Lesson Title: ______________________
Lesson Title: What’s the biggest apple in the world?
Grade Level: 3rd
Subject: Science
Time Frame: 1–40-minute class period
Learning Goals
Learning Goals
Content Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Specific (PS2) Ask questions that can be investigated
Goals & based on patterns such as cause and effect
Associated relationships. Electric and magnetic forces
Standards between a pair of objects do not require that
the objects be in contact. The sizes of the
forces in each situation depend on the
properties of the objects and their distances
apart and, for forces between two magnets,
on their orientation relative to each other.
3.PS2.4 Define a simple design problem that
can be solved by applying scientific ideas
about magnets. Define a simple problem that
can be solved through the development of a
new or improved object or tool.
Scientific discoveries about the natural world
can often lead to new and improved
technologies, which are developed through
the engineering design process.
Cause and effect relationships are routinely
identified, tested, and used to explain
change. Other crosscutting concepts may be
more appropriate depending on the problem
chosen.
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How will they be met?
In this mini-lesson, students
learn about a variety of
apples. In the activity, Apple
Trapper, students engage in
the engineering design
process and build an invention
that can pick up apples in the
classroom. Students explore
the properties of paper and
think like inventors - building,
testing, learning from failure,
and trying again and again!
Since this activity is designed
to encourage students to
collaborate and help each
other by sharing ideas,
students will work in pairs. I
suggest each student build
their own Apple Trapper. Each
Apple Trapper requires at
least ten pieces of paper to
experiment with and to
construct their invention. If
paper resources are limited,
students can work in teams
and create a single Apple
Trapper together.
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Technology- ISTE Standards Students will group in threes

based Goals 1.d Empowered Learner: Students explore
& ISTE age-appropriate technologies and begin to transfer
Standards their learning to different tools or learning
environments.
4.d Innovative Designer: Students
demonstrate perseverance when working with
open-ended problems.
5.a Computational Thinker:  Students
explore or solve problems by selecting technology
for data analysis, modeling, and algorithmic
thinking, with guidance from an educator.
and get creative with digital
tools to start the process of
making a prototype apple
trapper. I want to expand
outside of a crumbled piece of
paper and have the students
construct an apple trapper
that can pick up apples. While
doing so, they will create a
Vlog during the process of
creating one and research
online ways to make one that
can be used from household
materials such as a empty
two liter bottle, or paper towel
tube. This will be a trial-and-
error assignment that will
take longer than a week,
especially if the students
participate on one aspect of
the design, such as a grapple
or handle, etc.

Other Goals Students use a variety of technologies within

Innovative a design
Designer process to identify and solve problems by
creating
new, useful, or imaginative solutions.
Students:
a. Know and use a deliberate design process
for
generating ideas, testing theories, creating
innovative artifacts or solving authentic
problems.
b. Select and use digital tools to plan and
manage a
design process that considers design
constraints
and calculated risks.
c. Develop, test and refine prototypes as part
of a
cyclical design process.
d. Exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity,
perseverance and
the capacity to work with open-ended
problems.

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LESSON OVERVIEW
Share how the activities in the lesson will help to meet the learning goals. How will
technology play a role in meeting the learning goals? The students will have the opportunity
to watch a short video of all the different types of apples around the world. And it will give
more of a broader perspective that there are more than green and red apples that you
commonly find in the grocery stores. They will work in pairs and attempt to invent an apple
trapper so they can collaborate with the tools they are given to create an object that
traps/grabs apples.

Feedback
The students really enjoyed the concept of designing an apple trapper. Not only were there
some creative ideas in making one, but they were also engaged in this project, and you were
able to see their gears turning in their minds. The lesson I presented with the actual teacher
in the classroom was very impressed with the layout and technology tools I used. The
classroom has a smart board, so I was able to cast the lesson and questions to the screen to
interact with the class. Going forward, this lesson I would implement the use of a vlog, the
students have Chromebooks with cameras and microphones, so it would be easy for them to
document their progress as they go.

Reflection
This lesson was very informative, I did like the user-friendly website mystery science,
however, the activity and the topic didn’t connect in the OK Academic standard I was
needing, so I made some changes and utilized a different content standard that would follow
the OK Academic Standard for 3rd grade Science. I truly enjoyed presenting this lesson to the
class, and the excitement of something different could be seen from across the room.
Understanding the Triple E Frameworks and Content Standards have helped me grow as a
future educator so that I can prepare better students for the future.
I hope that one day when I can teach my own class, that the lessons I teach them will
stay with them for years to come. Learning is so much fun, and it begins in the classroom. I
want to be able to have a transparent relationship with the parents so that they can keep
track of their child’s progress, so the learning doesn’t stop at school.

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TRIPLE E FRAMEWORK CONSIDERATIONS

Share which technology tools you plan to integrate into the lesson. Describe how each tool
will help to meet your learning goals. In addition, share the instructional practices you plan
to develop in conjunction with the tool to optimize learning.
Name of Tool Tool 1: Tool 2: Tool 3:

Learning
goal(s) met by
using the tool.

How will the

tool be used?
Teams, pairs,
individual, or
other?

Tool Integration for ENGAGEMENT in the Learning*

Include score in More time on More time on More time on

right column learning; less learning; less learning; less
(0=No; distraction distraction distraction
1=Somewhat;
2=Yes) and Motivates students to Motivates students to Motivates students to
score total for begin learning begin learning begin learning
ENGAGEMENT
Supports shift in Supports shift in Supports shift in
behavior to active behavior to active behavior to active
social learning social learning social learning

SCORE SCORE SCORE

Teaching
Moves to
support
ENGAGEMENT

Tool Integration for ENHANCEMENT of the Learning Goals*

Include score in More sophisticated More sophisticated More sophisticated

right column understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
(0=No; learning goals learning goals learning goals
1=Somewhat;
2=Yes) and Scaffolds, Scaffolds, Scaffolds,
score total for differentiates, or differentiates, or differentiates, or
ENHANCEMENT personalizes learning personalizes learning personalizes learning

Supports student Supports student Supports student

demonstration of demonstration of demonstration of
understanding in new understanding in new understanding in new
ways, not possible ways, not possible ways, not possible
before before before

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SCORE SCORE SCORE

Teaching
moves to
support
ENHANCEMENT

Tool Integration to EXTEND the Learning Goals*

Include score in Supports learning Supports learning Supports learning

right column outside of the typical outside of the typical outside of the typical
(0=No; school day school day school day
1=Somewhat;
2=Yes) and Bridges school Bridges school Bridges school
score total for learning & everyday learning & everyday learning & everyday
EXTENSION life (authentic life (authentic life (authentic
experiences) experiences) experiences)

Builds authentic Builds authentic Builds authentic

life/soft skills life/soft skills life/soft skills

SCORE SCORE SCORE

Teaching
moves to
support
EXTENSION

LESSON SET UP. How will I prepare for each piece of technology being integrated
in this lesson?

Setting up
Accounts

Differentiating

Personalizing

Creating
models or
mentor

ASSESSMENT: How will you assess the activities happening through the tool?

Monitoring/
Observations

Formative &
Informal
assessments

Summative
assessment

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ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION:

PROCEDURES: What is the minute-to-minute activity that will be happening in the lesson?
Describe what the teacher is going to do and say, as well as what the students are going to
do.
Time stamp and What are the students going to do? What is the teacher going to say and do?
General
Description

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*Resources from Kolb(2017) to support the Triple E Framework

Triple E Measurement Tool (Chapter 7)
Instructional Strategies (Chapter 9)

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