Summerbridge Hong Kong 2016 Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Isaac Mervis Course: Creativity Date: July 4, 2016

Aim/Objective: Students will be able to . . .

Obtain skills needed to enhance their originality of thought through various activities and
improvisational comedy exercises. Understand wheels and axles and how they are
affected by friction and gravity.

Key Vocabulary:

Wheel and axle, friction, gravity

Materials Needed and Physical Classroom Prep:

Scissors, cardboard, straws, pens, tape, balloons

Procedure: Time:
Do Now/Hook:
Originality/Alphabet Game: The teacher sets the scene and 5 students must
take turns speaking in the context of a given scene, but their dialogue must 7
start with each consecutive letter of the alphabet. Students can pass if they
really can’t think of something.

Try two or three times:

- Family dinner
- At an art museum
- In a Summerbridge Class
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Direct Instruction/Modeling:
- What is a wheel and axle?
- What is its mechanical advantage?
- What is friction?
- What is gravity?

Student Practice/Application:
- Students will have to create a car to move a heavy object from one
side to another without touching it. The car must carry a heavy object.
o Scissors 20
o Cardboard, straws, pens, tape, balloons
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Wrap up/Closure: 3
- Why was it easier to move the car when it had wheels and axles? What type
of lever is the wheel and axle?
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 Summerbridge Hong Kong 2016 Lesson Plan Template

- Recap: Wheel and axle, friction, gravity

Clean Up

Homework:

None
Relevance to SB Goals:
_x_ English Language Development:
_x_ Love of Learning:
_x_ Building Confidence:

Plan for Upcoming Days:

Inclined planes and acceleration