KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Teacher Candidate:

Krista Rizzo

Date: 10/16/15

Cooperating Teacher:
Group Size:

15

Coop. Initials
Allotted Time

40-60 min

Grade Level 3rd

Section

Subject or Topic: Reflection

STANDARD: Standard - 3.2.4.B5:

Demonstrate how vibrating objects make sound and sound can make things vibrate.
Demonstrate how light can be reflected, refracted, or absorbed by an object
I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
3rd grade students will apply the principles of light reflection by controlling light with
flashlights and mirrors.
3rd grade students will experiment with light reflection by recreating the reappearing coin
magic trick.
II. Instructional Materials
Flashlights
Mirrors
Cardboard cut with slit and tapped to flashlight
Paper
Pencil
Plasticize
Protractor
Mugs
Coins
Cup with water
III. Subject Matter/Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea, outline of
additional content)
A. Prerequisite skills
1. Protractor Use
2. Observation skills
B. Key Vocabulary
Reflection- when light rays hit and bounce off a surface.

Beams- group of light rays

Angle of incidence- light beam that hits the surface
Angle of reflection- light beam that bounces off
Smooth Surface Vs. Rough Surface
C. Big Idea
1. What is light reflection?
2. Can we control light reflection?
3. How can we see?
D. Content
1. Lab investigation
2. Observation/ Recording Data
IV. Implementation
A. Introduction
1. To introduce this topic, teacher will shut off light and ask
students what they see.
2. Teacher will remind students of previous lesson on light
sources and how light travels.
3. Teacher will ask students to write in science journals a theory
of why we see light and what life would be like without light.
B. Development
1. Teacher will present anchor chart to students. (see attached)
2. The class will watch a video until 2:28 on Reflection and
complete the guided notes.(See attached)
3. Teacher will say, If an object does not emit its own light
(which accounts for most objects in the world), it must reflect
light in order to be seen, but how does it work? The walls in
the room are bright because the lights in the room reflect light
on them. They do not emit their own light.
4. Teacher will refer back to lesson one and review light sources.
5. The class will conduct controlling light experiment to recreate
how light lets us see. (See attached instructions)
a. Divide class into groups of 4
b. Complete comprehension recording sheet (See
attached) ( will be collected)
6. Each group will present their findings to the class.
C. Closure
1. Students will rate how well they understand todays lesson on a
scale of 1 to 5 by raising up their fingers. 1 is being lost on
subject, with 5 being an expert.
2. Teacher will review main idea and key terms
3. Teacher will discuss future lesson on refraction.

D. Accommodations/Differentiation
1. Oliver, a 3rd grader with ADHD will be accommodated by working with
other students and doing a hands on activity.
2. Detailed instruction will be given to all students.
3. Guided notes will be given to all students as well.
E. Assessment/Evaluation Plan
1. Formative
a. Comprehensive recording sheets will be collected.
b. Teacher will also informally observe students while
completing activity.
2. Summative
n/a

V. Reflective Response
A. Report of Student Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives (Reflection on
student performance written after lesson is taught, includes remediation for
students who fail to meet acceptable level of achievement)
Remediation Plan
B. Personal Reflection (Questions written before lesson is taught. Reflective
answers to question recorded after lesson is taught)
VI. Resources (in APA format)
Light Optics
http://www.optics4kids.org/home/content/what-is-optics/reflection/the-reflection-oflight/
Science Alive! Lights Book Published by Crabtree Publishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRh0CGfX7dQ - video