Margeline Picado
ELED 3221-003
Date 10/27/2013
INDIRECT INSTRUCTION (STRUCTURED DISCOVERY) LESSON PLAN FORMAT
Cookie rock lab/minerals
Elementary Science
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Big Idea: To be able to distinguish the different types of rocks
Grade Level: 4th
Rationale: This is important to understand that many things are made out of minerals like the
planet as well as there are professions out there that involve working and studying rocks
NC Essential Standard(s): 4. P. 2.3 Classify rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous
based on their composition, how they are formed and the process that create them
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-ESS2-1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earths
materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Instructional Objective: Students will be able to identify the three different types of rocks by
observing the objects and writing the correct word description that would relate to minerals such
as layers, air bubbles, and etc.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills:
Knowledge children have to be familiar of the three types of rocks.
Teacher will have to know the three types of minerals.
Skills- be able to observe small details
Materials/Resources:
4 different type of cookies (none with nuts).
IPads/computers
Worksheet
Pencils
Magnifying glass
Sources :
Worksheet :
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Estimated Time: 55 minutes
Accommodation for Special Needs/different learning styles:
ESL: students I will have a slip with the different rock minerals names and picture of what they
look like and have describing words.
Strugglers: The only thing that will be required is the chart. As well as also give them a slip but
have describing words next to them.
Safety considerations: Will not be brining any cookies with nuts do to children being allergic.
Children will be asked not to throw the cookies at each other.
Margeline Picado
ELED 3221-003
Date 10/27/2013
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Content and Strategies
Engage: A video will be shown introducing the topic rocks and minerals called “Introduction to
rocks and minerals from the discoveryeducation.com” After playing the video ask the children
what were some careers that they saw. Where can they buy pretty rocks? Also ask the students
what were the three rocks mentioned in the video? Students answer should be geologist and
jeweler. The students should also mention metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous.
Explore: Present Rock Cookie lab- Students will be given 4 different types of cookies (students
can use their iPads and text book to help them identify what kind of rock it can be.)
Worksheet
1. Examine the cookies you have been given and follow the directions on the Cookie Lab rule/info
sheet (make sure not to touch the cookies with your hands)
a. You need to separate your cookies into the 3 categories of rocks and give detailed written
explanations why you put them into those categories.
b. There are no wrong categories unless you don’t have a valid explanation
c. Make sure to create the chart below to organize your cookies
Cookie 1
Cookie 2
Cookie 3
Cookie 4
Smell
Shape
Color
Texture
Type of Rock
Explanation why
the cookie is that
type of rock
Texture = fine grained, coarse grained, glassy, frothy/bubbly
Final Questions for Cookie Lab:
1.
2.
3.
4.
How are rocks and chocolate chip cookies similar?
Describe how each other cookie you examined was similar to real rocks.
Which cookies are most alike? Why?
Which cookies are least alike? Why?
5. Break one cookie in half. Is the texture on the inside the same as on the outside? How is this similar
or different from real rocks?
6. If you took a cookie hot out of the oven and threw it in the air, do you think it would change shape?
What would happen when it landed? What type of rock is this similar too?
Teacher will ask around
 Are there any cookies that seemed hard to categorize? Why?
 Which one was easy to categorize? Why?
 What are some other cookies that you know of that can go in one of the categories?
 Do you think a rock can be under all three categories?
 What are some of the properties you see in the cookies?
Explanation: What did you think about comparing the cookies to rock initially?
The teacher will ask the class what were some of things you guys noticed? (Students may
answer that there were one kind of minerals they noticed were easier to find than another.)
They could debate with a partner two different types of cookies and defend why they chose that
particular mineral rock.
How would you be able to describe these different minerals to a blind person?
Elaborate: http://www.brainpop.com/games/mastermines/
Student will be put on the computers to play the master mine game. The game involves a miner
picking up different types of stones/rocks. Then taking the stone/rocks to the lab and do test on
the like what color or what shape their made out of and etc. Then at the end of testing they have
to answer questions with the test that was done.
The student will discuss with a partner (turn and talk) and discuss what happened in the game
and were they surprised with of the testing result, etc.? Also, I will facilitate a discussion of how
what they learned applies to the real world. Ex. Like where else do they test minerals?
Evaluate: For my formative I will be asking them question throughout the exploring. For my
summative students will have to fill out the explanation part of the worksheet with at least one
correct describing word that would reference to the correct mineral.
Closure: Students will do “Speed Dating” where they would talk to the person in front of them
for 30-45 sec and then rotate to the next person. They will talk about the different properties of
each rock.