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The content for this lesson plan is a Science based lesson

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Create a short PowerPoint, explaining the moon phases and cycles and why this happens

Do another activity where the the teacher brings in a lamp and places it on a table. Then rotates with the medium size Styrofoam ball

Ask what they notice and explain that I am showing them the moon phases and how they work.

Close with a kahoot that I made about the information they learned.

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The goal of this lesson is for students to be able to name the phases of the moon and identify them based on a model. They should also be able to identify which phase of the moon occurs in various locations in its orbit around Earth.

The goal for the Earths rotation around the sun is to help children internalize and remember rotation and revolution of the Earth around the sun.

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After completing this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Describe the fact that the moon has different phases.

2. Explain that the moon looks different to us on different days throughout the month.

3. Explain that phases of the moon make it look a little different every day, but it looks the same again about every four weeks.

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A kid-friendly video will be shown attached to the PowerPoint to show how the moon phases work, and how the earths rotation works around the sun to give the students a visual of what the lesson is about before doing the hands on model

A website with interactive 3D animations will be used by the students to grasp a better understanding of the moon phases and the Earths rotation. There is a simulation for both on this website.

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Will the students understand the lesson the first time?

For this lesson there are a lot of steps to it. The students may need a couple of lesson segments to master the moon phases and understand the concept of the Earths rotation around the sun. By including a lot of visual representations, models that the students can be a part of, and interactive animations online, I am allowing students to grasp a better understanding on what they will be doing and what goes on in space. There are a lot of terms that the students would need to know (moon phases, orbit, etc) so by extending the lessons over multiple days, I would be spreading out the lesson so it is not too much for them to remember all at once.

Will you need differentiation?

Yes, differentiation is a necessity for a lot of lessons, as every student learns differently. If I were to teach the lesson the same to each student, with the same vocabulary and structure, some students may get it, but others may not. By differentiating my lesson, I would be using a variety of strategies to help students become personally invested in, and take ownership of their learning.

Will you need alternative ways to teach the lesson?

There would be some accommodations that I would need to make to meet the needs of students who need them. For example, For students who are on different reading levels than other students, it could be hard for them to only see words on the board when I'm presenting the topic. This is why I would include a lot of pictures to explain what the words are saying. Another accommodation I would have to make is the key terms we would be using for the lesson. For each key term, I would leave the definition up on the board along with a visual that shows the term so that students could go back to it at any time. This would allow students who are at a lower reading level, students who have different learning styles, and English language learners to have a visual representation of what the term is that we will be using.