Classroom Information

Subject
Science
Grade
553
Classroom Learners

24 Students
10 Male students / 14- Female students
The students are 10 12 years old
No physical disabilities in the class. 2 students are showing signs of ADHD and are on
medication. 2 students show signs of comprehension issues. 1 student is bilingual. The class also
has three gifted students. The class is culturally diverse consisting of Caucasian, Navajo, and
Hispanic students.
The students in the class are well versed when it comes to the use of computers. The class has a
basic to advanced knowledge of how most computer programs operate. This lesson is a review
lesson for the Solar System and the students should have all the knowledge to complete the
activities and assessments.
Learning Styles
o Visual 75%
o Auditory 60%
o Kinesthetic 90%
Lesson
Title
The World Around Us
Summary
The unit will consist of information on the sun, moon, outer planets, and the inner planets. The
activities within the unit will be used as the formative assessments for the unit. The game of Jeopardy
will be used as the summative assessment for the unit. The students can search for information on the
Internet to answer the questions as needed. The students will need to ensure the information from the
Internet is the same information from their science book.
Differentiated Instruction: The bilingual student will be allowed to take the assignment to his
bilingual instructor if needed. Gifted students will be required to find pictures on the Internet that
correspond to the planets in the questions. Each page of the website can be printed for the students to
complete if needed.
Standards
NM- New Mexico Standards
Subject : Science

Strand : Content of Science

Content Standard : Understand the structure of Earth, the solar system, and the
universe, the interconnections among them, ...

Grade Range/Benchmark : K-4 Benchmark I: Know the structure of the solar
system and the objects in the universe.

Grade : 3

Performance Standard 1: Describe the objects in the solar system (e.g., sun,
Earth and other planets, moon) and their features ..

NM- New Mexico Standards
Subject: Career Readiness
Content Standard 3: Students will demonstrate the technological knowledge and
skills required for future careers.
Grade : K-4
Benchmark: Demonstrate basic computer operation skills in a variety of
applications to access and organize information.


Learning Objectives
Students will use correct vocabulary with 70% accuracy
Students will identify different planets with 70% accuracy
Students will access the correct website with 70% accuracy
Students will recall information about the sun with 70% accuracy
Students will recall information about the moon with 70% accuracy
Students will recall information about different planets with 70% accuracy
Hardware
Standard school Apple laptop computer.
Software
The students will need to access a standard Internet website.
Prerequisite Skills
Students will already have an understanding of how to access the Internet following school policies.
The students understand how the school laptops work.
Duration
What is the recommended duration of this activity?
The unit will take on school week for completion.
This interactive activity will take 2 class hours to complete.
Grouping
What is the recommended grouping for this activity?
Individual
Procedure
Anticipatory Set: The students will access the Internet to work on the activities in the website. The
students understand the school policies for using the computers. The students will access the website
from the URL provided by the teacher. The students will complete each activity within the website.
The students can use their science books or a search engine from the Internet to help answer the
questions.

Teaching Procedures: 1. The students should access the Internet from the URL provided by the
teacher. 2. The students can use a search engine or their books to help look for the answers. 3. When
the students reach the final Jeopardy game the students are not allowed to use books or the Internet.
4. The website is divided into 5 pages. The first 4 pages are review activities to help the students
prepare for the final assessment on the last page. 5. The students need to complete the four activities
first before they attempt the final assessment on the last page of the website.
Closure: Begin a discussion with the students on what they found to be most interesting about the
Solar System. Ask open ended questions about how they think the Solar System effects the Earth.
This discussion should be at the end of the first day when the students are done with the review
portions of the activity. The second day is to finish the review if necessary and the final assessment.
Assessment
State how each objective will be evaluated.
Crossword Puzzle - Formative
Hidden Word Search - Formative
Matching - Formative
Jeopardy - Summative
The students will need to find the correct answer to questions in each activity. The questions will
cause the students to review the information they learned from the unit. The students will have to
answer the questions correctly or their answers will not fit within the puzzles.
Extension Items
The students could make models of the planets using art supplies. The students could also make
collages of the different areas of the Solar System by printing pictures off of the Internet.
Areas of Concern
It could take the students longer to complete the review activities than anticipated. This could cause
this activity to run longer than 2 days. If need be, extend the time to three days, and make
adjustments to the lesson plan.