LESSON PLAN

 Teacher’s Name- Arushi Bhatia

 Date-06.09.21
 Topic- Motions of The Earth
 Class- 6th
 Sub-Topic- Rotation and Revolution
 Duration- 40 minutes


Life Skills-
 Self-awareness
 Critical thinking

Subject skills-
1. Explanation skills
2. Classification skills
3. Observation skills

 Integration with other subjects-

 General Knowledge-
Students will be encouraged to find out more about the solar system. Apart, from
the earth, they can also know about the motions of the other planets as well.

General Objectives-
To enable students-
• to understand the world in which they live
• to grow up as active, responsible, and reflective members of society.
• to question and examine received ideas and institutions.

Specific objectives-
Students will be able to-
Knowledge-
 define terms like rotation and revolution
 recognize the difference between rotation & revolution.
 identify concepts like orbit, axis, hemisphere.
Understanding-
 interpret the causes of day and night.
 infer the change in seasons.
Application-
 illustrate the various positions of the earth and sun.
HOTS-
 To identify the different positions of the earth.
Affective Domain-

a) Realize the importance of conserving our planet.

Psychomotor Domain-
 Attempt and solve the quiz on the basis of their understanding.
 Develop labelling skills.

Content Enrichment:

 Rotation& Revolution of Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDed5eXmngE

 Rotation of the Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zru_iDkrOO0

 Revolution Of Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRovZP7G2w
 Concept Map-
It is attached below-

 Previous knowledge Assumed-

It is assumed students have already studied a little about Rotation and Revolution.

 Set induction/introduction of the topic-

Method to be used- Discussion
Introduction-
 Announcement of the topic-
The teacher will announce that-Today, we are going to learn about
chapter 3 i.e "Motions of The Earth.

Instructional Process-
Teaching Teaching Pupil Teacher’s role Time Student’s role
point Method/Ap
proaches
Rotation Set induction: 3-4 minutes The students will
Inductive listen carefully
Approach The pupil teacher will ask and then respond:
certain questions from the
students to check their
understanding of the topic.

1. Which planet
do we live in? Earth

2. What is the
shape of Earth? Round in shape.

3. Do you know
what is
Rotation? Yes ma’am

4. . Can you give

me any example
based on it? Fan, fidget
spinner

Teaching Teaching Pupil Teacher’s role Time Student’s role

point Method/Appr
oaches
The pupil teacher will The students will
explain: 5 mins listen carefully.

 What is Rotation?

 The pupil teacher will The students will be

conduct an activity expected to observe
using a globe and a carefully.
standing torch.
  The pupil teacher will The students will be
the help of the expected to observe
resources will carefully and take
demonstrate how notes.
rotation takes place.

 The pupil teacher will

then list the effects of
Rotation-
- Causes of Students listen
day/night. attentively.
- Earth day

 The pupil teacher will

then show a video
based on Rotation.
4 mins
The pupil teacher will then 5 mins The students will
read the text and then ask the answer like it is the
students: movement of earth
1. What is on its axis and that it
Rotation? causes day and night.
2. What are the
effects of
Rotation?
3. What would
happen if the
Earth did not
rotate?

The pupil teacher will ask the

students- 2 mins The students will try
Revolution - What do you to make guesses.
understand by
Revolution?

The pupil teacher will then

conduct a role play-
Rotation and Planet Role-play The students will
Revolution 5-7 mins participate and
One student will stand in answer to the
questions.
the centre of an open
space to represent the
 sun and another student
stand a short distance
away to represent Earth.
Ask the remaining
students to instruct Earth
on how it should move to
demonstrate rotation.
Once underway, have
them tell Earth to stop
when it is daytime or
night time on Earth's
eyes, ears and back of
head.
Causes of
Revolution- After explaining revolution,
(page19) the pupil teacher will then 5 mins
start with the effects of it.
The students will be
- Changes of season
expected to observe
carefully and take
notes.
The pupil teacher will then
read the text and explain
terms like-

- Leap year

- Elliptical orbit

Recapitulation:
The pupil teacher will show a video which will summarize what has been taught so
far.
 Revolution of Earth-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRovZP7G2w
Assessments (Formative):
The students will be assessed on the basis of their observation and interpretation
of the video and answers given in the recapitulation task.

Home assignment:
The students will be asked to complete the following home tasks-
 Go through the chapter till where has been taught.
 Complete the worksheet which will be given.

Chalk board work

It is attached below:
Remarks-

Teaching Learning Material:

 Globe
 Torch
 You tube video- Rotation, Revolution
 Blackboard, Chalk