DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

UNIT PLAN TEMPLATE

TeacherCandidate
JessicaIverson

GradeLevel
Fourth
ContentArea
Science

Step1DESIREDRESULTS

A.ContextualFactors

24Students
12girls
12boys

ESL:
RamienWIDAlevel3
UmanWIDAlevel3
KimberlyWIDAlevel4

IEP:
Jaden(Reading,Math,andBehavior)
Ramien(MissedKindergartenandFirstgrade)
Uman(MissedKindergartenandFirstgrade)
Jeffery(Reading)
Sherlym(ReadingandMath)
Paris(BehaviorandMath)

Behavior:
Paris(Liesanddoesntdowork)
Jaden(Defianttoauthorityandwontdoanywork)

GATE:TherearenoGATEstudentsinthisclassroomhowevertherearestudentswho
arealittlebitabovegradelevel.Ihavelabeledthisstudentsashigherlevellearners.
HigherLevelLearners:
Grant
Kayla
Alakai

ClassroomEnvironment:StudentsDesksareputintorowsof4or5inasquaresetupin
theroom.Thereisanaid,Mr.Tobler,RoomisequippedwithPrometheanboardand
Elmo.Thereisahorseshoeshapedtableinthefrontcorneroftheroomusedforsmall
groupinstruction.Onthewallsthroughouttheroomtherearelotsofsubjectrelated
postersandpictures.Onthebackwalltherearebookshelvesfilledwithtubsoflabeled
books.

B.UtahStateCoreorCommonCoreCurriculumStandard

4thGradeUtahScienceCore

Standard1
Studentswillunderstandthatwaterchangesstateasitmovesthroughthewatercycle.

Objective2
Describethewatercycle.

a. Locateexamplesofevaporationandcondensationinthewatercycle(e.g.,
waterevaporateswhenheatedandcloudsordewformswhenvaporis
cooled).
b. Describetheprocessesofevaporation,condensation,andprecipitationas
theyrelatetothewatercycle.
c. Identifylocationsthatholdwaterasitpassesthroughthewatercycle
(e.g.,oceans,atmosphere,freshsurfacewater,snow,ice,andground
water).
d. Constructamodelordiagramtoshowhowwatercontinuouslymoves
throughthewatercycleovertime.
e. Describehowthewatercyclerelatestothewatersupplyinyour
community.

C.EnduringUnderstanding/BigIdea

Understandthatwaterchangesitsstateasitmovesthroughacontinuouscycle.

D.EssentialQuestions/GuidingQuestions

WhatisCondensation?
WhatareexamplesofCondensation?
WhatisEvaporation?
WhatareexamplesofEvaporationg
WhatisPrecipitation?
Whatkindsofprecipitationarethere?
WhatisTranspiration?
Howdoesthewatercyclerelatetothewatersupplyinmycommunity?
Whatlocationsholdoraccumulatewater?
Howdoesthewatercycleaffectdifferentenvironments?

E.Concepts
Howtolocateexamplesofcondensation.
Howtolocateexamplesofprecipitation.
Thewatercycleisacontinuouscycle.
Therearemanydifferentlocationsthatholdwater.
Howcondensation,precipitation,andevaporationwork.
Howthewatercyclerelatestodifferentenvironments.
Howtoprotectwatersources.

F.Skills

Createafoldableaboutthewatercycle

Createadiagramormodelofthewatercycle.
Writeashortessayonhowthewatercyclerelatestothewatersupplyinmycommunity.
Writeashortessayonhowthewatercycleeffectsdifferentenvironments.
Createaposteronthewatercycle.
Readpamphletsonhowwatercyclerelatestotheircommunity.
Beabletorecorddataanddiscussevidencefoundusingscienceexperiments.
Observeandpredictoutcomesofscienceexperiments.
Discusshowthewatercycleisdifferentinotherenvironments.

Step2ASSESSMENTEVIDENCE

1. PreAssessments
20questionpreassessmentwithmultiplechoiceandshortanswerquestions.Assessmentwill
betakenusingSchoology.

2. FormativeAssessments/Evidence
ExitTickets
Whiteboard123showme
WaterCyclefilledindiagram
Groupwatercycleposters
Shortessayonhowthewatercycleaffectsthewatersupplyinourcommunity.
Shortessayonhowthewatercycleeffectsdifferentenvironments.
Createafoldableaboutthewatercycle.
Completeagraphicorganizeraboutthedifferentlocationsthatwaterisheld.

3. SummativeAssessments/Evidence


20questionSummativeassessmentwithmultiplechoiceandshortanswerquestions.
AssessmentwillbetakenusingSchoology.

Step3LessonObjectiveswithInstructionalStrategies

Lesson1:Iwillbeabletolocateandlabelexamplesofevaporationand
condensationinthewatercycle.(2.a)
Unitpretestgiven
Studentswilllocateandlabelonadiagramworksheetexamplesofevaportation
andcondensation.
Studentsareusingadiagram.

Lesson2:Iwillbeabletodescribeandwriteabouttheprocessesofevaporation,
condensation,andprecipitation.(2.b)
Studentswillobserveascienceexperimentshowingthewatercycle.
Studentswillexploreawebsitethatwillteachthemaboutevaporation,
condensation,andprecipitation.
Studentswillcreateafoldableaboutevaporation,condensation,and
precipitation.

Lesson3:Iwillbeabletoidentifylocationsthatholdwaterasitpassesthrough
thewatercycle.(2.c)
Studentswillbeabletoidentifylocationsonamapthatholdwater.
Studentswillrotatethroughcentersinvolvingdifferentlocationsthatwateris
held.

Lesson4:Iwillbeabletoconstructamodelordiagramofthewatercycle.(2.d)
Studentswilldiscusswhatamodelordiagramofthewatercycleshouldinclude.
Studentswillworktogetheringroupstoconstructadiagramormodelofthe
watercycle.

Lesson5:Iwillbeabletowriteabouthowthewatercyclerelatestothewater
supplyinmycommunity.(2.e)
Studentswillwriteashortessayabouthowthewatercyclerelatestothewater
supplyinourcommunity.
StudentswilldiscoverUtah'swatersupplyusingmultiplearticlesandpamphlets.

Lesson6:Iwillbeabletoinvestigateandwriteabouthowthewatercycleeffects
differentenvironments.(Rainforest,Desert,Grassland)(Extensionlesson)
Students
havepreviouslylearnedaboutdifferentBiomesandthislessonwillconnectBiomesand
thewatercycleintoone.
Studentswillrotatethroughcentersaboutdifferentenvironmentsandhowthe
watercycleeffectsthem.
Studentswillcompleteaportionofafoldableateachcenter.
Studentswillwriteacomparativeessayonthedifferentenvironmentsandthe
effectofthewatercycleonthoseenvironments.