In the Holt School District we use Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science for our science instruction. Due to this curriculum, my lessons needed to follow along with the standards of the provided lessons. Therefore, they were based on the provided lessons and adjusted to expand upon those ideas while focusing on the idea of allowing students to have "science talks" during every lesson. In the documents below, you'll see the outline of my science unit/instructional sequence. Within my graduate course we began our planning process with an EPE table which allowed me to focus on the big ideas and patterns related to the properties of matter. I worked with a small group of students to determine what preexisting knowledge they had in regards to properties. From this brief discussion I could use those misconceptions to guide my planning and instruction. Using Inquiry Application Instructional Model (I-AIM functions,) I created a unit plan expanding upon our provided curriculum. This was followed by building lessons as a whole, before narrowing it down in details. I've also included some of the resources I used while planning.
The Properties of Matter Matter
Name: Sarah Hundt
Unit Topic: The Properties of Matter
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Driving Question: How is this object so different from another?
Standards:
· P.PM.02.12 – Describe objects and substances according to their properties (color, size, shape, texture, hardness, liquid or solid, sinking or floating)
· S.IP.02.12 – Generate questions based on observations.
· S.IP.02.13 – Plan and conduct simple investigations.
· S.IP.02.11 – Make purposeful observations of the natural world using the appropriate senses.
· S.IP.02.16 – Construct simple charts and graphs from data and observations.
· S.IA.02.12 – Share ideas about science through purposeful conversation.
· S.RS.02.15 – Use evidence when communicating scientific ideas.
Sources Used:
· Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center. (2012). 2PS - measuring matters: A second grade unit supporting the Michigan science K-7 content expectations and the common core standards for English language arts & literacy in history-social studies, science, and technical subjects.
· "Structure and Properties of Matter." NGSS Hub. National Science Teachers Association, 2014. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.
· https://www.teachervision.com/measurement/pro-dev/57076.html
Unit Topic: The Properties of Matter
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Driving Question: How is this object so different from another?
Standards:
· P.PM.02.12 – Describe objects and substances according to their properties (color, size, shape, texture, hardness, liquid or solid, sinking or floating)
· S.IP.02.12 – Generate questions based on observations.
· S.IP.02.13 – Plan and conduct simple investigations.
· S.IP.02.11 – Make purposeful observations of the natural world using the appropriate senses.
· S.IP.02.16 – Construct simple charts and graphs from data and observations.
· S.IA.02.12 – Share ideas about science through purposeful conversation.
· S.RS.02.15 – Use evidence when communicating scientific ideas.
Sources Used:
· Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center. (2012). 2PS - measuring matters: A second grade unit supporting the Michigan science K-7 content expectations and the common core standards for English language arts & literacy in history-social studies, science, and technical subjects.
· "Structure and Properties of Matter." NGSS Hub. National Science Teachers Association, 2014. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.
· https://www.teachervision.com/measurement/pro-dev/57076.html
Epe table
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Unit plan (Instructional Sequence) for Properties of matter
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Example Lesson plan - Day 1
The following detailed lesson plan shows how I wanted to apply the content knowledge within my unit.
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Inquiry Project -
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Resources for planning
Richards (2008) Teaching Listening & Speaking | |
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