LEARNING CYCLE LESSON PLAN
(Dr. Steven Fairchild)
Name _________________________________
Topic _________________________________
Grade ________________________________
No. of class sessions _____________________
Source(s) of lesson ideas and activities ____________________________________________________________________________
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I. CONCEPT TO BE DEVELOPED
(Be clear and specific about the concept. Focus on one specific concept
that you want students to learn. Be sure it is stated as a simple,
declarative sentence.)
II. LIST OF OBJECTIVES
(Skills, concepts, processes, and attitudes to be developed--you may not need to
include all of these.)
III. LISTS OF MATERIALS NEEDED:
IV. THE LEARNING CYCLE
A. INTRODUCTION (question, presentation of problem, demonstration, activity to create student interest -- You are not stating the objective of the lesson, but providing a way to motivate or engage the students in becoming involved in their own learning.)
B. EXPLORATION PHASE (experiments, projects, observations, measurements, etc. that the students will do to solve the problem or answer the question -- Remember that the teacher is not the focus of the activity but is acting as a facilitator or guide.)
C. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT (collection and interpretation of data, discussion of results of the investigation, and development of the concept based on students' investigations and observations --What questions will you ask? What will you do if the students do not understand the concept?
D. APPLICATION PHASE (other activities that relate to enhancing the understanding of the concept; ways to apply the concept in other situations -- Ask students to give other examples related to the problem, take home activities, readings, relating concepts to other subject matter, etc.)
E. PROBLEM FINDING (Encourage students to pose additional questions related to the topic that they would like to pursue. In this phase, the ideas must come from the students; you may not always include this phase. If you have ideas, they belong in the Application phase. However, you should anticipate possible ideas that students may have so that you can be prepared to set up more activities.)
V. EVALUATION
INFORMAL:
FORMAL: