Name: Britney Heyse

Lesson Title: Five Senses Stations

Instructional Context

What do I know about my students that will inform this lesson?

● My students have been engaged with every science unit in the past. Since we are
starting a new unit, I wanted to create a lesson that would get them moving and
engaged.
● Transitions can be challenging, clear expectations and directions are crucial.

How does this lesson connect with and build on the previous lesson?

● This new unit is called Waves All Around Us. To start the unit we are reviewing the five
senses in more detail which have been briefly introduced in a past lesson.

How do you expect to build on this lesson in subsequent lessons?

● In future lessons we will continue to learn more about each of the five senses. As the
unit progresses it will connect to light and sound waves.

Standards Addressed

Common Core State Standards

Name the standard(s) with the full explanation

● Science and Engineering Practices
○ Planning and Carrying out Investigations
■ Plan and conduct investigations collaboratively to produce evidence to
answer a question.

Learning Objectives

Objectives

● Students will conduct investigations involving the five senses.

● Students will be able to explain how each of the five senses are used.

Assessment

Name Formative Assessment(s)

● What Do You Smell?
● Salty, Sour and Sweet!
● Did You Hear That?
● ISpy
● Invisible Touch

Academic Language: Vocabulary/Language

● Five senses
○ Sight
 ○ Touch
○ Smell
○ Sound
○ Taste

Student Supports

List what you are using to support student/learning/organization

● Projector
● Hands on material
● Five Senses Video (attached within presentation)

Materials and Resources

● Slideshow presentation: 5 Senses Presentation

● Handouts (Images attached below)
● Materials needed in class
● Pencils
● Clipboard
● Eggs filled with different sounding items
● Rice
● Cotton balls
● Confetti
● Nothing (air)
● Paperclips
● Plastic hair ties
● Scratch and Sniff experiment papers
● Water, glue and flavor drink powder mixed together then painted on
styrofoam plates
● Blinded Box for feel
● A rock
● Stuffed animal
● Slime
● Eraser caps
● Lint roller paper
● Cotton Balls

Learning Tasks & Activities

Time Teacher Actions Student Actions Purpose

Rough (What will you do?) What will students do?)
Estimate

5 mins - Guide students through - Students will have a Mini-lesson

(10 max) review
- Prompting questions like
- How many senses do we
have? What do they do?
Can you elaborate?
- What is an idea your
moment to turn and review
talk to brainstorm the Prepare for main
five different senses and lesson
what they do.
- Listen and sing along to
song(if there is time)
 partner shared?
- Explain directions for each
of the stations
- Review expectations

25 mins - Monitor students as they - Investigate the five Conduct five

rotate through each senses senses
station - Make educated guesses investigation.
- Guide students through - Use critical thinking
transitions when investigating
- Prompt deeper thinking for
students at each station
- Remind students of
expectations as they rotate
- Provided assistance when
needed.

5 mins - Guide students through - Students will have the Closure

(if time discussion chance to explain what
allows, they believe the purpose
could use of the lesson was and
as intro an important takeaway.
next day)
Station Worksheets