TCNJ Lesson Plan

Weathering

Student Name: Nikita Garbayo School Name: Parkway Elementary School

Grade Level: Second Grade Host Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Cornelius

Guiding and/or Essential Questions:

● What is weathering?
● What causes weathering?

Pre-lesson Assignments and/or Student Prior Knowledge (ex. background knowledge,

possible misconceptions, prior lesson content)

● Students should have background knowledge on how wind and water affect the earth's
surface
● Students should be familiar with the terms erosion and weathering

Standards:
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
Some events happen very quickly; others occur very slowly, over a time period much longer
than one can observe
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
Wind and water can change the shape of land

Learning Objectives and Assessments:

Learning Objectives Assessment

Students will observe pictures of earth events Discussing images on a slideshow of

to determine how weather affected the earth weathering

Students will be able to understand and Worksheet on weathering and erosion where
identify examples of erosion and weathering students will have to figure out which earth
event is occurring and why
Resources: (List materials, include any online or book references and resources)

● Powerpoint
● Document Camera
● Erosion and Weathering worksheet
● Post it notes
● Pencils

Plan for set-up/distribution/cleanup of materials:

● I will pass out the sticky notes for students to draw there example of weathering
● When finished students will put it on the white board
● I will then pass out the weathering erosion worksheet
● When finished I will tell students to put it in their homework folder on the keep at home
side
● Students will have all utensils needed inside their desk

Step by Step plan (numbered):

1. Lesson beginning: I will begin by asking students what they remember about
weathering. Then I will ask them what they remember about erosion.
2. Next we will begin going through the slideshow. The first slide asks what weathering is,
and then explains it with images.
3. The rest of the slideshow is images of different types of weathering and what causes it.
We will discuss these as a class as we go through them.
4. We will then watch a short video on weathering and erosion
5. I will then ask students to draw examples of weathering on a post it note and have them
stick them on the white board when they are done.
6. Then I will ask how are these examples of weathering?
7. Once that is finished I will pass out the weathering and erosion worksheet. We will do
this together as a class. I will ask students whether each image is an example of
weathering or erosion. Then I will ask another student why. We will write these answers
together and I will project them on the document camera so students can copy the words.
When finished students will put this on their keep at home side of their homework
folders.
8. Closing Activities: To finish the lesson, I will once again ask students what is weathering
and what is erosion. “Then I will have them learn the saying “weathering breaks, erosion
takes!”

Key Questions (that you will ask):

● What do you remember about weathering and erosion?
● What is weathering?
 ● What causes weathering?

Key Vocabulary
● Weathering
● Erosion
● Expanding
● Breaking down

Logistics:
● Timing:
○ Lesson Beginning: 5 minutes
○ Slideshow: 15 minutes
○ Video: 2 minutes
○ Sticky note activity: 5 minutes
○ Weathering and Erosion Worksheet: 15 minutes
○ Closure: 3 minutes
● Transitions:N/A students stay at desks the entire time
● Classroom Management: I will keep students engaged and paying attention by asking
questions. Students will stay at their desks for most of the lesson. While watching the
video those that are in the back row are allowed to sit on the floor if needed to see better.
I will set a timer while students are working on their post it notes to ensure it does not
take too long.

Differentiation Notes

● Content: All students will have the same content

● Process: All students will have the same process. However, I will be walking around the
classroom to ensure that multiple students are staying focused and on task while we work
on the worksheet together. If students need to see better or need to sit on the floor to
focus better they can.
● Product: All the students will a post it note with an example of weathering and complete
the weathering and erosion worksheet.