WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Ramsey Week of: Oct. 17th 2011
Subject: Science Unit: III Grade/ Class: 8
| ESSENTIAL LEARNING | OUTCOMES What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson? | ASSESSMENT How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? | 3 HOTS QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon
10/17 | Page 226 | Students will learn that motion is the change in the location of an object. | Students will complete the explore activity on p. 147 | Students will use the demonstration to discover how momentum. | 1. Describe the experiment and what you discovered. 2. Did both marbles always move? 3. When did they move farthest? |
Tues
10/18
| Page 226 | Students will learn that motion of objects relates to inertia. | Students will describe how to calculate velocity and acceleration. | Students will oral read and take notes to calculate velocity and acceleration. | 1. Define inertia. 2. Verify that inertia exist. 3. What information is needed to verify inertia. |
Wed
10/19
| Page 226 | Students will calculate speed and velocity. | Students will explain how to calculate speed and find and object’s momentum. | Students will observe graphs A. B. C. and compare the initial and final speeds in the graphs. | 1. Calculate speed and velocity. 2. Graph the speed and velocity of an object. 3. Describe displacement and time of an object. |
Thurs
10/20
| Page | Computer Class | Students will have computer class | Homework on Blog | |
Fri
10/21
| Page 226 | Students will calculate the force an object. | Students will define energy and describe how to calculate kinetic gravitational potential energy. | Students will oral read and use Isaac Newton laws . | 1. How distance traveled compare to displacement? 2. Predict what will happen to a ball if it bounces off the bumper of an approaching car. 3. Describe the collision that will occur. |
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| Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale: Tests and Quizzes (50%): Classwork/ Participation (20%): Homework (15%): Projects/ Portfolios (15%):
| Multiple Intelligences/ Differentiated Instruction: | Use of Technology: ____ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |