YourName:GinaMoore

TitleofLesson:CoconutExtraction
Grade:3rdGrade

LESSONPLANTEMPLATE

STANDARDS
Describetherelationshipbetweenaseriesofhistoricalevents,scientificideasorconcepts,orstepsin
technicalproceduresinatext,usinglanguagethatpertainstotime,sequence,andcause/effect.(3.RI.3)
PO1.Demonstratesafebehaviorandappropriateprocedures(e.g.,useofinstruments,materials,organisms)
inallscienceinquiry.

LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Inthislesson,thestudentswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateinahandsonexperiment.
Theexperimentwillallowthestudentstoextractoilfromacoconut.Theywillseehowanordinarycoconut
doesnotwasteanyofitsproduct.Itisedible,canbeconsumedasaliquid,anditsoilcanbeextracted.
Sustainabilityisaboutloweringthewasteintheecosystem.Byusingallpartsofthecoconut,wearelimiting
waste.Inaddition,coconutoilhasseveraldifferentfactorsandbenefitstoit.Alone,coconutoilcanaffectthe
healthandconditionofpeople.Thestudentswillfollowlabprocedureandmaintainsafebehavior.Theywill
performthelabandthenwritethestepsoftheproceduretoproveunderstanding.

OBJECTIVES
The students will be able to follow lab procedures and directions while demonstrating proper
behavior.
Thestudentswillbeabletodescribetheprocessoftheexperimentintextandhighlightthestepson
theirlabsheet.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Forthisactivity,studentswillbeassessedbasedoffoftheirbehavior,seenbytheteacher.
Thestudentswillalsobeassessedbyaworksheetthatwillbegivenandfilledoutthroughthelab.
Theworksheetwillbeturnedinafterthelab,sotheteachercanassessthefocus,andunderstanding
ofthestudents.
Thefollowingday(dayfour)willbeevaluatedbyapostlabreflection.

PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Priortothelab,thestudentswillneedtoreflectontheknowledgefromthepreviousdayslesson.Dayone
anddaytwodiscusswhatacoconutis,whereitisfrom,andadeepunderstanding/descriptionofcoconutoil.
Certainvocabularytermswillneedtobeknown.Thestudentsmusthaveageneralideaofwhatsustainability
isandhowiteffectsoursociety.

MATERIALS
Coconutflakes
Pencil
Paper
Labworksheet
Gloves
Juicer

Masonjars
Spoons
Bowls

VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS

Sustainability:
Thequalityofnotbeingharmfultothe
environmentordepletingnaturalresources,andtherebysupportinglongtermecologicalbalance.

Coconuts:
Thelarge,hardshelledseedofthecoconut
palm,linedwithawhiteediblemeat,andcontainingamilkyliquid.

Extract:
Toget,pull,ordrawout,usuallywithspecialeffort,skill,orforce

Organic:
Notingorpertainingtoaclassofchemicalcompoundsthatformerlycomprisedonlythoseexistingin
orderivedfromplantsoranimals,butthatnowincludesallothercompoundsofcarbon.

TEACHINGPROCEDURES
Tobeginthelesson,thestudentswillreviewtheinformationaboutcoconutoiltheyhadlearnedthe
previousday.
Next,thestudentswillwatchavideoofhowcoconutoilisextractedproperly.Thiswillleadthe
studentstoaninterestonhowtoremovetheoilthemselves.
Studentswilllistencarefullytothelabdirectionsgiven.
Theteacherwillexplainindepth,thelabprocedure.Theteacherwillthendemonstratethelabfor
thestudents.
Theteacherwillpassoutthelabworksheet,andcountoffthestudentsintogroupsoffour.
Thestudentswillallprepareforthelab,andputonafresh,cleanpairofglovesandbeginthelab.
Tobegin,thestudentswillremovetheorganic,naturalcoconutflakesfromthebag.
o Thestudentswillbegiventhecoconutflakestoremovetheprocessofcuttingcoconut,and
havingtouseaknife.
Thestudentswillalsobegivenhalfofacoconut(alreadysplit)andgivenaspoon,toremovechunks
ofcoconutfromtheshell.
Thestudentswillwriteontheirworksheetthetexture,andwhattheyobserveaboutthecoconut
flakesandchunks.
Next,thestudentswillripthecoconutflakesinhalf,andintosmallerpieces.
Thestudentswillthentaketheirbowlfullofcoconutpiecestotheteacher,andhavetheteacherput
thecoconutthroughajuicer.
Thejuicerwillremovethejuiceandinputitintoajar.
Thestudentswilltaketheirjars,putagroupnameonit,andontoadesignatedshelf.
Thestudentswillfinishtheirworksheetregardingthelabandsaveitforthefollowingday.
o Questionswillinclude,whatotherfoodscanbejuiced?
o Howwasthecoconutremovedfromtheshell?

Howelsecouldwehaveextractedthecoconut?
Listthestepstakentoremovetheoil.
Highlightwhatyoufoundtobethemostimportantstep,andexplainwhy.
Isthisanexampleofsustainability?How?(Isproductgoingtowaste?Whatarethe
environmentaleffectsofcoconutsoilproduction?)
Theteacherwillexplainthatthecoconutoiltakes24hourstoseparatefromtheliquid/juice.
Thestudentswillbeallowedtospoontheoiloutofthecontainersthefollowingday.
Duringtheentireexperiment,theteacherwillwalkaround,andsuperviseappropriatebehavior,and
labetiquette.
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RESOURCES

Coconut Oil Expeller Machine [Motion picture]. (2013). United States.

How To Make Coconut Oil In Your Home [Motion picture]. (2013). United States.
Smith, C. (2012, January 1). How to Make Virgin Coconut Oil. Retrieved March 27, 2015,

from http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Virgin-Coconut-Oilc
The worksheet will be created and typed by the teacher.
WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
Thestudentswillbeparticipatinginactivitiesthatpracticestrategicthinking.Strategicthinking
focusesonhowchangescanbemade.Strategicthinkinginvolvesfocusingonaplantohowwecanmakean
impact.Itisimportantthroughmyteachingunit,thatstudentslearnwhatacoconutis,whereitcomesfrom,
andhowitisproduced.Then,atadeeperlevel,thestudentscomprehendwhatcoconutoilis.Theywilllearn
howitisproduced,extracted,andwhatbenefitsithastothehumanbody,andineverydayuses.Strategic
thinkingallowsthestudentstounderstandwhatwouldhappenifcoconutsweretovanish.Whatwould
happen?Whyisitimportanttohaveasustainableenvironment,andpreserveimportantplantsandfruits
suchascoconuts?Thesearethequestionsstudentswillthinkaboutwhileusingstrategicthinking.

Provideacompleteexplanationofhowyourlessonplanconnectstofutures,system,strategic,orvalues
thinking.Definethewayofthinkingyouselectedandusedinthislessonplan.Remember,thisshouldbe
includedmeaningfullyinthelessonplan.