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Lesson Plan
Name: Kelsey Bahler
Grade/Subject: 3 Science
Unit: Testing Materials
Topic: Methods of Joining straws
Date: December 8
Length
of Lesson: 1 hour
General
3-8 Evaluate the suitability of different materials and designs for their
Learning
use in a building task.
Outcomes
Specific
3-8-1 Recognize that functional structures must be sufficiently strong
Leaning
and stable and that unstable or weak structures are often unsafe to
Outcomes
use.
Learning
Objectives
Key
Questions
Materials
Procedure
Introduction
( mins.)
Students will
Test and discover different methods of joining straws
Discover that different methods of joining affect the strength and
stability of a design
Utilize scientific method and fair testing techniques
What is stability?
How might different methods of joining affect stability? Strength?
Kits (x7)
- straws (24)
- plasticine
- pipe cleaner
- cardboard
- blocks
- holder?
Letter
Lab Worksheet level A and B
Assessment
Methods
quiet
Review: The Grocery Store Result. (3-5
Settle in
minutes)
Participate
o What did we test?
o What were we testing? Not strength but
______(stability)
o What is stability?
o What result did we find?
o The taller the container, the wider the
base needs to be in order to be stable.
Containers that were wide and lower to
the ground were more stable than
containers that were higher with smaller
bases.
Finish conclusion from last day or any other
things you may want to add to
ED 3501
Body of
Lesson
( mins.)
Closure
( mins.)
Finish not
completed work
demonstrate
the ability to work
well in a group
* everyone should
be involved in
clean-up
Understand that a
test does not
always go as it
should
* keep folder on
desk for
ED 3501
* Video
Assessment
dismissal.