Final Project-Lesson Ideas

Melissa Holt

Final Lesson Ideas

EDT 5372

Dr. Zhang

Rational:

Subject: Science

Grade level: 5th Grade

Lesson topic. Mixtures and Solutions

I selected this lesson as an area of focus because students need to understand the difference between a mixture and solution, and need to be able to provide examples of both. 

Learning Goals:

The learning goals and objectives for this lesson are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 5th grade science.  For this lesson, students will be expected to understand the following concepts:

This lesson will address TEKS 5.5(C) demonstrate that some mixtures maintain physical properties of their ingredients such as iron filings and 5.5(D) identify changes that can occur in the physical properties of the ingredients of solutions such as dissolving salt in water or adding lemon juice to water.

Understating Student Interest and Misconceptions:

Based on my understanding of student interest and prior knowledge, my plan to tap into their interest or address misconceptions is to being the lesson with an engagement piece that will allow them to gain a general understanding of mixtures and solutions in science. We will play a game called “Who are you?” For this activity, I will coordinate with another class or grade, and have that class line up at the door and invite them into the classroom. I will have all students stand and spread throughout the room in any order. Then ask, “What just happened?” and have students explain how the classes mixed together. Then, ask students, “But, are you still from “Mrs. B’s class and Ms. Holt’s?” and lead students to reflect that although they are mixed, they have retained "who they are” or their original properties. This will be my opening lesson for the 5E Model.  The lessons and activities that follow will continue to follow the 5E model, and will incorporate Web2.0 tools. 

 

Anticipated misunderstandings for this learning objective is that students might think that solutions are impossible to separate, but there are different methods such as distillation or evaporation that will work to separate solutions. In addition, Students might think that solutions and mixtures are entirely different. Point out that there are mixtures that are not solutions, but all solutions are mixtures.

Incorporating Web 2.0 tools

I will incorporate two Web 2.0 tools into my lesson. The first Web 2.0 tool that I will use will be Edmodo. I will use Edmodo to help facilitate student learning and to reinforce what has been learned in the classroom. The second Web 2.0 tool that I will use will be Prezi.   I will use Prezi to assess student learning at the end of our lesson.

Concrete list of activities:

I will follow the 5E model; therefore, a concrete list of activities will be:

     1. Engage

     2. Explore

     3. Explain

     4. Elaborate

     5. Evaluate

Assessing student learning:

I will assess students’ learning by having students create a Prezi presentation on mixtures and solutions.