Student-Teacher: Maryam Juma Date:4-11-2018

EPC 2903 Primary Lesson Planning Template Year 2, Sem 2

Grade Level: 5
Subject: science (tornado)
Learning Outcome: By the end of this lesson students will be able to investigate what, why and how tornados
occur.

Resources Preparation (what do you need to do/make before

class?)
Pre: board marker and smart board for slide show

While: drawing book and colors to explain how and Prepare the slide show on the smart board,
why tornados occur. experiment tools and distribute them on the tables.
For the experiment: dishes soap, water and a jar.

Post: board marker, timer and 4 different colored flags Key vocabulary/ Target Language
What is tornado: tornado- rotating column- funnel
How it happens: thunder storm- air- condensation.

Opening (warmer activity + teacher introduction)

Time: 10 min

Pre:
Whole

o Divide class into 2 groups and choose one student from each group, teacher will tell the students a
word and he or she must draw it on the board without talking and the group try to figure out the word in
limited time.
o Introduce the topic and the learning intention.

Guided Experience

o Teacher pose what, how, when and where tornados occur and involve students' comments before
explaining. Use the draw book to explain.

What: show students the tornado picture and askes them how it is look like, what is around it? What
does it from? teacher explains: it is a rotating column of air, spin rapidly, begins from a thunderstorm
and it touches the cloud and the ground.

How: ask student: how it might happen, began and things helps it to happen. Teacher explains how it
is happening.
25 min

When: teacher askes: when it happens? In which season? teacher add it happens in the summer and
Whole

the end of autumn.

Where: what are the proper places for tornados? Teacher tell students where tornados occur:
Time:

frequently, in united states.

o Teacher says the instructions of the experiment:

First: put the water in the jar, to the curve.
Second: add little drops of dishes soap and close it tight.
Third: shake it very well and spin it in a circle emotion
 Independent Experience (small group activity 1)

Students follow instructions and make the experiment.

Closing (review learning -LO)

o Teacher draw a ladder on the board and divide students into 4 groups, each group will have a
representor who will answer the questions were he or she must share and cooperate with his group
before that. When they found an answer, they must raise the flag.
Q 1: what is a tornado?
Q 2: shape of it?
Q 3: may tornados happen in UAE?
10 min

Q 4: when it occurs?
Whole

Q 5: who can entre tornados

Q 6: what is in the middle of tornados?
Q 7: before tornados become ….
Time:

Q 8: do tornados makes sounds?

Q 9: tornados form….

o Showing a video for a real tornado.

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjb7QtMEBUg

Assessment (to be done during activity time, who and what will be assessed?)

Assessing student's implicitly, their ability to define and figure out what is a tornado and how it occur .

Reflection WWW/EBI WHAT WENT WELL , WHAT I LEARNED , WHAT I WILL ADD

Behaviour management

Groupings/differentiation

Next Steps in learning and teaching