A.S.S.U.R.E Model
Plan
Instructional
Lesson Title: Plate Tectonics
Teacher’s Name: Katie Mattie
Grade: 5th
Content Area: Science
Lesson Length (Total Time): 50 minutes
Analyze Learners
1.)25
2.)15 females; 10 males
3.)10-11
4.)Mental, Social, Physical, Social Notes:
 Learning Differences
 Special Needs
5.) Positive Attitudes; No prior knowledge of subject
6.) Learning Styles:
 Visual
 Auditory
 Kinesthetic
 Bodily Kinesthetic
State Objectives
1) The student should be able to identify plate tectonics.
2) The student should be able to discuss the cause and
effect of plate tectonics to the Earth’s surface.
3) The student should be able to define multiple
vocabulary words associated with plate tectonics.
4) The student should be able to design their own model of
plate tectonics and its effect on the Earth’s surface.
5) The student should be able to identify the multiple
aspects of a plate tectonic (preferably the layers).
Select Media, Materials, and Methods
 Plate Tectonics Note Worksheet Part 1 & 2
 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Worksheet
 Plate Tectonics Study Guide Worksheet
 Plate Tectonics Reinforcement Worksheet
 Pencil
 Plate Tectonics Powerpoint
Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods
1) Students will know the cause and effects of plate
tectonics on the Earth’s surface.
2) Students will know the multiple layers relating to plate
tectonics.
3) Students will know the multiple vocabulary words and
be able to identify their meanings that are associated
with plate tectonics.
4) Students will know how plate tectonics work causing
the Earth’s surface to shift.
5) Students will know how to identify the different types of
plate boundaries.
6) Students will know facts about the continental drift.
7) Students will know facts about sea floor spreading.
Required Learner Participation
The teacher will first begin the lesson with the plate tectonics
power point slides. While the teacher is discussing with the
students, the students will be taking notes on the notes
worksheet part one and two that is handed out by the
teacher. These notes will help them learn more information
about plate tectonics. The power point is based around the
questions in the notes worksheets. At the end of the power
point, the teacher will ask questions related to the power
point to make sure the students were paying attention to
assess their knowledge. Activity One: Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary Worksheet
During this activity, the students will cut out the definitions
and then glue the correct definitions to the appropriate
vocabulary term. The students will take home the Plate
Tectonics study guide worksheet and the Plate Tectonics
reinforcement worksheet to complete as homework. This
assignment should only take about 15 minutes for each
worksheet. The time for the practice is separate from the
time spent in class on the lesson. The teacher will review
with the students the vocabulary worksheet to see if they
placed the correct definitions in the correct slots. The
teacher will then ask the essential questions from the power
point and the note worksheets to see what the students’
findings were. The teacher will ask the students to put their
findings in complete sentences.
Evaluate & Revise
Student Performance:
Informal:
The teacher will observe the students by walking around the
room and asking the class key essential questions. The
essential questions will be used to obtain the students
knowledge and to check for understanding.
Formal:
The teacher will use the vocabulary worksheet as a during
the class activity to observe the students knowledge. The
teacher will assign the students to complete the study guide
and reinforcement worksheet at home as a homework
assignment.
Media Effectiveness:
Instead of using just a normal Powerpoint slide, the teacher
turns the slide into an interactive powerpoint slide. This will
help the teacher to evaluate the students’ attention awareness
to see if they are engaged with the activity or not.
Instructor Performance:
The teacher will evaluate herself by checking to see if all of the
objectives have been met. The teacher will also grade herself
by grading the students’ work and averaging those grades to
get the average for the assignment. The teacher will record this
average into her excel average grade book for each assignment
in the classroom.