Courtney Seevers - Designing a Hook Experience

Lesson Overview: How do you anticipate the children will explore with the materials? What do you think
they will do?
- I think the students will be very interested when they see different forms of water. They will play around with it,
see if they can change it, separate it, measure it, etc. They might try to drop things in it, soak it up, etc.

Lesson Plan Objectives: what will the children be learning or gaining from this experience?
- The children will learn about the different forms of water by exploring different types of water by physically playing with
the different forms.

Expected Outcomes: what do you anticipate the children will learn from this experience?
- The children will learn how water can change forms, they will learn the different types of forms, where they can find
them, etc. They will also learn how water can be different, yet the same.

Assessment: what does this experience reveal about children’s prior knowledge?
- This will show what students already know about water and states of matter. It will show what they know about
landforms as well as where they can find water on earth. It will show if they know liquid water and snow are both the
same.
STAGING ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC: Explore different forms of water on Earth
HOOK LESSONS (initial experiences to confirm & expand upon interests)
Below: At least 3 ways to stage the environment to discover more
1.
Lay out books regarding a few different types of
water on earth. Students will pick up the books
they are most interested in. This will give the
teacher an idea on what they want to learn more
about. For example, the books could be about
lakes, oceans, pools, ponds, etc. Teachers could
also elaborate on water activities such as
canoeing, boating, surfing, etc. to get more insight.
Below: Record how YOU THINK the children react and record what they DO, SAY and ASK
DO
- I think the students will interact with the
different forms of water, the books, and
the picture of different weather storms.
- I think they will play around with the
water, touch, smell, etc.
- The students might also try to mix the
forms of water.
- I think they might try to separate the
water, add things into it, etc.
- I think once they know how to melt the
ice, they might blow on it or heat it up in
their hands.
- They might try to break the ice or soak up
the water.
2.
Have different forms of water available in the
room. For example, cups of water, soapy water,
ice cubes, colored water, salt water, etc. and see
which ones the students gravitate towards. With
these, include tools to help measure water,
temperature, mass, volume, etc.
SAY
- I think they will talk about past
experiences when it comes to looking at
books and pictures of different forms of
water. I think they will talk about the
different forms of water and describe
differences.
- I think the students will say that the
colored water is pretty, the ice is cold, the
oceans are big, etc.
- I also think they talk about previous
experiences with each form of water such
as being on a boat in the lake, or playing in
the snow on a snow day.
- Students might use words such as
“freezing” and “evaporating” as well as
“solids”, “liquids”, and “gases”.
DATE: 2/4/2021
3.
Have pictures of different weather storms that
include forms of water, and see which ones the
students are most interested in. These could
include, rain, hail, sleet, snow, fog, etc. Teachers
could ask students any stories they have regarding
these storms and see if there are any the students
lean towards or prefer.
ASK/WONDER
- I think they will ask how water can be so
different and in so many different forms.
- I think they will wonder how water gets
here, how we don’t see it evaporate, and
how it changes.
- I think the students will ask if they can
make water.
- I think the students will wonder how lakes
are made and how the storms are formed
depending on previous knowledge.
- I think they will ask why some things can
float in water, like a boat, and some items
sink, like rocks.
- They might wonder how animals can live in
water.