5E Lesson Plan Template

Your name or Amy Cain

Cooperating
teacher name
(if needed)

Date(s) taught 8/29/23

Subject 4th Science

Grade level

Materials NearPod, Schoology, ViewSonic Board, Chromebooks

Standards
(State and
AL.SC.4.2 Plan and carry out investigations that explain transference of
ISTE energy from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Standards for
Students) a. Provide evidence that heat can be produced in many ways (e.g.,
rubbing hands together, burning leaves) and can move from one
object to another by conduction. b. Demonstrate that different
objects can absorb, reflect, and/or conduct energy. c.
Demonstrate that electric circuits require a complete loop through
which an electric current can pass.
ISTE-Standards:
1. Empowered Learner Students leverage technology to take an
active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating
competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning
sciences.
2. 2. Digital Citizen Students recognize the rights, responsibilities
and opportunities of living, learning and working in an
interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways
that are safe, legal and ethical.

Objectives
State Standards: After our lesson, students will demonstrate their
understanding of electricity by answering open-ended, fill-in-the-blank,
and multiple-choice questions with at least 80% accuracy.

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 ISTE-Standards: Students can utilize technology to actively participate in
selecting, accomplishing, and showcasing their learning objectives,
guided by knowledge from the learning sciences. They should also
acknowledge the privileges, obligations, and possibilities that arise from
living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world. They
should set an example by behaving securely, lawfully, and ethically.

Differentiation To cater to the diverse learning styles of my students, I have decided to

Strategies use NearPod for my lesson as a teaching resource. My students are
already familiar with this platform, as we use it regularly for instruction.
This tool offers interactive videos and text that can be read aloud,
making it an excellent resource for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and
special needs learners. Throughout the lesson, students will have
multiple opportunities to engage in peer discussions and answer
questions embedded throughout the lesson to show their
comprehension. Students with special needs or English language
learners may provide verbal answers, and I will aid them with online
assessment support.

The 5 Es

E Description

Engagement
Students will be using Nearpod to engage them. To start the lesson, I will
ask, “Who can tell me what we’ve learned so far about electricity?”
Students will then log in to their Nearpod accounts and participate in the
lesson. Throughout the lesson, students will engage in interactive
discussions with one another to explore various situations and scenarios
where electricity is used in nature and in our homes. This lesson was
created using a Nearpod lesson and included content from our science
curriculum, Discovery Education and Flocabulary.

Materials: ViewSonic Board, Chromebooks, NearPod, paper, pencil .

https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=803FE76E6DF14033E911DA7B90EFBB3A-
1&&utm_source=link

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Engagement Within the Nearpod lesson, there are activities for me to assess their learning.
Assessment Students will answer questions and demonstrate their learning with
comprehension questions and true or false questions. Students will use their
newfound knowledge on the formative assessment questions, where students
have to write in their responses.
https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=803FE76E6DF14033E911DA7B90EFBB3A-
1&&utm_source=link

Exploration As part of their learning experience, students will be taken on a virtual tour of a
hydropower plant where they will have the opportunity to explore and learn about
the electricity generation process. In addition, the students will engage in
discussions to share their prior knowledge of power plants, exchange ideas, and
ask questions to further their understanding of the topic.

Exploration Assess the students’ knowledge after they complete the exploration activity.
Assessment Include the tool you will use to assess the students in his section.

Explanation
In this part of the lesson, students will use a Flocabulary lesson covering
the vocabulary of electricity. Students will watch a video discussing the
vocabulary and complete the vocabulary card match that goes along with
the lesson. Students will also answer higher-order thinking questions by
applying their knowledge to real-life examples.

Static Electricity for Kids - Electrical Energy Examples (flocabulary.com)

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Explanation
Assessment

Elaboration As part of their assignment, students are required to create an informative

brochure about electricity using Canva. The brochure must contain accurate
facts, visuals, and detailed information about the topic to educate the audience.
Students should endeavor to use appropriate images and illustrations to provide
clear examples of the information presented. The goal is to produce a visually
appealing and informative brochure that engages readers and effectively
communicates the subject matter.
Student work sample:

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Student work sample above.

Evaluation Brochure checklist: (10 points total)

 5 sentences (5 points, 1 point per sentence)
 One sentence must define electricity.
 The brochure has facts and examples, including images.
 All the facts and sentences are written in a clear manner, with no
spelling errors or grammatical mistakes.

References
Bybee, R.W. et al. (1989). Science and technology education for the elementary years:
Frameworks for curriculum and instruction. Washington, D.C.: The National
Center for Improving Instruction.

Bybee, R. W. (1997). Achieving Scientific Literacy: From Purposes to Practices.

Oxford: Heinemann.

National Research Council. (1999). Inquiry and the national science education
standards: A guide for teaching and learning. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy Press.

Polman, J.L. (2000). Designing project-based silence: Connecting learners through

guided inquiry. New York: Teachers College Press.

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