Backwards Design Lesson Planning Template

Directions: Use this planning worksheet to follow the three steps of the backwards design process in
order to plan an effective lesson.

Subject Physics Lesson Date : December 18

Content Standard
Work,Power and energy

Step One: Write a Student-Centered Learning Objective – Must be specific, measurable, and clearly
stated.

Students will learn about the work and

 How the work and energy are related ?
Behavior – WHAT the learner
 How the work is calculated ?
will be able to do.
 What are the two basic elements that need to calculate
Includes a verb!
Work?
 What is power and how is it calculated ?

Condition – HOW the learner

will perform the behavior.
Refers to a tool, reference, aid, Investigate real-life applications of Work and energy and power
or context they will or will not
be able to use.

Criterion – How WELL the

learner must perform to
demonstrate content mastery.
3 out of 5 questions
Refers to a degree of accuracy,
number of correct responses, or
time imit.

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 Students will understand the concepts of work and energy and
Learning Objective – Put all
power, differentiate between various forms of energy, and
three parts together.
apply these concepts to solve problems.

Step Two: Create a Plan for Assessment – Used to gather information about a student’s progress
towards mastery of the learning objective, help the teacher identify what instruction is working well and
what needs refinement, and informs the students about their learning.

Type of Assessment Options to Consider Specific Plan

Diagnostic / Pre-Assessment – Self-Assessment Write what you know about the
Used to check prior knowledge ✘ Writing Prompts work and energy,power
before a lesson. Running Records Presentation will be taken with
✘ Performance Task activity task
Other
Formative – ✘ Learning / Response Log 1.Question/Answer session
Used during a lesson to check ✘ Admit / Exit Ticket 2.Brain storming Activity
progress, identify any ✘ Think / Pair / Share 3.Students must have to be
misconceptions, and give One Minute Paper answerable for basic questions
Other
feedback to students.
Summative – ✘ End of Unit Tests Worksheets will be assigned to
Used at the end of a lesson to Final Exams or Mid-Term check the understanding of the
check student mastery of the Exams student
objective. State Tests
Culminating Project
Portfolio

Step Three: Choose Learning Strategies and Activities – How you present new content to your
students, and how your students will actually interact with the content. Add additional rows as needed.
Strategy 1: Activities Planned: ✘ Active Passive
Direct Teach
Demonstration
Cooperative Learning
✘ Discover /Inquiry-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning
Other: ___________________________

Strategy 2: Activities Planned: Active ✘ Passive

✘ Direct Teach
Demonstration Students will watch an introductory video regarding
Cooperative Learning work,energy and power. This will lead them to
Discover /Inquiry-Based Learning questions answer session then relate to hands on

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 Project-Based Learning activity
Other: ___________________________
Strategy 3: Activities Planned: Active ✘ Passive
Direct Teach
Demonstration
Cooperative Learning Worksheets will be given to students and make them to
Discover /Inquiry-Based Learning sit in groups to discuss and share ideas about the
Project-Based Learning questions given in the worksheets then the winning
✘ Other: __Assessment__________ group will be rewarded schoology batch

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