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- Start the lesson by asking the students to make predictions as to why they think sunlight warms the earth.

-Have the students brainstorm in small groups on ways that we can show that sunlight warms the earth.

-Do a simple experiment with half the students holding a popsicle in the Sun and the other half in the shade.

-As a whole class, go over our observations from our experiment.

-Show the children a short video explaining how sunlight warms the Earth.

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The Sun is the main source of heat and light on Earth.

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-For the students to be able to explain why the popsicles in the Sun melted at a faster rate than the popsicles in the shade.

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- To be able to distinguish the different effects of sunlight in the direct sun and in the shade.

-To be able to carry out a simple experiment after the students make predictions.

-To be able to back up their observations from their experiment with scientific facts.

-To be able to explain the benefits of sunlight.

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-The students will use Jamboard at two different times during this lesson.  They will first use it when they are making predictions about if the popsicles will melt faster in the sunlight vs. in the shade.

-After the experiment is finished, the students will post their observations from the experiment and what they learned.

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-The students will also be watching a video on YouTube, How the Sun Heats the Earth, explaining the science behind how the sunlight warms the Earth.

https://youtu.be/dg_DOM1OQoo

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-Making sure that all students in the class are able to grasp the main concepts of this lesson.  I will have additional resource videos to help students that are struggling with the lesson.

-Not having the Sun shining bright on the day of our experiment with popsicles.  If that happens, we must be flexible and think of other creative solutions.  Do the students have any ideas on how we can test our predictions?

-There is a lot of group work involved with this lesson so the students who are struggling grasping the lesson can get help from their classmates.