Teacher: Cook
Content Area: Science
Date: January 26-30, 2015
Standard(s): Science S5CS4a, S5CS5a
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Essential Question
What makes a circuit?
Essential Question
What makes a
circuit?
Essential Question
What makes a circuit?
Essential Question
What makes a circuit?
Materials/Technology
ELMO
Safari montage
Vocabulary sheet(20)
PowerPoint “Circuits”
Activator
Safari Clip “circuits”
Materials/Technology
Safari montage
Cause/effect graphic
organizer(modified to
learner) (20)
Activator
Safari clip “electric
current”
Materials/Technology
Safari montage
Cause/effect graphic
organizer(modified to
learner) (20)
Activator
Safari clip “series
circuit”
Materials/Technology
ELMO
Construction paper (20)
Crayons (20)
Key Vocabulary
Electric current
Electric circuit
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Short circuit
Teaching Strategies
1. Students will
view
PowerPoint on
“static
electricity”
2. Teacher guides
and students
will identify
new
vocabulary,
illustrate and
write a sentence
Key Vocabulary
Electric current
Electric circuit
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Short circuit
Teaching Strategies
1. Give students a
cause and
effect sheet
(adjusted to
learner).
2. Teacher led:
Read aloud
pages 190-192.
3. Students will
identify causes
and effects of a
short circuit.
Key Vocabulary
Electric current
Electric circuit
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Short circuit
Teaching Strategies
1. Give students
a cause and
effect
sheet
(adjusted
to
learner).
2. Teacher led:
Read aloud
pages 193-197.
3. Students will
identify causes
and effects of
a short circuit.
Friday
Essential Question
What have I learned this
week for my common
formative exam?
Materials/Technology
CFAs(20)
Mini Lesson or Activator
Circle map characteristics of
circuits.
Mini Lesson or Activator
Review
game:
Review
circuits information.
Key Vocabulary
Electric current
Electric circuit
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Short circuit
Teaching Strategies
Key Vocabulary
Electric current
Electric circuit
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Short circuit
Teaching Strategies
Students will take weekly
CFA.
1. Review vocabulary with
students.
2. Show students a picture
of a closed circuit.
Explain to students how
to create a short circuit.
(pg. 192-193)
3. Give students
construction paper and
ask them to draw a
picure of a complete
series circuit and label
with the new
term.
Assignment/Extended
Thinking
Students will write a
short story using new
vocabulary words for
higher extension.
Differentiation
Partly filled organizer.
Teacher assistance
with group.
(scaffolding)
4. Students use a
partner to
check their
responses.
Assignment/Extended
Thinking
Illustrate a picture
showing how the flow
of electricity works.
Homework
Differentiation
Partly filled
organizer.
Teacher assistance
with group.
(scaffolding)
Summarizer
Ticket out the door:
draw an example of
what causes a short
circuit.
Assessment
Cause and effect
organizer
Homework
Teacher Reflection
Teacher Reflection
Summarizing/Sharing
Tell a partner one
sentence you wrote
using the new
vocabulary.
Assessment
Vocabulary organizer.
4. Students use a
what makes the circuit
partner to
work.
check their
4. Share information with
responses.
class when finished.
Assignment/Extended
Assignment/Extended
Thinking
Thinking
Write a paragraph about Students will draw diagram
how the flow of
representing a closed series
electricity works.
circuit.
Assignment/Extended
Thinking
Students will take multiple
choice and constructed
response CFA.
Differentiation
Partly filled organizer.
Teacher assistance with
group. (scaffolding)
Differentiation
Partly filled organizer.
Teacher assistance with
group. (scaffolding)
Differentiation
Small and Large group
instruction tailored to the
learner
Summarizer
Ticket out the door:
draw an example of what
causes a short circuit.
Summarizer
Ticket out the door:Write
down what you learned
today about scientific tools
Summarizer
Journal: write down three
things you learned this week.
Assessment
Cause and effect
organizer
Homework
Assessment
Compare and contrast
organizer.
Homework
Assessment
CFA
Teacher Reflection
Teacher Reflection
Teacher Reflection
Homework