Integrated Lessons Block Plan

Day 1 Lesson Objective(s) Day 2 Day 3 How Wind Effects Air Students will create questions relating to a scientific topic and form a hypothesis about the topics. Students will record observations of an experiment as they use the scientific process. Students will explain the impact that wind has on air. Students will identify that wind moves things, even air. SCI.2.2.1 2010, SCI.2.2.2, 2010 Day 4 How does weather impact your opinions? Students will answer provided interview questions to tell their story. Students will use the question, What is your favorite time of the year? Why? and write a brief narrative describing why a certain time of the year is their favorite, and use weather related words to tell why this is. Day 5 Severe Weather Students will create questions relating to a scientific topic and for a hypothesis about the topics. Students will record observations of experiments as they use the scientific process. Students will explain what severe weather means. Students will identify the impact severe weather can have on the environment. SCI.2.2.1 2010, SCI.2.2.6 2010

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Standards

Materials

2.OA.1, 2.NBT.5, 2.NBT.6, 2.NBT.7, 2.NBT.9, 2.MD.5 Dry erase boards, dry erase markers, erasers, gummy worms, strips of paper, scissors, markers, handout

2.OA.1, 2.NBT.5, 2.NBT.7, 2.NBT.9, 2.MD.5 Dry erase boards, dry erase markers, erasers, Hershey bars, strips of paper, scissors, markers, handout

EL.2.5.2 2006

Clear tub, shaving cream, blue food coloring, paper, fan, handout/chart where students can hypothesize and record their findings, masking tape, picture to color

YouTube video access, paper containing 10 questions, lined paper for student to write on

Model of environment made from graham crackers, frosting, and other snack materials, tub, fan, lightning bolt, pitcher of water, IPad, YouTube video access, twosided handout, paper to write and draw

Body/activities

Worksheet containing 4 story problems with hands-on manipulatives for them to work with.

Worksheet containing 4 story problems with hands-on manipulatives for them to work with.

Assessments

Monitoring of students throughout explanation, worksheet containing 4 problems to be completed.

Monitoring of students throughout explanation, worksheet containing 4 problems to be completed.

Experiment Zone- In groups, students will throw a ball of paper into a trash can with increasing amounts of wind. During this time other students will be completing chart on how wind is and is not helpful. Informal assessment on hypothesis at Experiment Zone. Collection of charts at end of class.

Student will answer 10 interview questions, and then expand on the question, What is your favorite time of the year? Why? They will use weather vocabulary.

Adding severe weather to an environment and hypothesizing what will occur with the different situations. Students will identify precautions that should be taken during severe weather as a group. Students will be creating a PSA telling their classmates about precautions they can take during severe weather. I will also be collecting their paper containing their hypothesis. I will conduct experiment and allow students to observe in order to keep students safe.

I will monitor students while they are writing. I will assess students as they share their brief paragraph with the class.

Safety

Allergies to gummy worms.

Allergies to Hershey bars.

Throwing of objects remains is designated Experiment Zone area.