Dakota State University

College of Education
Lesson Plan
Name: Clara Schild
Grade Level: 5th
School: Oldham-Ramona elementary
Date: 4/6/16
Reflection from prior lesson:
The previous lesson was about how to use scientific investigations to accumulate
knowledge. The lesson went very well. By the end of the lesson, the students were
generating their own investigations and questions about scientific topics.
Lesson Goal/Standard:
5.P.3.1. Students are able to demonstrate and explain how to measure heat
flow into an object.
Lesson Objective:
After the lesson, students will be able to demonstrate and explain how to
measure heat flow into an object.
Material Needed:
Graphic Narrative
Flipped video
Textbook
Heat lamp
4 different classroom objects
Thermometer
Contextual Factors/learner characteristics:
The class does science 2/3 times a week. Students are very excited and engage in
science class. There are 9 students, 5 boys, 4 girls. There is one student on an IEP
for a SLD. Any grouping strategy works for the students. Most of the students are
visual/spatial learners.
Introduction:
Distribute iPads to the students. Have them pull up the Graphic narrative and read it
over. As a class, discuss the content in the narrative. Talk about different examples

of heat from the sun. Ask the students what ways they think they can measure the
temperature of items. 5 minutes
Content delivery:
Show flipped video and discuss the video. 5 minutes
Handout instructions for experiment. Allow students to conduct the experiment on
their own with as little teacher involvement as possible. Students will be using heat
lamps, sunlight, and several different classroom objects to test if heat transfers to
objects. They will also explore different ways to measure temperatures. For
example, they will heat up a bottle of water with heat from the sun of a lamp
(simulating sunlight) and either use their senses to measure heat or use a
thermometer. 30 minutes
Closure:
Students will have a science talk about their experiment and their results. The
teacher will as questions like what did you heat up, how did you measure, why did
it heat up to lead the students to the conclusion that the heat from the sun can be
transferred into objects and measured. 5-10 minutes
Assessment:
Informal observation of discussion and experiment. Students will complete several
graphs/charts and questions while they complete the experiment.
Differentiated instruction:
Students will be in groups to help the learning process. The students will be given a
hard copy of the graphic narrative if needed. An alternative instruction sheet with
pictures and fewer words will be given to those who need it.
Resources:
Textbook, Science Journal, thermometer and materials listed above, graphic
narrative, flipped video (link on website)

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