Lesson plan "Robots" Grade 9

Short term lesson plan

Unit of a long term plan Unit 9 Science and technology Lesson plan 102			School:
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Lesson title			Project. Robots
Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to		9.S1 provide basic information about themselves and others at sentence level on an increasing range of general topics 9.S3 give an opinion at sentence level on a limited range of general and curricular topics 9.L4 understand the main points of supported extended talk on a range of general and curricular topics 9.R5 deduce meaning from context in short texts on a limited range of familiar general and curricular topics 9.W1 plan, write, edit and proofread work at text level with support on a limited range of general and curricular topics 9.W5 link without support sentences using basic coordinating connectors
Lesson objectives		All learners will be able to: Recognize and use vocabulary about the robots; Identify the meaning of the text about robots; Understand the general writing structure. Most learners will be able to: Select, compile, and synthesize information from the reading passage for an oral presentation; Provide unprepared speech to answer a variety of questions at sentence level and in conversations with some flexibility; Create a project with minimal support. Some learners will be able to: Respond to and discuss the reading using interpretive, evaluative and creative thinking skills and make a project without support.
Value links		Cooperation, respect each other's opinion, functional literacy, great wish to explore space and new lands.
Crosscurricular links		Science, Social Science, Psychology, Geography, Information Technology.
Previous learning		Talking about space travel.
Useof ICT		Smart board for showing a presentation, getting additional information, playing the audio files.
Intercultural awareness		Discuss experiences and achievements in space explorations in different countries.
Health and Safety		Breaks and physical activities used. Everyday classroom precautions will ensure that safety measures are provided to prevent the exposure of electrical power cords.
Planned timings	Planned activities				Resources
Beginning of the lesson 7 min.	The lesson greeting. Teacher organizes a warm-up activity for a start of the lesson. Learners look at the names of different things which are on the classroom walls. They choose the things they like and go to that place. In small groups they try to give arguments and explain why the thingthey have chosen is the best. Learners are informed about the lesson objectives. Warm up.Free talk about the robots.Where can you see robots and what their functions are.The teacher asks Sts. in pairs to make a list of books or films with robots.(we can assume that a lot of what people know about robots comes from films. This activity gives students a chance to talk about films they have seen with robots in and to discuss whether they believe any aspects of these films may one day become a reality.				Slide (useful phrases). Pictures PPT Student Book p.115 Writing Worksheet Pictures PPT Slide (useful phrases).
Main Activities 15 min. 12 min	Main part The teacher asks the students to listen to a short text and speak about the robot’s activity. A long time ago, robots belonged to science fiction. Children loved looking at movies with robots. Today, robots are real, and they are helping us. In the future, we will all have robots. They will vacuum the floor, wash the dishes, and perhaps even drive our cars. I even think one day we’ll have robot friends. In Japan today, robot engineers are making robots to help old people and to keep them company. It’s still early days. I’d say we are another 20 to 30 years away from robots being everywhere in our lives. What will happen to us when the world is full of robots? There’ll be no jobs. McDonalds will be full of smiling robots. Maybe one day we won’t be able to tell robots and humans apart. Maybe they’ll take over the world. What do you think about robots? Would you like to have robots as teachers? The teacher asks students to speak about I. Asimov and his books about robots. Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.  Discussion of the text” Robots”. Ex.1 p.115 In the groups of 4, the students write a short article about robots. They also have to think about the headline of the article. 2 students have to choose one book of I. Asimov and write a blurb of it.				https://www.listenaminute.com/r/robots.html Pictures PPT A whiteboard Student Book p.115 Writing Worksheet
Ending the lesson 6 min.	Giving the home task: A text of I. Asimov about the future(read) Students express their attitude to the lesson and give self-assessment using the method: “Six thinking hats”: Green: How can you use today's learning in different subjects? Red: How do you feel about your work today? White: What have you leant today? Black: What were the weaknesses of your work? Blue: How much progress have you made in this lesson? (Now I can, I still need to work on, I've improved in, Today I learnt...) Yellow: What did you like about today's lesson? Slide (Homework) Slide "Six thinking hats"