Lesson+Plan+Eight

Grade Level: Second Grade

Unit: Science

Lesson Objectives:
 * Students will understand how to thoroughly research a topic
 * Students will be able to identify all of the planets of the solar system
 * Students will be able to work collectively and individually during a group project
 * Students will be able to use books and Internet resources to do research
 * Students will be able to teach the class about a specific planet in a creative way
 * Students will be able to make a creative display of the solar system

Time required to complete this lesson: 2-4 hours

Title of lesson: Exploration of the Solar System

Description of lesson: The description of the lesson cab be found in the Tumblr link.

Assignment: The largest portion of the assignment will be the display portion at the beginning. This is an individual part of the project that will be done mostly as an extended homework assignment.

Resources/materials needed: -Tumblr link -necessary materials needed for display project -necessary group materials needed for presentation

Technology used: Internet resources and Tumblr link

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: The students will be free to use the Internet as they please. It will be a great exploring process for them. This project will allow students to get used to using the Internet as an educational resource.

Link to the assignment: []

Below is a link to Shelfari. This website has a list of five books that will be very useful for your research project. []