STUDENT TEACHER LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Day: Friday Date: November 20, 2020

Subject: Science: Pump-cano Activity

Common Core Standard(s):

Crosscutting Concepts Patterns

▪ Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. (1-LS3-1)

Objective(s): At the end of this lesson my students will be able to see what happens during a
chemical reaction. They will be-able to connect the concepts of this phenomena and real
concepts of volcanoes and lava.

Resources/Materials List:
• YouTube video on Volcanoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJ8cRnbbps
• Projector
• 1 Small Pumpkin (or 5 if doing it with a class)
• Knife
• 1/2 cup measuring cup
• baking soda
• vinegar
• dish soap
• plastic storage containers
• Handouts: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Pumpkin-Volcano-
Experiment-3438166

Procedure:
 1) Watch volcano you tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJ8cRnbbps
2) Today we are going to make PUMPKIN VOLCANOES!
3) Separate students into groups for activity.
4) Each group carve their pumpkin and take out seeds.

5) After pumpkins are deseeded, have students add the ingredients into the pumpkin.
6) Make sure the pumpkin is in a tray or in deep pans or large pie dishes for
overflow.
7) Have students add the ingredients:
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• Pour in 1/2 c. baking soda.
• Pour in 1/2 c. dish soap (optional.)
• Food coloring optional for each team.
8) Then when you are ready for the eruption, have each group add 1/2 cup of vinegar
as a class on the count of 3 and watch with delight!
9) We talked a bit about why the eruption happens.
“When you combine baking soda and vinegar a chemical reaction occurs that releases
carbon dioxide. The baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is a base while the vinegar (acetic
acid) is an acid. When they react together, they form carbonic acid, which breaks apart
into water and carbon dioxide, and creates fizzing as it escapes.”
10) Hand out Applying Knowledge Investigation worksheets from:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Pumpkin-Volcano-Experiment-
3438166
11) Have students complete for assessment.

Plans for differentiation:

Samantha- work in group with Krista for stronger lead.
Anthony: In wheelchair will use back table for experiment so he can fit.

Assessment: Students will be able to fill out the form of observations they had while conducting
the pumpcano activity. This would help me see if they applied knowledge through this activity.

Plans for accommodation/modification:

Hailey- Will be asked to verbalize her answers to the applying knowledge worksheets.
Mike- ELL student who will conduct experiment with group. If needed to translate to him will
use google translator app during experiment.
-Student will watch Volcanoes video in Spanish while class watches theirs with laptop and
headphones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8egA_Jkk6iI
-Student will answer questions from packet on google translator so I can see what he writes or
have a teacher who is bilingual interpret.

What’s next? Explore how volcanoes help form igneous rocks. Describe what happens during a volcanic
eruption. Look deeper into the science of volcanoes. Magma, Lava, eruptions, Igneous rocks. Knowing that these
patterns and occurrences happen today and happened many years ago.

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Magma is melted rock below the Earth’s surface. It is called lava when it flows out to the surface of the Earth.
Igneous rocks are formed under conditions of intense heat or produced by the solidification of volcanic magma on or
below the Earth’s surface. Igneous rocks are formed from magma that is cooled and hardened into rock. Magma
moves toward the surface of the Earth filling in cracks, forcing its way between the layers of other rocks, and
occupying large spaces as the surrounding rock is melted or pushed aside. All of this takes a long, long time.
Sometimes magma finds a weak spot and flows slowly to the surface of the Earth where it cools. Sometimes magma
blows violently out through a hole in the Earth, and we say that a volcano has erupted. The magma that spills out of a
volcano is called lava.

Student Teacher Post-Instruction Reflection:

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