials set out, ready for use.
b. Have students take one water bottle and using duct tape, secure it to their
piece of cardboard.
c. Using crumpled up newspaper, students will begin to build it up around
the water bottle using tape to secure the pieces.
d. Take pieces of aluminum foil and place it around and in between the
newspaper, starting at the top of the bottle, to give it a rugged looking
shape. Place tape over the pieces where they might pop up.
e. Have the students paint their construction and once the paint dries they can
places objects that look like trees, moss, etc to make it look more realistic.
(optional)
f. For the lava:
i. A separate water bottle should be filled with ¼ cup of baking soda,
one drop of dish soap, a drop of red food coloring(optional), and
warm water
ii. There should be room left at the top of the bottle so you can shake
 these ingredients together
iii. When ready to “erupt” pour ¼ cup of vinegar into the volcano
iv. Then pour baking soda mixture into volcano
v. Stand back and watch erupt!
g. Before the eruption occurs ask the students what they think will happen
when we combine the baking soda mixture with the vinegar in the
volcano.
C. Closure
a. After the eruption occurs, have the students share what they saw and could
potentially hear when the volcano eruptes.
b. Have the students draw a representation of their volcano and have them
label where each of the energy forms (light, sound, heat) comes into
effect.
D. Accomodations/Differentiation
a. For students who may have a difficult time constructing their volcano on
their own, have them work with a partner.
b. In addition to the erupting volcano, have accelerated students predict what
might happen if we used an ingredient other than vinegar to try to make
the volcano erupt.
E. Assessment/Evaluation
a. Formative
i. Students will be assessed on their ability to construct a volcano
that demonstrates an eruption and produce a diagram that identifies
where each of the energy forms is found.

V. Reflective Response

A. Report of Students’ Performance in Terms of States Objectives

B. Personal Reflection

VI. Resources (APA Format)

A. P. (2011, March 05). Mt. St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980 720p HD. Retrieved
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_HZVY1tT4
B. Easiest School Volcano Project Ever! (2012, February 03). Retrieved from
https://motherhoodmania.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/easiest-school-volcano-
project-ever/