SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
Lesson Plan Template
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions
PA/Common
Core/Standards
DETAILS
Joey Alessandro
Science
3rd Grade
Objective
Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
S3.C.1.1.1 Describe matter in terms of its observable
properties (e.g., weight, mass, shape, size, color,
texture, state).
S3.C.1.1.2 Classify matter using observable physical
properties (e.g., weight, mass, shape, size, color,
texture, state).
The students will be able to put the liquids in
The students will be able to identify how there are
different levels of liquids in the experiment by filling out
the lab sheet, they must mention the word density in
order to receive full credit.
Observe the children while they look at the liquid
experiment.
Discuss what is going on in the experiment and talk
about the density of different liquids.
Walk around and ask questions about the different
liquids.
Ask questions while showing the video.
Ask questions about density at the end of class.
Environmental Awareness
The students will be shown some photos of the PB oil
spill that happened a few years ago in the ocean. They
will be asked about what kind of effect it could have
had on the environment and the animal life in those
areas. They will learn that pollution is a serous problem
and become more conscious about pollution.
Isles are clear and set up so there is more than enough
space for him to maneuver through them.
Give the student with CP an option to do the worksheet
Framework for
21st Century
Learning
Accommodation
s, Modifications
Why are some liquids heavier or lighter than others?
Why are there different levels of the liquids?
ISTE Standards
for Students
States of matter have different characteristics and
properties
CK
on the computer or iPad if his hands are stiff or hurting.
SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE
Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step
Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan
Introduction
Explicit
Instructions
Lesson
Procedure
CK
Activating Prior Knowledge
Give the students a KWL chart about density.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Ask the students if some liquids are heavier than others.
Big Idea Statement
States of matter have different characteristics and
properties.
Essential Questions Statement
What are some characteristics of liquids?
Can some liquids be heavier than others?
Are very dense liquids thick or thin?
Objective Statement
Students will be able to grasp the idea of density.
Students will be able to define density.
Students will realize some liquids are heavier than other
liquids.
Transition
I will have the students go from one activity to the next
by calling them by tables.
Key Vocabulary
Liquid
Density
Weight
Classify
Dense
Thick
Thin
PreAssessment of Students
Give the students a KWL chart about density to tell me
what they know or do not know about density.
Modeling of the Concept
Show the students a video with different liquids showing
that all liquids are not the same thickness (density).
Guiding the Practice
Give the students a KWL chart about density.
Go over what the students know or do not know about
density.
Show the students the video of different liquids.
Tell them that some liquids act different than other
liquids because of the difference in density.
Give them examples of some liquids that are thick and
thin and let them answer whether they are dense or not.
Call the students by table to gather around the table.
Get the vase out and the liquids that will be going into
the vase.
Pour about the same amount of each liquid into the
plastic cups.
Mix food coloring into the clear liquids so they can be
distinguished from water.
Start pouring the liquids into the vase, most dense to
least dense.
Discuss what happened in the experiment.
Give the students a lab sheet to complete.
Providing the Independent Practice
Each student will independently fill out the lab sheet.
Transition
I will have the students go from one activity to the next
by calling them by tables.
Reading
Lab sheet
Materials
Vase
Technology
Honey
Equipment
Water
Supplies
Dish soap
Vegetable oil
Corn syrup
Rubbing alcohol
Food coloring
Plastic cups
Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
Lab sheet with the question why are there different
Learning/Master
levels to the liquids in the experiment?
y of the
The students must mention density to receive credit.
Concept
Informal Evaluation
Discussion during the video.
Questions and discussion throughout the experiment.
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
We will discuss density and what the students liked or
disliked about the experiment.
Homework/Assignments
Lab sheet
Teacher
Self-reflection
