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1st Grade
Giselle Taraboletti
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b. Have the students share what they wrote with the class and/or the members of
their table (depending on time).
c. Collect the weather journals as students pack up for Encore.
Formative/Summative Assessment of Students
a. Formative: Air and Weather journals will be collected and checked for accuracy
and relevance to the material taught.
Materials/Equipment
a. Syringes (6)
b. Flexible Tubing (6)
c. Air and Weather journals
Technology
a. SMARTBoard
b. Pushing on Air SMARTBoard slides
Reflection on Planning
a. This lesson was easy to plan and prepare for thanks to the FOSS kit and lesson
plans left behind by previous student teachers. One thing that will be important to
make sure students understand is that they cannot be aiming the syringes at each
other. The lesson could very quickly become dangerous if the students do not use
the materials properly.
Reflection on Instruction
a. I felt that this lesson went extremely well. At the time of my Air Pressure lesson, I
had been completing a science unit with the students for a week, and they were
excited every day to find out what fun thing they would be doing during my
morning center. One thing that Im glad I changed from my original plan was the
added mini-closure at the end of each center. It allowed me to stop the students a
few minutes early, collect and reassemble the materials in a calm manner, and
prepare the students mentally to move on to their next activity. It also allowed me
to further cement in the students minds what they had learned through their
experiments.
One thing I would definitely do to reduce distractions for the students not
currently involved in the activity would be to preview the activity beforehand, during
morning routine. That way, the students werent surprised when they heard a pop
from across the room. This would also be a good idea in case there were any students
who would become afraid at the sound of a sudden loud noise. Unfortunately, I did
not think about that before doing the lesson. Luckily, none of the students were
seriously frightened by the sound, but I will have to keep that in mind in the future if I
do any loud activities with other classes.