Topic > The Cat's Meow - 761

This lesson will explore the topics of molecular motion and surface tension. Although these topics may seem very complicated, we will break down the topic so that the class learns a basic overview. Our audience is geared toward a sixth-grade class, so these are still lower-level thinkers. We will begin our presentation by creating a KWL graph on the whiteboard. The K sections, which represent prior knowledge, will be filled in before the PowerPoint begins. This will be done by asking the class what they already know about molecules in general. The next section of the KWL chat is the W, which represents what they would like to know. Once again through a group discussion, to involve the whole class, we will write questions to which we will find the answers through discovery learning. Our presentation will then kick into action with a Power Point presentation with background on the molecules. It will take place in the form of an elementary lesson, with key points and Powerpoint images. The PowerPoint is aimed at engaging auditory and visual learners as it is important for teachers to adapt their learning strategies to students' needs. Keywords and concepts will be introduced and explained to develop prior knowledge already established. All students will be given a hand to fill out the discovery learning section of our presentation. This will be done through a fun, colorful experiment. The worksheet is divided into three sections, a hypothesis, an observation in both a sentence and an image, and questions. The hypotheses and observations will be made in class by the students, as will the actual experiment. The questions will not be asked but are simply an example of how we would like... half of the paper... to help the lesson sink even further into the students' memories, as well as show us as assessors whether they are understanding the concepts. The experiment is finished and the class will use discussion as the final method of evaluation. Students can refer to their worksheets to state what they saw. Returning to the KWL table, section L, which represents what the class has learned, will be completed during this discussion. Visually students are able to see what they have discovered by organizing their thinking. The hypothesis at the beginning of the experiment will be briefly addressed again to compare and contrast the differences between the results. Finally, the class as a whole will conclude how this applies to what we learned in Power Point and ultimately to real life. Teachers will then collect the worksheets and remove the materials from the table.