LESSON PLAN Name: Leslie Madorsky Date: March Grade Level/Subject: 2nd grade, Science Temperature/Thermometers Prerequisite Knowledge:

Students should know that weather is measured in some way Approximate Time: 30 minutes/day for two days Student Objectives/Student Outcomes: Students will understand that temperature is used to describe how warm or cold something is, temperature means we are talking about the air outside, thermometers are used to measure temperature, and that higher numbers on a thermometer mean it is a hotter temperature and that lower numbers mean it is a colder temperature. Content Standards: 13B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society 13.B.1aExplain the uses of common scientific instruments (e.g., ruler, thermometer, balance, probe, Computer). Materials/Resources/Technology: SMART Board, Classroom thermometer, student thermometers, plastic cups, water, handout previously made by the teacher Implementation: 1. Ask students what they know about temperature. 2. Display a thermometer on the SMART Board so all students can see it. 3. Explain that each number on the thermometer is a degree and a degree is how temperature is measured. 4. Explain that there is liquid in the thermometer that goes up and down according what the temperature is like outsidehigher the number the hotter it is. The lower the number, the colder it is. 5. Show students using the thermometer on the SMART Board different temperatures and have students raise their hand to say what temperature the thermometer is showing. 6. Give every student a handout titled TEMPERATURE with a list of different things for them to take the temperature of. 7. Explain that they will be using their own thermometer to measure several different things. 8. Show the students that the handout has four different things for them to take the temperature of a. Indoor air b. Body c. Cold water d. Hot water 9. On the SMART Board write a list of other things students can take the temperature oftake some ideas from students and provide other ideas. 10. Briefly explain how to take the temperature of the items on the handout a. While students are taking the temperature of the indoor air and their body call groups of students to the back table to take the temperature of cold and hot water (the teacher should show them what to do and monitor the small groups as they do it). Put cold water in one cup and hot water in another cup. Take the temperature of the cold water first and then the hot water. Then pour some cold and some hot water in a third cup. Have students make

predictions of what the temperature of the third cup will be. Have students look at the temperature of the third cup of water and record the temperature. b. To take the temperature of the indoor air, have students lay the thermometer on their desks and record the temperature on the handout. Explain that some students may have slightly different answers. c. To take the temperature of their body (explain they are not take the temperature of anyone elses body, only their own) explain that they need to wrap one hand around the bottom of the thermometer. Tell them they need to write what number the liquid stops at and that is the temperature of their body. Again, answers will vary but it should be warmer than the air temperature. 11. If time allows, students may take the temperature of items on the list that was generated at the beginning of the lesson. Students should write down on the handout what they were taking the temperature of and what the temperature was. 12. Have students clean up, put their handout in their folder, and go to the carpet to hold a brief discussion about what they learned about temperature. 13. Ask students if they have anything they want to add to the KWL chart.

Approx. 5 minutes

Opening of lesson: (Objectives, hook, behavior expectations) Ask students what they know about temperature.

Approx. 20-25 Procedures: Include critical thinking questions and accommodations for individual needs minutes Explain and show how to use a thermometer. Explain that they will be taking the temperature of different things in the classroom. Have students go to the carpet for a discussion about temperature and thermometers. Approx. 5-10 minutes Summary/Closing: Have students share one thing they learned about temperature and thermometers. Student Assessment: The handout the students fill out during this activity serves as the assessment Student Accommodations: Student Accommodations: Be sure to use an adequate amount of wait time for questions for all students. Use drawings for ESL students in case they are unsure of what the directions/instructions are. Have ESL students come to the board to answer the questions via drawings because some have very limited English and may have a hard time verbally communicating their answers. Use proximity with MP, KW, AN, BB and KB to make sure they are working when they are supposed to be. Also check on their work consistently throughout the lesson to ensure that they do not get off-task and they understand the lesson/assignment.