Developmental Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Lauren Kovacs Date: March 30, 2021

Group Size: 25 Allotted Time: 60 minutes Grade Level: 3rd grade

Subject or Topic: Lesson Plan 3- Water

Common Core/PA Standard(s):

● Standard - 3.4.3.D2

Observe, analyze and document how simple systems work.

Learning Targets/Objectives:
● The third grade students will be able to explain how the water cycle creates new fresh
water.
● The third grade student will be able to explain and model the steps of the water cycle.

Assessment Approaches: Evidence:

5) 8/10 - proficient
<7 - below basic
Subject Matter/Content:
water
Prerequisites:
● fill in notes
● fine motor skills
● group work
● used kahoot
● made a model before
● make predictions
 ● basic knowledge of water
Key Vocabulary:
● Evaporation- water changes from liquid to a gas due to sun heat.
● Precipitation- water droplets fall (rain/ ice)
● Condensation- changes from a gas to a liquid forming clouds/water droplets
● Surface runoff-
● Conserve- use wisely, not wastefully
● Water Cycle- movement of water from place to place and from one form to another
form.
● Salt water- water with salt
● Fresh water- water ready to drink

Content/Facts:
● What is water
● What is the water cycle
-precipitation
-condensation
-evaporation
● Precipitation
-rain drops/ice when water droplets gets heavy
● Evaporation
-water heated by sun and turns to gas
● Condensation
-water vapor turns back into droplets and form clouds
● Freshwater vs Ocean water
-ready to drink
-contains salt
-out of 100 cups, 1 is fresh water liquid, 2 fresh water frozen, 98 salt water
● Water recycles naturally
-freshwater falls that we are able to consume

Introduction/Activating/Launch Strategies:
-To get students excited about water, ask them to ponder what they would do if they didn’t
have access to fresh water. What would be difficult to do?
-Allow 2 minutes to think but don’t share
-Mention how there is a limited amount of freshwater available on Earth but luckily it
replenishes itself such as when it rains
-It rains due to the water cycle which is always happening
-Have them listen to the water song
https://youtu.be/Oq8iCsV4woE
-Ask students to pair share the 3 steps of the water cycle and call on students to answer
Development/Teaching Approaches
1.
-We are going to start today off by making a foldable together throughout the lesson
-Start with a piece of paper and fold all 4 corners in towards the middle
-There will be 4 flaps
-Runoff, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
-As we learn about each one, we will write it on a flap a draw a picture along with it
-Inside the flap we will write the definition of it
-This will be a good resource for us to use
-Allow 20 minutes to make together
-Now I will split the class up into groups of 3
-Each group will be assigned a step
-They will be given water droplets, evaporation strings, or a part of a cloud
-They will work together and decide where the object goes within the cycle
-After we will check our work
-Rain drops should be from precipitation, evaporation should have the strings, and
condensation should have the puff balls as the clouds.
-Allow 10 Minutes
-Return to seats
-Pass out a paper with 100 empty glasses on it
-Go over the question from the beginning of class - what would they do if they didn’t have
access to fresh water and how would it affect them?
-Allow 3 minutes to share
-Most of Earth’s freshwater is frozen
-¾ of the Earth is made from water
-Out of 100 cups have them guess how many would represent fresh water liquid, fresh water
frozen, and salt water
-Go over answer (1,2,and 98)
-Have them color their worksheet
-Put away all materials
-Going to make our own mini water cycles to hang in class
-Have students pass out materials
-Go over directions
-Cut 5 strips light blue paper, 1 bigger strip white, 1 bigger strip dark blue, one sun
-Draw water droplets on 3 pieces to represent precipitation
-Draw white air bubbles on 2 pieces to represent evaporation
-Draw water on the dark blue strip to represent collection/runoff
-Glue cotton balls on white strip to represent condensation
-Glue the labels accordingly on each step
-Glue the strips together and make them form a cylinder to connect
-Attach them to the sun
-Write their names
-Hand them to teacher to hang up when done
-Allow 20 minutes
-Grab their computer when done with project
-Log into Kahoot with game ID
-Play the game as a class about the water cycle
-Put their computers away
Closure/Summarizing Strategies:
-Today we learned how grateful we should be that we have access to fresh water to drink,
cook, shower, brush our teeth, etc.
-I want you to turn to your partner and review the 3 steps of the water cycle and write them
down in on a notecard as your exit ticket
-Tomorrow we are going to learn about soil and what it is made of
-We are even going to make edible soil!

Accommodations/Differentiation:
Follow all IEPs
Student X has an emotional disturbance and needs positive reinforcement. I will give them a
tally after every assignment that is completed. I will already have their foldable folded for
them so they can focus on just filling it out. The order of the day will be on the front of their
notebook. I will reward them for answering all kahoot questions to their ability regardless of
score.

Materials/Resources:
-computer
-smart board
-bulletin board
-power points
-cotton balls
-rain drops
-white string
-25 pieces of paper
-25 packs of crayons
-25 pencils
-25 water cup papers
-25 pieces of construction paper in light blue, dark blue, white
-25 sun papers
-25 pieces of string
-25 student computers
-25 notebooks
-Water Cycle Song
https://youtu.be/Oq8iCsV4woE
-100 cups worksheet
-sample water cycle mobile

Reflective Response:
Report of Student Learning Target/Objectives Proficiency Levels
 Remediation Plan (if applicable)

Personal Reflection Questions

-Was there enough time to explain the mobile and how it represents the water cycle?
-Should there have been more background knowledge of water?

Additional reflection/thoughts
Water Cycle Model Mobile Rubric

Name: ____________________________________________________

5 3 1 0
Name on written written only first or name not
mobile clearly unclearly last name included
parts labeled all labels some labels one label no labels
glued glued glued glued
correctly correctly correctly correctly
parts drawn/glue drawn/glued one none
drawn/glued d correctly half correct drawn/glued drawn/glued
correctly correctly
craftsmanship put put together put together not put
together half neat not neat together
neatly
Water Cycle Foldable:

Water Cycle Model Mobile: