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Model Lesson: Grades K-2

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Model Lesson: Air Throughout the Day
Grade 1*

Literature: Air is All Around You, by Franklyn M. Branley
Children learn the various properties of air while investigating that air takes up space and is dissolved in water.

*You will find all K-12 Strategic Science Teaching lesson plans in the "On Your Own" section of this website, as well as additional learning strategies in the guide's appendix.

1. Before You Begin:

2. Video Commentary:

This 1st grade lesson, Air Throughout the Day, focuses on the concept of changing air temperature throughout the day. The following video segments include lesson commentary on select classroom clips that illustrate specific teaching strategies and highlight learning concepts.

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5Es and Science Content

This video segment focuses on various stages of the 5E Inquiry Learning Model as well as the science concepts of the lesson.

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Literature Integration and Common Core State Standards

This video segment focuses on the integration of literature and science, and references the Common Core State Standards.

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Teaching Strategies

This video segment focuses on the pedagogy and general teaching strategies incorporated in the lesson, including technology applications.

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3. Design Your Own Lessons:

We encourage you to design and adapt your own science lessons based on the Strategic Science Teaching model.

The "On Your Own" section of this website provides you with all K-12 Strategic Science Teaching Lesson Plans, a lesson plan template, and resources to help you through the process.

The Strategic Science Teaching project has been funded by the Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee (CISC), a committee of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA). The website and video elements were produced at the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) as a collaborative project with the Center for Distance and Online Learning (CDOL), Instructional Technology Outreach (ITO), and Science Education & Programs (SE&P).

 

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