Emily Reverman

Science Lesson
Creating a Survey
Overview of Lesson Plan:
Subject: Science
Grade: Third Grade
Number of Students: 25
Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Learning Goals:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to know what a survey is and how
scientists communicate what they have learned.
Rationale:
This lesson is important because students will need to communicate what they have
learned to their classmates. after completing an experiment or survey. Communication
is an important skills for students to practice outside of science as well.
Standards: S.IA.03.13
Communicate and present findings of observations and investigations
Grouping:
Whole class instruction, students will be at their desks. When students are completing
their survey, they will be moving around the room.
Materials:
Science book
Student surveys
Instructional Plan:
1. Review of what we learned last time
"What did we learn about last time in science? What was the question we were
studying?" (how do scientist answer questions?)
Scientists have a question and they can find the answer to their question by
completing experiments, studying models, or completing surveys.
2. How do scientists communicate? After they complete their experiment or survey or
after studying their model, how do they share what they learned with other scientists or
with their friends?

3. We are going to practice communicating information to our classmates today. We are

going to do this by completing a survey.
4. Example on page 22. What is your favorite color?
Think of a question that you would like to ask your classmates. It can not be
"what is your favorite color?" because that is the book example.
5. Pass out paper. Write your name and number on your paper when you get it.
6. Demonstrate writing my question in the top of the chart for students to see. Ask
students to share their question ideas after they have had a few minutes to think.
7. After we have the question that we want to ask, the next step is to ask the question to
our classmates. Demonstrate asking some students my question and adding their
answers and tallies to my chart.
Give students time to go around the room and ask their question to their classmates.
Explain that they should be able to ask their questions and complete the survey quietly
as they go around the room.
8. Once students have had a few minutes to ask their question, ask them to quietly
return to their seats.
Now that we have our data to answer our question, we need to find an easier way to
communicate what we have learned to our friends. In order to do this, we are going to
create a graph. The graph will make it easier to share your information with other
people.
Demonstrate how I would make a graph using the information from my question.
Explain that a graph must have labels and a scale. Give students a few minutes to
complete this on their own.
9. How does the graph help up communicate what we have learned? Please take a few
minutes to quietly work on answering this question on your own. When you are done,
turn your paper into the green basket.
Closure:
Next week we are going to continue to learn more about how scientists communicate
and why it is important.
Assessment:
Students will be handing in their surveys and graphs for me to grade. I am also able to
informally assess throughout the lesson.