Indiana Wesleyan University Elementary Education Lesson Plan
Indiana Wesleyan University Elementary Education Lesson Plan
Indiana Wesleyan University Elementary Education Lesson Plan
Lesson Rationale
- This lesson is important for the students as they build a foundational understanding of the
Earth to build upon when learning about topics later, such as: Earthquakes, volcanos, etc.
Readiness
I. Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)
A. Goal:
1. Students will identify the three different layers of Earth.
B. Objectives:
1. After completing this lesson, students will create a model of the Earth and
identify each component of the model as a separate layer.
2. After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify key features
of each layer of the Earth.
C. Standard:
1. 4.ESS.3 – Describe how geological forces change the shape of land
suddenly and over time.
II. Management
Materials:
Student science journals
Anchor charts
One marble per student
1 golf ball-sized amount of dough
1 tablespoon of soil/sand
Plastic knife
Doc camera
Oreos
M&Ms
Tootsie Pop
Time per element:
Anticipatory Set – 3-5 minutes
Instruction – 5-7 minutes
Model - 10-12 minutes
Clean up – 5 minutes
Journal time – 5 minutes
Closure – 5 minutes
Space:
Anticipatory set will be at carpet
Beginning of instruction will be at carpet
Before modeling, I will send students back to their desks (where they will remain
for the rest of science)
Behavior:
students will be expected to be fully participating in discussions, as well as the
individual work time. Students should be engaged in discussions which assist
learning for this lesson. I will reward Giant Tickets for students who remain
on task and show diligence in their work.
Groups: usual groupings for science (desk cluster groups)
IV. Purpose Statement: “Today we are going to learn about the layers of the Earth, so you can
begin to learn about how the Earth is created and how that impacts us as we live on it.”