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Tuesday 24 March 2015

LP alignment - Sunel (Science dept.)

                                              LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Mr. Sameer Khan
Class VIII
Topic: Metals and nonmetals
Resources: Keys, metal rod, coal, wood, scale, pen,  

INTRODUCTION: I will show all the materials to them and will ask some questions like:    What types of materials you see?
            Is any similarity in all materials?
            Do you know about the physical structure of these materials?                     


LEARNING OUTCOME: From this topic students will be able to identify metals and non metals also will be able to describe their physical structure.

                  Teacher’s action
                 Students responses
Firstly I’ll show them all materials in front of them.
After I’ll make some groups and assign. Their roles and give instructions to complete it.

In instructions I’ll tell them first you observe it and write your observation in your note book. If you found any similarity or difference between them put it in different sections (as per their observation).

In between the activity I’ put some questions that have you find any similarity or difference between them?
Are any changes in their physical structure? Can we call it metals and non metals?
How do you know id metals and non metals?


 They will be observing it carefully.

They will listen instructions carefully.  



They will collect materials from me and starts doing and record their observations.




They will be give me answer as per their observation.


HOME WORK: I will give some questions for writing like:
                            What do you mean by physical structure?
                             Which types of physical structure metals and non metals have?
                             Find some metals and non metals name which they are using in your home and school also.

Revision: I’ll put all the important things on black board and describe it in summaries.



Black board summery
                                                                                                        AGENDA
                                                                                              Metals and non metals
                                                                            Physical structure of metal and non metals
                                                                                             Uses in our general life 




Why is my lesson plan aligned?

                        In this lesson plan learning outcome was students will be able to identify metals and non metals also will be able to describe their physical structure.

                        According to learning outcome I gave them a concrete experience. I divided whole class and assigned their roles after I provided materials and gave instruction how to complete it. So my LO is aligned with the activity.

                       In between the activity I asked some questions regarding metals and non-metals and their properties (mentioned in lesson plan) and clarified their doubts at that time.
                       After that I gave some questions about types of metals and non-metals and their physical structures (mentioned in lesson plan) for their home assignment, so my assessment was also aligned with the LO.


1 comment:

Reniscience Education said...

Hi,
I am glad that you thinking in terms of Kolb's and trying to give your kids concrete learning experiences.

I do feel that your lesson is incomplete. Please discuss the following feedback with your leader:
1. What do you mean by physical structure? Can you make your LO SMART and re-write it to be more specific? Do you mean physical characteristics like colour, texture, etc.? or do you mean something else? How many physical characteristics do you want the student to identify? Do you want them to COMPARE the physical attributes of metals and non metals or just identify?

I would recommend really thinking through your LO

2. Can you give them MANY more objects and maybe different objects in different groups to make it a rich learning experience?

3.For the following questions, I am not sure what prior knowledge kids have..Are any changes in their physical structure? Can we call it metals and non metals?
How do you know id metals and non metals? I would suggest that after the concrete experience, you stop the lesson, get them to discuss and reflect on their observations, do some direct instruction and THEN let them analyse what they found as an application.

Hope that helps. I think you can refine your lesson further and rewrite your LO to align everything better