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Lesson Plan - March 21: Outcomes From Alberta Program of Studies Learning Objectives Assessments
Lesson Plan - March 21: Outcomes From Alberta Program of Studies Learning Objectives Assessments
Lesson Plan - March 21: Outcomes From Alberta Program of Studies Learning Objectives Assessments
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require assistance.
I am worried about my abilities to keep up with some students’ increasing disruptive and
disrespectful behaviors in the classroom and during instruction. I recognize these behaviors are
related to engagement and may be reduced once we begin the hands-on activities, but I need to be
explicit and consistent with my expectations
I will introduce the new classroom plan if students are not meeting expectations of the lesson and
classroom:
o 1: A verbal reminder/warning to make good choices
o 2: Three strikes – three chances to control behavior
o 3: Behavior Reflection which needs to be signed by a parent, with each being documented on the
student's file
Students are also required to follow the rules already in place for classroom behavioural expectations.
The general examples of behaviours that warrant being given a warning and subsequent consequences
are: continually calling out, disrupting others learning, eye rolling, back talk, or other disrespectful
behaviour, being unkind to another student, refusal to follow classroom or school procedures
If too much time is being wasted due to students settling down, I will begin a timer to be made up during
morning recess
Body (min):
Learning Activity #1: Evidence of Chemical Reactions
Progress through slides as students follow along in notes:
o Change in properties: Color, odor, production of gas/bubbles, formation of
precipitate;
o Change in energy: Heating/cooling: exothermic/endothermic, release of light
What happens during a chemical reaction to provide the discussed evidence?
We will then discuss whether the stations provided evidence of a chemical reaction and
students will complete their charts with the evidence, as recorded in their observation
column and what they can recall
Physical or chemical change assessment: An informal assessment where students will
hold up one finger if the picture is showing a physical change and two if the picture is
depicting a chemical change
o Then, a student will provide a rationale for why they answered the correct
answer, providing evidence of a chemical change
Students will then complete the ‘evidence’ column of the activity chart with one or more
of the six changes as evidence of a chemical change
Students will then complete the questions in their duotangs, as displayed on the slides
Teacher Actions:
Facilitates lesson and class discussion
Encourages students to think like scientist – questioning, hypothesizing, experimenting,
observing and recording, analyzing results, and discussing the conclusion
Sponge Activities:
You Bet Your Hide Activity
Assessments/Differentiation:
Discussion of the evidence of a chemical change and chart completion with the evidence
from the previous lesson's activity
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Physical or chemical change assessment: An informal assessment where students will
hold up one finger if the picture is showing a physical change and two if the picture is
depicting a chemical change
o Then, a student will provide a rationale for why they answered the correct
answer, providing evidence of a chemical change
Information will be provided orally and on slides, as well as in students’ notes
Exploratory, interactive hands-on learning activities
Providing students with the opportunity to construct their own meaning of what
chemical and physical changes are will enable students to think critically about the
properties of both types of changes while gaining a deeper understanding of the
meanings
Relating each task to the initial activity (adding to understanding of chemical changes to
include evidence of chemical reactions) will help students gradually expand upon
understandings and scaffold their learning
Transition:
Have a helper pick up the duo tangs
Closure (3 min):
Consolidation/Assessment of Learning:
Physical or chemical change assessment
Back to Back (time permitting): Students will line up back to back with a classmate. I
will read a true or false statement & students will hold their thumb up for true and
down for false. Students will then turn to face one another. If they both have their
thumbs up or down (agree), they give one another a high five. If they disagree (one up,
one down), they must discuss their reasoning.
Feedback to Students:
Thank you for being active listeners and learners today.
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