Science Project Presentation Template

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 230
Sharon Terry, Principal

PRINCIPAL TERRY'S RULES FOR LESSON PLANS

1. THIS FORMAT MUST BE FOLLOWED FOR EVERY SINGLE LESSON WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

MINILESSON/OPENING: 5 to 10 minutes--Teacher Introduces Objective of the Day to Whole Class

WORK PERIOD: 15 to 20 minutes--Students Work in Small Groups to meet the Objective of the Day. Each group must have a different group work assignment (DIFFERENTIATION).

SHARE: (Whole Group) 10 to 15 minutes--Teacher Leads a Class Discussion and Assesses if the Students have met the Objective of the Day.

2. THE LESSON PLAN MUST BE WRITTEN AS A DETAILED SCRIPT AND THE SCRIPT MUST BE FOLLOWED WITHOUT DEVIATION.

3. LESSON PLANS MUST BE ON THE TEACHER'S DESK AT ALL TIMES READY FOR INSPECTION. FAILURE TO HAVE A LESSON PLAN ON DEMAND COULD LEAD TO DISMISSAL.

4. 100% OF THE STUDENTS MUST BE ON TASK 100% OF THE TIME.
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CHALLENGE/PROBLEM: Science Project Problem

VOCABULARY WORDS: A list of science concepts that are necessary to explain the results of the experiment

MATERIALS: Materials needed to demonstrate the science project experiment. 8th grade science exam review questions
TIME: 2-3 periods

OPENING:
1. The teacher or the Presentation Group presents the words and definitions that will help explain the results of the project.
Listening Groups copy the words and definitions into their journals.
2. Students in the Presentation Group present their Problem to the Listening Groups.
3. Each student in the class writes the problem in his/her science journal and then states a hypothesis to answer the problem.
4. Students in Listening Groups identify the Independent Variable, Dependent Variable, and Constants. Listening groups write them in their journals.


GROUP WORK

1. The Presentation Group performs an experiment in front of the class OR the Listening Groups perform a simple experiment in their seats.
2. Data is collected.

SHARE

1. The Presentation Group shares their hypothesis with the Listening Groups and states their conclusion.
2. The Presentation Group shares their sources of error.
3. The Listening Group asks questions.
4. The teacher and Presentation Group ellicit the explanation of the results using the Template
Vocabulary Word-Definition-Application.
5. All Students answer related review questions taken from the New York State 8th Grade Science Exam

HW: Write your own exam question using the concepts presented today.