SHORT LESSON PLAN

SUBJECT: Science - Worm Investigation TEACHER: Stacy Confer

TIME: 30 minutes DATE: 4/25/23

STANDARDS:
● LS1.A: Structure and Function- all organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts
in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and see, find,
and take in food, water, and air. LS1.C: Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms- all animals
need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals.
● CC.1.3.K.K Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
OBJECTIVES BODY CLOSURE
(Procedures, Activities)
Students will be able to fill - Move to outside carpet spots. - Find all the worms and
out the outline of a worm - Go through the directions for the worm put them back into the petri
and glue it to their science investigation. dish (5 per table)
journal. 1. At your seat:One person wipes desks with - Everyone has the same
wet paper towels, 2 people put materials on job to return their
everyone’s desks, one person gets worms in materials, instead of wiping
petri dish, one person gets microscope on a with water, wipe with
tray. clorox wipes.
2. You will each get a worm, watch your - Get out science journals
worm, you may touch your worm gently, they and draw a picture of what
must stay at your table. your worm did on your
3. One person at a time will look at their worm desk!
and other materials under the microscope, pass
MOTIVATION the entire tray to the next person. (each person MATERIALS
(Introduction-Hook) will have 2 minutes with the microscope -
timer on the board)

- Bring the students to the Key Questions: - Science journals

carpet. ● How are they moving? - Crayons
- Review the items we ● Can you tell which end is the head? - Worms
collected outside the How do you know? - Water
previous day. - Paper towels
- Remind the students how - Outdoor materials
to use the microscopes. - Microscopes
- Review what we know - Petri dishes
about worms.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
● The teacher will model the process of using the microscope before beginning the independent investigation.
● There will be a timer on the board to make sure each student has the same amount of time with the
microscopes.

EVALUATION OF STUDENTS:
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