Critical Assignment 1 - Designing A Technology-Rich Lesson
Teacher: Sarah Chadwick
Lesson Topic: The Five Senses
Subject: Science
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Time Required: Total of 1 week: Hour a day, each day has a
different sense
Sunshine State Standards, Benchmarks, & Access Points
SC.K.L.14.1 Recognize the five senses and related body parts.
Level 1: Recall
SC.K.N.1.2 Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected
using the five senses.
Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
SC.K.P.8.1 Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or
cold), weight (heavy or light) and texture.
Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
LA.K.3.2.2 The student will draft writing by creating a group draft, scripted by the teacher.
Level: N/A
LA.K.3.1.1 The student will prewrite by connecting thoughts and oral language to
generate ideas
Level: N/A
Instructional Analysis - Prior Knowledge
Declarative Knowledge - Students should already know that…
1. They have eyes, ears, tongue (mouth), hands, and nose.
2. They know how to use each of these body parts, meaning eyes=see, ears=sound/hearing,
tongue=taste, hands=touch, and nose=breath.
3. Different objects have different shapes, sizes, color, weight, texture, and temperature.
Students should already know how to…
1. Work together is small groups
2. Log on to the classroom computers and go onto their class blog and/or WebQuest.
Prior Knowledge Assessment Plan
Prior to the beginning of the lesson, I will ask the students what part of they body do they use
everyday and then ask them to give an example how we use those parts of the body. While
doing this I will record what the response is from the students. Next, I will go over a PowerPoint
on the five senses. Afterward, I will pass out a worksheet that has the students match the body
part to what sense. (They will do this independently, like a mini quiz.) This will help me see
what student understands the essential concept that they will be learning.
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Instructional Analysis – Declarative Knowledge
In this lesson, students will learn that….
1. The five senses are sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.
2. That the five senses are from our internal parts and external structures that function keep us
alive and help us grow.
3. We are all structured differently, but we are alike in some ways.
Instructional Analysis – Procedural Knowledge
In this lesson, students will learn how to….
1. Distinguish what parts of the body go with what sense.
2. To give example on each sense.
3. Classify and compare objects using only one sense.
- Shapes, sizes, color, weight, texture, and temperature
Interdisciplinary connections: Science/Math/Language Arts
Common Misunderstandings or Misconceptions:
Many people believe that there are only five senses, but researchers found that there are nine
senses or more.
Reference:
TodayIFoundOut. (2010). Senses. Retrieved from
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/humans-have-a-lot-more-than-five-senses/
Plan to address these:
I plan on explaining to my student that there may be more than five senses, but that we are just
learning the major five.
Learning Objectives:
Knowledge – Students will work on worksheets to match each sense with the correct parts of
the body. They will also work on a worksheet everyday that goes with one of the senses.
Students will work on the “5 Senses” booklet.
Comprehension – Students will experiment or do an activity for each sense during the week.
After the experiment/activity the students will draw and/or write what they experienced and
how they felt in their “observation” notebook.
Application – During small groups, students will go on WebQuest and follow the directions.
Each day there will be either a game and/or PowerPoint on the sense of the day. When done,
student will work on a worksheet where they have to draw four of the sense they learned that
day.
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Analysis – During small groups, each group will focus on one sense and its body part (example:
smell=nose). They will then have to make pictures or cut out pictures from a magazine that
relates to their sense and body part. After, together they will write what their part of the body
is and what its sense is and how it works (with help by me, the teacher. I will scrip it and they
will copy). Next, they will glue it on a poster board. When all the poster boards are finished I,
the teacher, will put all the poster boards together and make it into a giant book.
Synthesis – Students will cut out parts of the body (ears, eyes, mouth/tongue, nose, and hands)
from construction paper. Then I will make a sound, show an object, past out M&Ms, have the
kids smell a flower, and then pass around sandpaper. I will do this one at a time and the
students have to hold up there ears, eyes, mouth/tongue, nose, or hands if it has to do what I
did or passes out.
Evaluation - Students will take a test on the five senses by answering questions on how many
sense are there, what are they, how is each one used, and how we use these senses everyday.
Students will also show what sense belongs to what part of the body by pointing to the body
part and telling me an example how we use that sense.
Learner Analysis:
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Age Range & Gender – Male and Females between the ages of 5-6 years old.
Race – Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic, and Asian
Socio-economic background – Middle Class and Low Class
Learning Style Preferences – Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic
Disabilities & Exceptionalities – Some students need to be pulled out for testing,
extended time, and need to have tests and/or assignments read out loud to them.
6. Motivation – Get to be apart of each experiment/activity for each of the five senses.
7. Cognitive Skills – Concrete Operational Stage
Assessment Plan
Formative:
1. The “matching” worksheet is done independently. Also, the other worksheets that are done
in small groups will also be graded.
2. During small groups I will be able to walk around and monitor the student’s work that is
being done. The day we do poster boards, I will be working with the students to incase they
need help with the writing and spelling.
3. After each experiment/activity students are supposed to draw and/or write what they
experienced and how they felt in their “observation” notebook. I will be able to see and hear
what the students have observed when they write it down or when they are discussing with
each other about what they did or saw.
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Summative:
1. WebQuests will be turned in and graded by the rubric provided on the WebQuest.
2. At the end of the week students will have a test on the five senses.
Instructional Strategies:
I will be using PowerPoint’s that with grasp the student’s attention to the topic of the five
senses and a PowerPoint to review a book about the five senses. I will also be using the strategy
active learning, hands-on activities/experiments for each of the five senses. Another strategy is
the WebQuest, where students are able to practice using the internet and the computer.
Students will also be working in small groups, which will help the student to work together and
practice communication with each other.
How will you introduce the lesson?
I will introduce the lesson by reading the book My Five Senses by Aliki and then review the book
and the fives senses in a Smart Board PowerPoint. In this PowerPoint students will answer
questions about the story and the senses. There is also a video clip, a song, and interactive
activities included in the PowerPoint.
How will you teach concepts during the lesson?
Students will work in small groups and in these small groups students will work on five senses
poster, worksheets, and the WebQuest. Students will also do an experiment/activity for each of
the five senses.
How will you conclude the lesson?
Students will do a review game and then take a test on the five senses.
Classroom & Technology Management Strategies:
As the teacher it is my job to make sure each student is doing the proper work by walking
around the room during small groups and monitoring what the students are doing. Same with
the WebQuest, I will have to make sure the students will not go off topic by playing games that
is not related to topic and that they are not on other websites.
Learning Activities:
During the introduction of the lesson, students will listen to the book My Five Senses by Aliki
and then we will review the book and the fives senses in a Smart Board PowerPoint. In this
PowerPoint students will answer questions about the story and the senses. There is also a video
clip, a song, and interactive activities included in the PowerPoint.
During the lesson, students will work in small groups and in these small groups students will
work on five senses poster, worksheets, and the WebQuest. Students will also do an
experiment/activity for each of the five senses. The experiments/activities are:
-Day 1: Sight: Students will play the game “I SPY” and also have a scavenger hunt. Both games
use eyesight. Students will also look at objects under a magnify glass and use 3-D glasses.
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-Day 2: Sound: I will play a series of sounds and the students will have to try to guess what the
noise is and if it is loud or soft noise.
-Day 3: Taste: Students will try something sweet and sour. Each kid will eat a Kiss chocolate
(sweet), and then try lemon juice (sour).
-Day 4: Touch: Students will touch objects that are soft, hard, scratchy, bumpy, gooey, spongy,
and so on.
-Day 5: Smell: I will have eight bottles set up. Each bottle has a smell: vanilla, cherry, vinegar,
orange, peppermint, cinnamon, onion, and garlic.
After these experiments/activities students will then use their “observation” notebooks and
write/draw what they observed and did for each of the five senses activities.
At the conclusion of the lesson, students will cut out ears, eyes, mouths/tongues, nose, and
hands from construction paper. Then they will lift those up when I either make a sound, show
an object, past out M&Ms, have the kids smell a flower, or pass around sandpaper to indicate
what sensory I presented to them. This will be a review of what we have learned. Afterwards,
students will take a test on the five senses.
Materials & Resources:
Supplies:
- Books: MY FIVE SENSES By Margaret Miller; My Five Senses By Aliki
- Materials for sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell experiments
- Worksheets
- Notebooks
- Pencils
- Canyons
- “5 Sense” Booklet
Technology tools (Software and hardware):
- Smart Board
- PowerPoint
- Computers
URL’s you will use:
- http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=5d4d3201-388b-4363-9d86-ca58badd0320#
- http://www.kviekids.org/games/discover_science/my_five_senses.htm
- http://pbskids.org/sid/isense.html
- http://worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplaySheet&sheet=A-5-SenseBook&links=2&id=&link1=241&link2=240
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- http://worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplaySheet&sheet=My-5Senses&links=2&id=&link1=241&link2=240
- http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ChristmasBear/five01.htm
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http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/the-five-senses.html
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http://worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplayCategory&showCategory=Y&links=
2&id=240&link1=241&link2=240
Self-Evaluation:
Teacher NETS addressed:
- Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity- by doing hands on experiments and
activities and having the students make a sensory poster board that was later made into a giant
book.
- Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments- the use of WebQuest
and PowerPoint’s
- Model Digital-Age Work and Learning- the use of WebQuest, PowerPoint’s, and the blog is for
the parents to see what their kids are learning and student’s homework is posted on blog.
Student NETS addressed:
-Creativity and Innovation- Students did hands-on activities and used WebQuest and its links.
-Communication and Collaboration- Students worked in small groups.
Lesson Strengths:
- Students were able to work together in groups.
- Students will probably enjoy the five senses experiments/activities.
- Students practicing their writing skill on giant book poster board project and in their
“observation” notebooks.
- The constant review games on WebQuest and review game before the test.
Lesson Weaknesses:
- May not be enough time to do everything.
- Teacher crowed in a lot of activities.
Possible Solutions or Action Plan for Improvement:
- Attend workshops to see if there are better ways to approach the five senses.
- Try to shorten the different projects and activities.
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