Intern: Jenna Bain

Date: 11-17-14
Time: 2:40 3:10pm

Subject: 4th Grade Science

# of Student(s): 28
Lesson: SME Demo & Dance

Lesson Objective: Given direct instruction and support, students will be

able to duplicate the rotation and revolution of the Sun, Moon, and Earth and
define revolution and revolve.
Materials:
- Back of paper for students to draw their idea of SME rotate/ revolve
- Closed sentence paper
- Ball on string for demo
Lesson Opening:
1) Transition students
2) Activate background knowledge on what was learned/ accomplished
Friday Venn Diagram & videos
3) Goal of today is to learn about the vocab words: rotate and revolve
Procedures:
1) Define rotate: to move in a circle around an axis to spin like a top
Example: Earth spins on its axis (invisible line) show on globe
(Moon too)
- Introduce idea that rotation causes day and night
2) Define revolve: AKA orbit to move in a circle around
Example: Earth revolves/ orbits around Sun & Moon revolves
around Earth
- Direction: counter-clockwise explain with clock
3) Have students draw what they think the rotation and revolution of the
SME look like based on what they have learned so far in Walk-To
4) Demo movement with ball on string (string = gravity):
Earth (ball) revolves around Sun (me) counter-clockwise 365.25
days/ 1 year (causes seasons)
Moon (ball) revolves around Earth (me) counter-clockwise ~28
days/ 1 month
5) Have students re-draw movement of SME teacher-led drawing
6) Cosmic dance (outside if possible):
Student participation (4 as Sun, 1 as Earth, 1 as Moon)
- Sun stays put intro 1st
- Intro Earth revolve and rotate counter-clockwise
- Intro Moon revolve and rotate counter-clockwise
Assessment:
- Teacher observes student work and participation