Earth Systems Daily Lesson Plan
Day & Date: Monday, August 31, 2015
SCSh: 1-8 Standard:
Learning Goal:
Kickoff/Activating Strategy:
(10min.)
Students demonstrate their understanding of scientific method and the 4 systems of
Earth.
A critical area from the “unclear areas” summarizer will be addressed as the kickoff.
T eaching Strategies:
Procedures/Technology/Perfor mance Tasks:
(40 min.)
Students complete the summative test.
Differentiation: IEP accommodations for testing will be followed
S ummarizing Strategy:
(5min.)
K-W-L: Student will complete the “K” section of this chart by informing me of what they currently “know” about the origin of the Universe.
A ssessment/Evaluation:
Materials Needed:
Summative test. Zip grade will be used to quickly gain detailed item analysis information from the testing.
iPad, MetaMoji, answer sheets, paper tests
Notes:

Earth Systems Daily Lesson Plan
Day & Date: Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Standard:
Learning Goal:
Kickoff/ Activating Strategy:
(5 min.)
SES1.
Students will investigate the composition and formation of Earth systems, including the
Earth’s relationship to the solar system.
Students will describe using scientific terminology how solids, liquids and gases are different from each other. This will be evident in the graphic organizer they prepare with the lesson.
Think-Pair-Write: Students will describe with their current understanding what constitutes something being classified as a solid, liquid or gas (and possibly plasma).
T eaching Strategies:
Procedures/Technology/Perfor mance Tasks: (35 min.)
S ummarizing Strategy:
(10 min.)
-Brief notes to be able to scientifically define what makes something considered solid, liquid or gas by a set of characteristics.
-Students will expand this work by identifying common substances that fit these rules.
-See if students can identify substances that can be very difficult to classify (ie. Jello, ublick, amorphous solids, etc.)
-Students will create a drawing on the “three states of matter” graphic organizer to show how the particles in each of the three main states of matter is arranged
Differentiation: Students will work with seat partners and can check their concepts.
Educanon: Exploring phases of matter
Whole class review of concepts from educanon after completion.
A ssessment/Evaluation:
Materials Needed:
Student work on graphic organizer, educanon progress iPad, internet access, Apple TV, SmartBoard, Keynote/PowerPoint, OLC, Metamoji Note

Earth Systems Daily Lesson Plan
Day & Date: Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Standard:
Learning Goal:
Kickoff/ Activating Strategy:
(5 min.)
SES1.
Students will investigate the composition and formation of Earth systems, including the
Earth’s relationship to the solar system.
Students will describe how the kinetic theory of matter defines molecular motion. Molecular motion and energy level determine the phase of matter. Students will use the words freezing, melting, condensation, vaporization, sublimation and deposition to describe specific phase changes.
Defining feature: Describe the arrangement of the particles in a solid, liquid and gas.
T eaching Strategies:
Procedures/Technology/Perfor mance Tasks:
(35 min.)
S ummarizing Strategy:
(10 min.)
-Basic notes about the kinetic theory of matter and molecular motion. Introduction of absolute zero as the coldest possible temperature where all molecular motion ceases.
-Define the six type of phase changes (freezing, melting, etc.)
-Introduce the terms exothermic and endothermic to describe how the flow of energy determines the changing of the state of matter.
-Reference “Quizlet” vocabulary and how many of these terms are in the unit vocabulary.
Differentiation: Students can work with paired seat partners to collaborative create products.
Students create a pic collage to depict their own personal phase change diagram to demonstrate real world examples of how the six phase changes occur. Teacher show diagram to explain.
Great student exemplars will be air played for class review.
A ssessment/Evaluation:
Correct student use/examples of critical vocabulary, pic collage work product.
Materials Needed: iPad, internet access, Apple TV, Keynote/PowerPoint, OLC, Smartboard, Pic collage app.,
Metamoji note.

Earth Systems Daily Lesson Plan
Day & Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015
Standard:
Learning Goal:
Kickoff/Activating Strategy:
(5 min.)
SES1.
Students will investigate the composition and formation of Earth systems, including the
Earth’s relationship to the solar system.
Students will learn to read a phase change diagram and determine what is happening at specific points as a substance gains or loses energy to change phase.
Students use phase change vocabulary to describe what occurs in specific examples where phase changes occur (ie. Ice changes into liquid water – this describes melting, etc.) TPS. WGS.
T eaching Strategies:
Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks:
(35 min.)
-Introduction to phase change diagrams using guided notes. Students will learn how to determine what is happening at a specific point on a phase change diagram.
-Model the terms “heat of fusion” and “heat of vaporization” to describe the energy required to move from a lower state of energy to a higher phase.
-Determination if energy is being gained (endothermic) or given off (exothermic) by the way the phase change moves.
-iBrainstorm…List the 3 phase changes that are endothermic & 3 phase changes that are exothermic. List on different colored sticky notes.
-Model using graph water as an example to show an experience based example that applies to the concept.
Differentiation: Students can work with seat partners to create their graphs.
Phase Change Diagram graph…label and analyze graph to answer questions S ummarizing Strategy:
(10 min.)
A ssessment/Evaluation:
Materials Needed:
Correct student use of specific vocabulary, creation of a phase change diagram and identification of specific areas. iPad, Apple TV, internet access, MetaMoji note, OLC, graph paper, pencil or graphing app

Earth Systems Daily Lesson Plan
Day & Date: Friday, September 4, 2015
Standard:
Learning Goal:
Kickoff/Activating Strategy:
(5 min.)
SES1.
Students will investigate the composition and formation of Earth systems, including the
Earth’s relationship to the solar system.
Students will be able to label a phase change diagram graph and plot points to create graphs of various substances.
3-2-1…List 3 phase changes that are exothermic. List 2 phase changes that are endothermic. What is 1 concern you have about the material covered?
T eaching Strategies:
Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks:
(40 min.)
S ummarizing Strategy:
(5 min.)
A ssessment/Evaluation:
- Quiz over states of matter and phase changes. (10 questions)
- Demo pressure, temperature & volume of a gas using aluminum can.
- Relationship between temperature, pressure & volume in a gas Popplet. Students define individually.
- Educanon video…The Gas Laws (Charles’ and Boyle’s). TPS. WGS.
Differentiation: Students can choose to use Instasketch or graph paper.
Students will be given a set of points to plot as they create their own graph of a phase change diagram (of a substance other than water). Students will plot the points and determine what is happening at specific stages. Instasketch or graph paper. Sea water, ethylene glycol (antifreeze), isopropyl alcohol, etc.
Use ZipGrade to grade quizzes & give immediate feedback.
Materials Needed:
Notes: iPad, MetaMoji, answer sheets, paper tests