Lesson Planning

Name of Student Teacher: Hend Alyammahi School: RKA Academy PYP

Planning an Inquiry Based Lesson/Activity/Project
Professional Development Plan

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1. Choose and describe an aspect from a teaching competency that you need to work on (Goal): clear Learning
Objectives.

2. Describe what you will do to help achieve your goal (Strategies Used): Use the SMART rubric to create LO.
Show my MST and ask his opinion.

3. Describe how you can tell if you’re achieving your goal (Evidence): Students responses and interaction
during the lesson. MST feedback.

Grade Level: 4 Subject: Science Learning Outcome (ADEC code and words): Not included

Title of Lesson: A brief description of my Lesson in my own words: This is the fifth lesson of the Natural
comparing hurricanes disasters’ unit. The students must compare the creation and effects of tornadoes and
and tornadoes. hurricanes within a Venn diagram.

The problem that The outcome or product of the students’ investigation (i.e. what will the students be
students are trying to expected to produce at the end of their investigation)
solve or investigate (in
Fill in a Venn diagram that compares tornadoes and hurricanes.
my own words): Can I
compare the creation
and effects of
hurricanes and
tornadoes?
Learning Outcomes (including strand and sub strand)

- The students will be able to compare hurricanes and tornadoes using their knowledge from pervious
lessons.

Essential Question: Can I compare the creation and effects of hurricanes and tornadoes?

Guided Questions:

- How does a hurricane and a tornado form?

- What are the different parts of a hurricane? / does tornado have parts?
- A hurricane/ tornado is type of…….?
- Where do hurricanes/tornadoes occur?
- What are the differences between a hurricane and a tornado?
- What are the similarities between a hurricane and a tornado?
Stage Aim of this Teacher Role What students will do at What are some questions Process skills Literacy
section of the this stage of my lesson that I will ask students that students skills that
lesson during this section? (at will use at this students
what level of Bloom’s are stage (name, will use at
these questions?) and say how this stage
and where)
Engagement To attract the - Separate the class into small groups. - Act out the steps Remembering: Communicatio Listening:
students’ Using visual supports (steps for of hurricanes and - How does a hurricane n: their when they
attention. tornadoes) (PPT steps for hurricanes), tornadoes and a tornado form? performance in listen to
give groups either tornadoes or formation. the drama others’
To review their hurricanes to explain. They will then understanding: activity. responses
prior knowledge. give peer feedback to other groups to - What are the different Speaking:
help improve their explanations parts of a hurricane? / when they
Tell them what
- Spend 10 minutes allowing 1 group to does tornado have will answer
they are going to
explain the formation of hurricanes parts? the
learn about.
and another with the formation of questions.
Prepare them to tornadoes.
the next step
(explanation)

Exploration - explore the - Give a range of the features of - Find the different Understand: Observe Speaking
difference tornadoes and the features of between the three - From the video, what The differences answering
between the hurricanes (Video). These must relate types of hurricanes. are the main and similarities questions
words to the size, how it is measured, where - Plot the three types similarities/ from the video. Listening
(hurricane, they occur, their impacts (e.g. on the world map, differences between pair
cyclones, destroys buildings/ causes many draw the equator hurricanes and discussion
typhoons). deaths) etc. line, create a key. tornadoes?
-Plot the location - Represent the Analyze:
of every one of rotations type using - Which one id bigger?
them on the water and sticks. - Which one is faster?
world map.
- clockwise and
clockwise
Stage Aim of this Teacher Role What students will do at What are some questions Process skills Literacy
section of the this stage of my lesson that I will ask students that students skills that
lesson during this section? (at will use at this students
what level of Bloom’s are stage (name, will use at
these questions?) and say how this stage
and where)

Explanation To explain the - I will draw a Venn diagram on the - The students will try Understanding: Speaking
use of Venn board. to come up with Where do we put Communication answering
diagram and use - I will explain the uses of a Venn similarities and similarities/differences in : their prior questions
it to compare diagram (similarities in the middle, differences as a a Venn diagram? information. Listening
the two differences in the sides). class discussion. to other
phenomena. - I will ask the students to give me some Applying: Record: write discussion
similarities that both tornadoes and How are hurricanes and their ideas on
hurricanes share (natural disaster, tornadoes similar/ the board. Writing:
storms, hot air and cold air). different? answers on
- Then I will ask them to give me one the board.
difference for both (size, formation…) Analyze:
What do you think is Reading:
happening here? What will the
happen next? informatio
n on the
board.
Elaboration The hurricanes - Send the students to their tables. - Solve the Evaluating: why did they Record: solve Writing: in
effects - HA: they will use the information from worksheets based have different names, but the worksheets. the
the video and the provided fact sheet on their level. they are both storms? worksheet
to fill in the Venn diagram. Analyzing: what would you Speaking:
- LA/MA will fill in a Venn diagram with do if you were in country their
the provided statements to compare who has been hinting by a feeling
hurricane or a tornado? Listening
to other
ideas.