VTFT Intern Name: Eliza Hendrick

Subject of Lesson: Math

Topic of Lesson: Heavy and Light
Grade Level of Students: 1st
Time/Length of Lesson: 30 min.
Date Taught: 5/27/22
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In this lesson… students will learn the difference between heavy and light
Overview objects, as well as how to use a balance through video instruction and an
interactive lesson with a balance.
MA.1.3.4 The student will use nonstandard units to measure and compare
length, weight, and volume (SOL 1.10)

Standards of The student will use problem solving, mathematical communication,

mathematical reasoning, connections and representations to:
Learning - Measure the weight of various nonstandard units
- Identify a balance or pan scale as an instrument to measure weight
- Using a balance scale, compare the weight of two objects, using the
terms lighter, heavier or the same
Students will be able to…
Objectives understand the concepts of light and heavy and compare objects’ weights with a
balance.
Yo puedo comparar el peso de dos objetos.
I can compare the weight of two objects.
Learning Target
Yo puedo usar una balanza.
I can use a balance.
Necessary Prior - Writing
- Understanding of Spanish
Knowledge
- Balance
- Various objects of different weights
- empty can
- full can
- ball of paper
Materials - small orange
- pencil
- Slideshow
- Worksheet
- Exit ticket (online discussion board)
1. Teacher will play BrainPopJr's “Ounces, Pounds, and Tons” video for
students to watch as a group.
a. Throughout the video, the teacher will pause and highlight key
Introduction/Hook vocabulary (ounces, pounds, tons, weight, heavy, light) and write
the Spanish translation on the whiteboard.
2. Students will complete the easy or hard quiz for the topic provided on
BrainPopJr.
 1. Teacher will have a table at the front of the class with a balance and a
bag with various objects inside.
a. You saw in the BrainPop video they used a balanza to weigh
objetos and see which was más pesado or más liviano. Nosotros
tenemos una balanza también y yo tengo una bolsa con algunas
cosas. Hmm, me pregunto - que tengo en la bolsa?
2. Teacher will take two objects out at a time and put them in the balance.
a. For the first several objects, the teacher will point out how the
heavier objects are on the side that is lower and lighter objects
are on the side that is higher.
Instructional b. One students understand how the balance works, the teacher will
begin calling on students to guess which object will be heavier
Activities & before placing them in the balance, then explain which object is
Strategies heavier/lighter and why after placing the items in the balance.
c. Teacher will use different combinations of the objects they have
to demonstrate to students how to compare weights.
3. Teacher will show slideshow with an example of the student worksheet
and explain directions to students.
a. Students will complete their own worksheet, finishing the
sentence with the correct word (pesada) and drawing an object
from their cartuchera on the other side of the balance.
4. Students will share their completed worksheet with a partner.
5. Teacher will instruct students to turn in papers to the collection bin at the
front of the classroom.
1. Students will complete the exit ticket posted on Schoology by
Closure Activity commenting the correct answer to the question (pegado).
Key Vocabulary or Pesado (heavy), liviano (light), onzas (ounces), libras (pounds), toneladas (tons)
Concepts
Teacher observation
Question and answer
Assessments Easy/hard quiz on BrainPopJr
Worksheet
Exit Ticket
Students who finish BrainPopJr quiz early can do the second quiz or one of the
Accommodations other activities offered with the video.
Resources BrainPopJr video and quizzes
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