Lesson 3:
Subject: Air
Objective: The learner will explain
how air moves, list some ways air moves, and explain air's effect on
objects and how we know air moves.
Time: Approximately 45 minutes
Materials:
*Poem
"Who Has Seen The Wind?" by Christina Rossetti
KWL
form
Chart paper
Procedure: * Poem may
be used here to introduce the lesson
1. Ask students, "What do we know about
Air?"
2. List all responses under the K (What we
know) column (even those incorrect.)
3. With teacher direction
ask "What do we want to know?"
4. List all responses under
the W (What we want to learn) column. Teacher will
elicit responses
necessary.
5. Looking at information
on chart, teacher will help students draw conclusions about
definition of air.
6. Use a variety of
resources to compare the published definitions with student
definitions.
7. Closure: Create a
special place to write the definition of matter (learning log,
science journal, bulletin board, etc.).
Evaluation: Definition
found in published documents will be written in student
journals.