Lightning
Lightning!!By Michele HanzelCSU Fall2015
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Standards Science Content Standards for Californiag. Physical
Science 4th Grade 1. g. Students knowelectrical energy can be
converted to heat, light, and motion.
Students will be able to see how energy can change to, heat,
light and motion. They will be able to describe how energy creates
lightning. Standards IICalifornia Common Core State Standards
.3Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened
and why, based on specific information in the text
Students will be able to read text about lightning and summarize
what happened and why in their own words according to what they
read in a text. GoalsI will be able to read text about lightning
and summarize what happens when lightning strikes. I will be able
to write about what I learned. I will be able to see how energy can
change to, heat, light and motion.
What do you know about lightning?Interactive slide
LIGHTNING!!!!!!?
THINK SHARE PAIR!
Sentence startersWRITE IN YOUR JOURNALI know thatbecause.I
believebecause.I would like to know
Vocabulary!What is static electricity? What is an atom?What is a
current?Understanding
more:http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/static-electricity-4/
Bill Nye the Science Guy on LightningWhat did you learn?Lets
discuss it with your partners and write down one thing that your
partner knows about static electricity and lightning.
Class PollHow many of you thought it would be cool to see
lightning?How many have seen lightning?
Read and LearnPlease read the article in the National Geographic
and write three facts about lightning in your journal.
Flash Facts About Lightning. (2005, June 24). Retrieved
September 19, 2015.Get physical!Lets try to make static!!!! Who can
get the balloon to stick to the wall the longest? Why does this
work?
Materials and Lesson PlanMaterials:Balloon for each
studentScreen for Power PointPower PointPencils and Journals for
each student
Anticipatory:What do we know about lightning. Allow students to
discuss what they know with partners. Students will write in their
journals what they know using sentence starters.
Vocabulary:Teacher will discuss key words in the lesson such as
current, atom and static.
Lesson:Teacher will show video of Bill Nye discussing static
electricity and how it relates to lightning. Students will have the
chance to pair up and discuss what they learned. They will then
write down in their journals something that their partner learned
about static electricity using sentence starters. Teacher will then
conduct a class poll asking questions about lightning. This
information will be recorded on the board. Students will read a
short article and write three facts from the article.
Activity:Students will get a balloon and make static
electricity. Students will be able to put the balloon on the wall
to see if it sticks.
Assessment: Students should be able to verbally and in writing
show their understanding of electricity and how it makes lightning.
They will use their language skills to discuss with their partners
and write facts down in their journals.