Analysis

The students are a regular education 3^rd grade class. They have been introduced to the moon in previous grades.  They are about 7-8 years old and come from a bilingual background.  The lesson will be delivered through a power point lesson which contains pictures of the different phases of the moon.  The teacher will be using the teacher computer, Smart Board, and projector.  The lesson will last approximately 30 minutes.

Design

The instructional objective is for students to identify phases of the lunar cycle and order the 8 phases of the moon.  They will be to identify the eight phases of the moon and put them in the order they come in during the lunar cycle. Students will be taught the eight different phases of the moon in a power point presentation using the smart board and projector.  Each slide will be in the order of the lunar cycle, the first slide will have a picture of the first phase and the name of the phase, followed by the rest of the phases in similar fashion.  The last slide will have all the phases of the moon in a circle the way  the moon appears relative to the sun. Then the teacher will open a smart board lesson with just the pictures of the phases of the moon. The students will then identify the name of each picture.  Using the interactive smart board, the students will place the phases in the order they belong in the lunar phase.

Development

A power point with the pictures of the moon, as well as a template for the Smart board lesson, will be developed.

Implementation

During this phase, the design and development are put into action.  The teacher will assess what works, what doesn't work, and what needs to be improved. Consider how the lesson can be changed to be more effective and make revisions.

Evaluation

The evaluation is an ongoing process.  The effectiveness of the lesson is measured by whether the learning objective was accomplished.  How can the lesson be improved for future students?  Was the content accurate?