Unit of a long term plan: 4. Space and Earth

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Date:20.11.20

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CLASS: 5b

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Lesson title

Space and Earth: the Moon

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to (link to the Subject programme)

R1. Understand the main points in text on a limited range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics.

L5. Recognize the opinion of the speakers in supported extended talk on a range of general and curricular topics.

C10. Use talk or writing as a means of reflecting on and exploring a range of perspectives on the world.

S6. Begin to link comments with some flexibility to what other say at sentence and discourse level in pair, group and whole class exchanges.

C5. Use feedback to set personal learning objectives

Lesson objectives

• All learners will be able to identify the main idea in the text

• Most learners will be able to make a conversation to each other according to the topics

• Some learners will be able to prepare presentation on the given topic

Assessment criteria

* Identify the main idea in reading passage

* Identify the position of speakers in an extended talk with some support

* Consider different perspectives on the world orally or in a written form

* Interact in a pair, group and a whole class work presenting logically connected information with ideas of other people

* Consider classmates’ advice and set personal learning objectives based on their feedback

Level of thinking skills

Application, higher order thinking skills

Value links

Economic growth based on industrialization and innovation

Cross-curricular links

Physics

Previous learning

Learners already know new words about space and earth, they should know facts about planets

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

Resources

Start

5min

Greetings.Good morning my dear pupils!

-Who is on duty today ?

-Who is absent?

-What date and what day is it today?

Warming-up

Revising the previous lesson. Answer the questions.

-What have you known about Space?

-What have you known aboutEarth?

Middle

5min

10min

5-min

5min

10min

Task 1

Pre- reading

Look at the pictures and solar system and answer the questions. A pair work

Solar system

Yuri Gagarin (1961) Neil Armstrong (1969) Baikonur

- How many planets are there? Name them.

- What is the biggest planet?

- What is the smallest planet?

- Who was the first person in space?

- Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?

- What do you know about Baikonur Cosmodrome?

Descriptor

• A pair work

• gives the answers to questions

Task 2

While- reading

Read and understand the text.

Mission to Mars

1. 1. Humans love to explore. We crossed oceans to discover new lands. We explored the highest, coldest and most remote places on Earth. In 1961, Yury Gagarin boarded Vostok 1 at Baikonur Cosmodrome and became the first person in space. Eight years later, Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the Moon. Now, we’re turning our attention to Mars as the next step on our journey of exploration.

2. Why Mars? Well, firstly, it’s not too far. Apart from Venus, it’s our closest neighbour, so the journey will take months and years. Temperatures on Venus are over 400⁰C so humans can’t go there, but on Mars the average temperature is about -63⁰C. Other planets like Jupiter and Saturn are big balls of gas with extremely strong winds, but Mars has a solid rocky surface.

2. 3. We are learning more about Mars with the help of rovers. There are robots with wheels, and two American rovers, Opportunity and Curiosity, are already there. They are exploring and sending information to Earth for scientists to study, It’ll soon be like rush hour on Mars as a European and Russian rover and a third American rover are going to join Opportunity and Curiosity soon.

4. Of course, the dream for many people is to send humans to Mars. NASA, the American space agency, is aiming to do this in the 2030s. It won’t be easy for the astronauts as they will have to send almost three years away from Earth, but it will be worth it. Neil Armstrong made “one giant leap for mankind.” The first astronaut on Mars will make an even greater one.

Which things in the text impressed you? Write a few sentences. Read your sentences to the class.

Descriptor

• Reads the text

• Suggests some ideas and listens to the others

Task 3

Post- reading

Read the text again and, for questions 1-4, choose the correct answer A,B and C with method «Multiple choice»

1. What is the writer doing in the text?

1. Describing space exploration

2. Telling us why we go into space

3. Encouraging us to become astronauts

2. What does the writer say in paragraph 2?

1. Mars is too far away on

2. It is easier to explore Mars than other planets.

3. Mars is similar to Jupiter

3. What does the writer suggest in paragraph 3?

1. Only robots can survive on Mars.

2. Lots of countries are interested in Mars.

3. Scientists are already on Mars.

4. Why does the writer say «It won’t be easy» in paragraph 4?

1. Astronauts do not want to go to Mars.

2. Only one astronaut can go to Mars.

3. The mission will take a long time.

Descriptor

• Chooses the right answers

Task 4

Listen to a radio show about the solar system and mark the sentences as T (true) or F (false)

1. The Sun is bigger than the planets. _ _ _ _

2. The Earth is the only planet with ice on it _ _ _ _

3. There are strong winds on the outer planets _ _ _ _

4. Jupiter has moon a moon with ice on it _ _ _ _

5. All the asteroids are small ----------

Descriptor

• Writes sentences True and False next to the sentences

Task 5

To prepare a presentation on the solar system. Explain your presentation to the class.

Descriptor

• Prepares presentation on the given topic

• Illustrates the ability to express ideas clearly;

Audio-Visual

Excel-grade-7-student book

Page: 46-47

End

5min

Home task: Write Essay about Space and Earth

Student lesson Feedback

Circle appropriate number 1= not at all 5= extremely

This lesson topic was helpful 1 2 3 4 5

The lesson held my attention 1 2 3 4 5

The lesson was easy to understand 1 2 3 4 5

What I liked about this lesson: …………………………………………………

What I didn’t like about this lesson:……………………………………………..

What I suggest to improve the lesson:………………………………………......

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Health and safety check

Differentiationcan be achievedthroughtheselectionofactivities, identification of learning outcomes for a certain student, provision of individual support to learners,selection of learning materials and resources based on the individual abilities of leaners (Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Gardner).

Use this section to record the techniques that you will use to assess what the learners have learned during the lesson.

Health saving technologies.

Using physical exercises and active activities.

Rules from the Safety Rules book which can be applied in this lesson.

Reflection

Were the lesson objectives/learning objectives realistic?

Did all the learners achieve thelesson objectives/ learning objectives? If not, why?

Did my planned differentiation work well?

Did I stick to timings?

What changes did I make from my plan and why?

Use the space below to reflect on your lesson. Answer the most relevant questions from the box on the left about your lesson.

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

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What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

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What have I learned from this lesson about the class orindividuals that will inform my next lesson?