Lesson Plan Overview

The lesson plan will cover two days. There will be three hours of instruction during the lesson. The first day the teacher will cover the topic of the sun. The students will learn that the sun is a source of heat and light for the earth. The class will do one experiment on the first day outside. The experiment will show the students how the sun heats objects on earth. The second day will be focused on thermometers and temperature. The students will learn how a thermometer measures temperature. The students will make a simple thermometer and observe the temperatures at various locations in the school building. Throughout the lesson, the students will be working cooperatively with other students. The students will learn team work skills as well as build pro social behavior.

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