Teachers:

LizbetCarrillo,ElizabethSolis
Standard:

DirectInstructionLessonPlan
Subject:
6thgradescience

Identify various ways in which electrical energy is generated using renewable and nonrenewable resources (e.g., wind,
dams, fossil fuels, nuclear reactions). PO1
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in
words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. (6.RI.7)

Objective(Explicit):
Studentswillworkinpairstodesignasustainablecitybydrawingitandresearchingnewinventionsto
useintheircity.
EvidenceofMastery(Measurable):
Atleast80%willbeabletocompletetheirrenewablecitybycheckingoftheirprojectorganizer.
Exceeds
Meets
Approaches
Falls far below
The city
The city
The city
The city
includes all 6
includes 5
includes 4
includes 3 or
items: school,
items: school,
items: school,
less items:
grocery store,
grocery store,
grocery store,
school, grocery
houses,
houses,
houses,
store, houses,
transportation,
transportation,
transportation,
transportation,
shopping
shopping
shopping
shopping
center, and
center, and
center, and
center, and
waste
waste
waste
waste
management.
management.
management.
management.
The city uses at The city 2 types The city uses 1
The city has no
least 3 types of
of renewable
types of
usage of
renewable
resources: solar, renewable
renewable
resources: solar, wind, hydro,
resources: solar, resources: solar,
wind, hydro,
geothermal,
wind, hydro,
wind, hydro,
geothermal,
biomass.
geothermal,
geothermal,
biomass.
biomass.
biomass.
2 sustainable
1 sustainable
2 sustainable
1 sustainable
energy
energy
energy
energy
inventions are
invention is
resources are
invention is
used in the city. used in the city. used in the city. used in the city.
Both are
It is provided
No description
No description
provided with a with a brief
provided.
provided.
brief
description.
description.
The city is well
The city is
The city is
City is not
drawn and
drawn and
drawn not well
planned. No
planned. Colors planned. Some
planned. No
colors are used.
are used to
color is used to
colors are used. No labels are

design the city.

design the city.
A few labels are used in the city.
All parts are
Some clarity is
used to show
clearly shown
shown on the
the areas of the
on the design.
design. Some
city.
Labels are used labels are used
to show the
to show the
areas of the city. areas of the city.
A description is
A brief
A few phrases
No description
provided of the
description is
are used to
provided.
renewable
provided of the
describe the
energy used in
renewable
renewable
the city.
energy used in
energy used in
Complete
the city. Phrases the city.
sentences are
are used to
used to describe describe the
the city.
city.
Subobjectives,SWBAT(Sequencedfrombasictocomplex):
SWBATrecallinformationonrenewableenergyandpreviouslessonsbyrespondingtothecheckof
understandingquestionsontheirwhiteboards.
SWBATchecktheirgraphicorganizertoevaluatetheirprogress.
SWBATapplyandusecontentvocabulary.
SWBATresearchrenewableenergyusingthePadletlinkprovidedbytheteacher.
Keyvocabulary:
Materials:
Renewableresources
Teacher:
Sustainableinventions
Projector
Solar energy
Laptop
Wind energy
Powerpointpresentation
Hydro energy
PadletLink
Geothermal energy
Students:
Biomass energy
Sciencenotebook/brochure
Pencil
Whiteboard
Marker
Laptop
Whitepaper/ruledpaper

Opening(stateobjectives,connecttopreviouslearning,andmakerelevanttoreallife)
10minutes
TWaskstudentstotakeouttheirmaterialslistedontheboard.
TWaskstudentstopreparetheirsciencenotebooktotaketwocolumnnotes
TWaskthestudentsfivequestionsaboutrenewableresources.
TWhavethequestionsontheboard.
SWanswerthequestionsontheirwhiteboard.
TWaskthestudentstoputtheirwhiteboardaway.

InstructionalInput(25min)

TWaskstudents:Doyourememberwhentheguestspeakercameandtalktous?Howdoesenergygettoour
home?Whataresomeinventionsthatuserenewableenergy?Doyouthinkitispossibletohavearenewable
city?
SWrespondtothequestionsaloud.
TWtellstudents:letsdesignourrenewablecity.
TeacherWill:
StudentsWill:
Startthepowerpointpresentation
Writedowntheobjectiveandpreparetotake
Askstudentstowritedowntheobjectiveand
twocolumnnotes
preparetotaketwocolumnnotes
Takenotes,writingdowneverythingonthe
Gotroughtheslidesonthepowerpoint.
powerpoint.
Waitforstudentstowritedownthenotes.
Verballyrespondtoquestions.
Askonetotwoquestionsbasedontheslide
Observeatpictures
theyhavejustfinishedwritingdown.(Check
Askquestions.
forunderstanding)
WatchYouTubevideo.
Beginthelessonwiththedefinitionof
renewablecity.
Teachthepurposeofsustainability.
Explainthefivetypesofrenewable
resources.
1.Solarenergy
2.Windenergy
3.Hydroenergy
4.Geothermalenergy
5.Biomassenergy
Showimagesofrealexamplesofrenewable
energyusage.
Askforquestions
PlayYouTubevideoaboutsustainablecities.

Guided

Differentiation
Forstrugglingstudents,teacherwillprovideatemplatewiththetwocolumnnoteswithblankspaces
forstudentstofillintheblank.
CoTeachingStrategy(OneTeach,OneAssist)
TWwalkaroundtomakesurestudentsareontaskandunderstandthecontent.
TWstopandworkwiththosewhoneedadditionalhelp.
TeacherWill:
StudentWill:
Askstudentstolookattheirnotesand
Reviewnotesandthinkonexamplestoshare
findoneenergyresourcewecanuseto
Beactivelistenerswhentheteacherisgiving
generateelectricity.
theexample.
Allowstudentstoreadandthink
Receivetheprojectchecklistandrubric.

Practice(10mins)

IndependentPractice(40min)

(3min)
Lookatthenotesandthinkaloudhow
cantheserenewableresourcesbeused
inreallife.
Drawacityontheboard
Allowstudentstosharetheirresponse
Askstudentsforideastomakethecity
energyefficient
Tellstudentstheyaregoingtoworkin
pairstodesigntheirsustainablecity.
Provideandaskstudentstolookat
theirprojectchecklistandrubric.
Goovertheitemsneededtoexceed
thisassignment.
Tellstudentsthatwhiletheyworkin
pairsiniswritingthedescriptionand
oneisdrawing.
Askstudentsiftheyhavequestions

Workinpairstocompletetheassignment.

Differentiation
Forstrugglingstudents,letthemasktheirshoulderpartner.

CoTeachingStrategy(OneTeach,OneAssist)
TWwalkaroundtomakesurestudentsareontaskandunderstandthecontent.
TWstopandworkwiththosewhoneedadditionalhelp.
TeacherWill:
StudentWill:
Provideawhitesheetofpaperandaruled
Workinpairstodesigntheirsustainablecity.
sheetofpaper.
Usecompletesentencestodescribethecity.
TellstudentstolookatthePadletlinktofind
Drawthesustainablecitywithallthe
moreinformationonrenewableenergyand
elementsshownonthechecklist.
renewableinventions.
Turnintotheteacherwhencompleted.
Tellstudentsonestudentwrites/onestudent
draws

Showtimetoletstudentshowmuchtime
theyhavetocompletetheassignment.
Walkaroundandassistthosewhoneedhelp.

Differentiation
Forexcellingstudentswhofinishearly,theywillcreateasaleadvertisementtoselltheirinvention.
Forstrugglingstudents,SWgetalistofideaswithinventionstouseintheircities.

CoTeachingStrategy(OneTeach,OneAssist)
TWwalkaroundtomakesurestudentsareontaskandunderstandthecontent.
TWstopandworkwiththosewhoneedadditionalhelp.
TWchecktheworkofstudentswhoaredoneforsuccessfulcompletion,andcircleanyquestionsthat
needtoberedone.
Closing/StudentReflection/Reallifeconnections:(10mins)
TWaskstudentswhattheobjectivewastoday.SWrestatestheobjective.
TWtellstudentstotaketheirwhiteboardoutforacheckforunderstanding.
TWask4questionsaboutthelesson.
Studentsmaynotlookattheirnotes.

Include
School
Grocery Store
Houses
Transportation
Shopping Center
Waste Management

Yes/No (How many?)

Types of renewable resources used Use at least three (use a check

mark to indicate the ones you are
using)
Solar
Wind
Hydro
Geothermal
Biomass
Rubric
Exceeds
The city
includes all 6
items: school,
grocery store,
houses,
transportation,

Meets
The city
includes 5
items: school,
grocery store,
houses,
transportation,

Approaches
The city
includes 4
items: school,
grocery store,
houses,
transportation,

Falls far below

The city
includes 3 or
less items:
school, grocery
store, houses,
transportation,

shopping
center, and
waste
management.
The city uses at
least 3 types of
renewable
resources: solar,
wind, hydro,
geothermal,
biomass.
2 sustainable
energy
inventions are
used in the city.
Both are
provided with a
brief
description.
The city is well
drawn and
planned. Colors
are used to
design the city.
All parts are
clearly shown
on the design.
Labels are used
to show the
areas of the city.
A description is
provided of the
renewable
energy used in
the city.
Complete
sentences are
used to
describe the
city.

shopping
center, and
waste
management.
The city 2 types
of renewable
resources: solar,
wind, hydro,
geothermal,
biomass.
1 sustainable
energy
invention is
used in the city.
It is provided
with a brief
description.
The city is
drawn and
planned. Some
color is used to
design the city.
Some clarity is
shown on the
design. Some
labels are used
to show the
areas of the city.
A brief
description is
provided of the
renewable
energy used in
the city. Phrases
are used to
describe the
city.

shopping
center, and
waste
management.
The city uses 1
types of
renewable
resources: solar,
wind, hydro,
geothermal,
biomass.
2 sustainable
energy
resources are
used in the city.
No description
provided.

shopping
center, and
waste
management.
The city has no
usage of
renewable
resources: solar,
wind, hydro,
geothermal,
biomass.
1 sustainable
energy
invention is
used in the city.
No description
provided.

The city is
drawn not well
planned. No
colors are used.
A few labels are
used to show
the areas of the
city.

City is not
planned. No
colors are used.
No labels are
used in the city.

A few phrases
are used to
describe the
renewable
energy used in
the city.

No description
provided.