Lesson Plan: Making Predictions Picture Book Activity

The following lesson plan involves making predictions.  The lesson is intended to be a literacy lesson for science, but can be adapted to language arts and other subject areas.  A science picture book is used, but the lesson can be adapted to any other book, preferably a children's book.

Title: Picture Book Read Aloud and Prediction Making 

Subject: Science/Language Arts; can be adapted for any subject

Grade Level: 5^th Grade, can be adapted for other grade levels.

Objectives: Students will be able to make predictions based on what occurs in the text and illustrations.

Procedures:

• Show the students the cover to the picture book Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World).  Based on the what is on the cover only, have the students make predictions about what they think the book will be about.  Have them predict setting, characters, problem, solution etc.  Students will predict as many things as possible, even though they know nothing about the story.

• Read the story out loud and show the students the illustrations (most of the story is illustations).  Every couple pages, ask the class to predict what will happen next.  Have them write down their predictions, and have a few of them share their predictions.

• After reading a few more pages, ask if their predictions were correct.

• Continue the process by modifying predictions and checking their predictions by reading on.

Materials:  Picture Book: Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World).  This lesson can be adapted to any book.  If you are planning on using this lesson plan for a science class, here is a list of other science fiction picture books that the lesson could be adapted to.

Assessment:  Listen to the students who are sharing predictions out loud.  Then, collect the lists of the students' predictions.

Lesson Plan: Metric Olympic Games

The Olympics start tonight! The Metric Olympics are not only timely for the Olympics, but are also a great way to teach students about the metric system and conversions! Our lesson plan for the Metric Olympics is broken into five unit lesson plans, which will be posted separately. The entire unit plan is intended for sixth grade, but can be adapted for any middle-level grade. The following lesson is the final part of the unit that involves "Olympic-like" games.

Click the following links for each part: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V

Title: Conclusion: Metric Olympic Games

Grade Level: 6th, can be adapted for other grades

Subjects: Science/Math

Lesson Plan: Metric Olympics Classroom Measuring

The Olympics start tonight! The Metric Olympics are not only timely for the Olympics, but are also a great way to teach students about the metric system and conversions! Our lesson plan for the Metric Olympics is broken into five unit lesson plans, which will be posted separately. The entire unit plan is intended for sixth grade, but can be adapted for any middle-level grade. The following lesson is the fourth part of the unit that involves measuring objects in the classroom.

Click the following links for each part: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V

Title: Part IV: Measuring Around the Classroom

Grade Level: 6th grade, can be adapted for other grade levels

Subject: Science/Math

Objectives:

• Students will be able to measure various objects or liquids using meter sticks, graduated cylinders, and balances.
• Students will be able to make basic conversions of the metric system.

Lesson Plan: Metric Olympics Conversions

The Olympics start tonight! The Metric Olympics are not only timely for the Olympics, but are also a great way to teach students about the metric system and conversions! Our lesson plan for the Metric Olympics is broken into five unit lesson plans, which will be posted separately. The entire unit plan is intended for sixth grade, but can be adapted for any middle-level grade. The following lesson is the third part of the unit that involves converting.

Metric Conversion Table

Click the following links for each part: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V

Title: Part III: Converting using the Metric System

Grade Level: 6th Grade (can be adapted for other grade levels)

Subjects: Science/Math

Objectives:  Students will be able to convert basic units within the metric system by using the metric conversion table.

Lesson Plan: Metric Olympics Measuring

The Olympics start tonight! The Metric Olympics are not only timely for the Olympics, but are also a great way to teach students about the metric system and conversions! Our lesson plan for the Metric Olympics is broken into five unit lesson plans, which will be posted separately. The entire unit plan is intended for sixth grade, but can be adapted for any middle-level grade. The following lesson is the second part of the unit that involves measuring.

Click the following links for each part: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V

Title: Part II: Basic Metric System Measuring

Subject: Science/Math

Grade Level: 6th grade, can be adapted for any grade level

Objective:  Students will be able to find basic measurements using a balance, meter stick, and graduated cylinder.

Lesson Plan: Metric Olympics Introduction

The Olympics start tonight!  The Metric Olympics are not only timely for the Olympics, but are also a great way to teach students about the metric system and conversions!  Our lesson plan for the Metric Olympics is broken into five unit lesson plans, which will be posted separately.  The entire unit plan is intended for sixth grade, but can be adapted for any middle-level grade.  The following lesson is a brief introduction to the metric system.

Click the following links for each part: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V

Title: Introduction to Metric System

Subject: Science/Math

Grade Level: 6th grade, can be adapted for any grade level

Metric System Chart

Objectives:

• Students will be able to state the difference between the metric system and the English system.
• Students will be able to give examples of the units of linear measurement, volume, and mass.

Procedure:

• Ask students for examples of measurements they already know about.
• Explain the history of the English System. Pick 2 volunteers to be the “kings.” Use them to demonstrate how the units of measurement would change once there was a new king. (For example the students would have 2 different shoe sizes, so the measurement of a foot would change). Ask students why this would be a problem and give suggestions to resolve this problem.
• Explain units of linear measurement, volume, and mass using a Power Point Presentation.
• Explain importance of metric system.
• Show Metric System chart (shown above).
• Students will take notes on the Power Point.

Materials: Power Point Presentation, Notebook, and Pencils

Assessment:  Ticket out the door: Students will write at least one thing they learned. Students will write something they are confused about or have a question on. Hand in before they leave.