Lesson Plan by Janice Sullivan
Grade:
5
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Why do leaves change colors?
NYS
Learning Standards:
1-Analysis,
Inquiry, and Design: Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific
inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek
answers, and develop solutions.
2-Information
Systems: Students will access, generate, process and transfer information using
appropriate technologies.
4-Science:
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories
pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the
historical development of ideas in science.
6-Interconnectedness:
Common Themes: Students will understand the relationships and common themes that
connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these other
areas of learning.
Focus
and Review:
The students have previously learned about the process of photosynthesis.
The season of Fall is near its end.
The students have already visually seen the color changes in the leaves.
Statement
of Objectives:
By
the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
Instructional
Procedures:
Anticipatory
Set:
The teacher will talk to the class about the season of Fall.
The teacher will ask, “What changes occur during the Fall?”
After receiving responses, the teacher will show the class some leaves.
The teacher will ask what they are and why they are different colors.
The teacher will read a Native American legend that explains why leaves
change in the Fall.
Teacher
Input:
1.
The teacher will give the students the PowerPoint presentation dittos.
2.
The teacher will show a PowerPoint presentation entitled, Why do
leaves change colors?
3.
The teacher will discuss the material with the students during the
presentation.
4.
The teacher will provide the students with different colored construction
paper leaves.
5.
The students will be instructed to take two leaves: one must be green;
the other can be red, yellow, or orange.
6.
The students will have to make a leaf diagram with the green paper
symbolizing the pigment chlorophyll, and the other paper symbolizing the pigment
of the color they chose.
The leaf diagram will symbolize the color change of leaves in the Fall.
They will place the green leaf on top of the red, yellow, or orange leaf,
and staple together.
They must label the green leaf (chlorophyll) and the red, yellow, or
orange leaf (Anthocyanin, Xanthophyl, Carotene).
7.
The students must also draw a separation layer at the base of the red,
yellow, or orange leaf stem.
8.
The students will then be given a worksheet to complete.
Guided
Practice:
The teacher will walk around the room and assist the students as they complete
their leaf diagram.
Independent
Practice:
The students will be given a worksheet that will be completed in class.
Closure:
The teacher will ask the students questions about photosynthesis and the
changing of colors during the fall.
The teacher will also go over the worksheets that were handed out.
Evaluation
Procedures:
The students will be evaluated based on their completion of the leaf diagram as
well as on class discussions.
The worksheet that was given to the students will be evaluated.