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Hello! My name is Paige Petty. I am 21 years old. I just recently got engaged and I am getting married May 28, 2011. My hobbies include fishing, shopping, spending time with my mom and family, and watching movies and football. I am a Senior at the University of South Alabama and will I graduate May 14, 2011. I am going to school for Elementary Education. I graduated from J. U. Blacksher in Monroe County and then went to Faulkner State Community College for two years. I graduated from Faulkner in the Spring of 2009 with honors. I was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. That Summer I worked as a youth counselor at Poarch. That was definately an experience. It showed me that I wanted to be a teacher. In the Fall of 2009, I started my first year at the University of South Alabama. I moved from Uriah, AL, which is in Monroe County, to Spanish Fort, AL to be closer to school. In the Spring of 2009, I was at Daphne Elementary School in 2nd grade for pre-sequence. This was a great semester. I learned so much from my cooperating teacher. For sequence, I am at Delta Elementary School in 5th grade. The school, staff, and children are great. This school is small and reminds me so much of the school I went to.

Below I have summarized some of the lesson plans I have written, but I have also included the whole lesson plan. If you look on the right hand side under my profile, there is a section called "Pages" which will include all of the lesson plans. Hope you enjoy my blog!

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Math/Science Lesson Plan

Name: Paige Petty                                                                Date: 10/27/10
School: Delta Elementary School                                         Grade: 5
Teaching Strategy: Individual/Small Group                         Time Required: 2 days at 60 min. each
1.      Subject/Content Area: Mathematics-Diameter/Science-Solar System

2.      Alabama Course of Study- Grade 5:
·         Mathematics: 10.) Identify the center, radius, and diameter of a circle.
·         Science: 11.) Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system.
×    Relating the size of Earth to the size of other planets in our solar system.

3.      Concepts:
·         Diameter- any line segment through the center that connects two points on the circle.
·         Mercury- closest planet to the Sun; has a diameter f 4,900 km.
·         Earth- third planet from the Sun; has a diameter of 12,800 km.
·         Saturn- sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the solar system; has a diameter of 120,600 km.
·         Jupiter- fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the solar system; has a diameter of 143,000 km.
·         Venus- second planet from the Sun; has a diameter of 12,100 km.
·         Uranus- seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest in the solar system; has a diameter of 51,100 km.
·         Pluto- second largest dwarf planet in the solar system; has a diameter of 2,300 km.
·         Neptune- eighth planet from the Sun; has a diameter of 49,500 km.
·         Mars- fourth planet in the solar system; has a diameter of 6,800 km.

4.      Behavioral Objectives- The student will be able to:
·         Determine the relative size diameter for each planet in the solar system.
·         Divide by using a calculator.
·         Measure the circle’s diameter with a ruler.
·         Create Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune by using Earth’s diameter.

5.      Evaluation: Walk around the class to check each student’s paper for the following: Can the students use the calculator to find the correct relative size diameter for each planet in the solar system? Are the students on task? Is the student using the ruler correctly? Are they using Earth’s diameter to find out what the other planets are (Mars, Mercury, and Venus)? Can the students correctly draw Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, and Neptune? In closure, groups will show their planet.

6.       Materials:
·         Crayons/markers/colored pencils
·         Poster/bulletin board paper
·         Rulers
·         Calculators
·         Pencil
·         Scissors
·         Planet Diameter Worksheet (one for each student) *attached below
·         Piece of paper with four different size pre-drawn circles (one for each student)

7.      Teaching/Learning Procedures:

A.    Motivation: Ask students if they know what relative size is. Then ask students if they know how to get the diameter of something. Tell the students that today we are going to do a fun worksheet that will help us find the relative size diameter of all the planets in the solar system and then we are going to measure four planets and figure out which planets they are. Then the next day we are going to use one of the planets that we color today to make four other planets out of poster paper and hang them on the wall. We will be making our own solar system in the room.

B.     Instructional Procedures:
Day One
·         Distribute the calculators.
·         Hand out a worksheet that has all the planets on it along with their approximate diameter.
·         Explain to the students that we are giving the diameter of Earth a value of 1. We will work the first problem together. Demonstrate how to use the calculator for division to make sure they know what to do. For example, we will divide Mercury’s approximate diameter, which is 4,900, by Earth’s diameter, which is 12,800. Remind students that we will be rounding that answer.
·         After students have finished the worksheet, we will check it to make sure everyone has the same answers.
·         Distribute a piece of paper with four different size pre-drawn circles.
·         Distribute rulers.
·         Tell students that Earth is equal to 10 cm.
·         Students are to measure the circles. Once they find out which circle is Earth, they are to use the worksheet they filled out to find out what the other three circles are (Mercury, Mars, and Venus).
·         Then students are to draw Pluto based on the diameter and color the circles to represent the planet.

Day Two
·         Tell students we are going to make the planets.
·         Divide the students into four groups.
·         Distribute poster paper to each group.
·         Tell students to use the Earth they colored yesterday to make the planet they were assigned. For example, Jupiter is 11 times bigger than earth, so they will use Earth as the measurement. This allows students to see how much bigger Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus are than Earth.
·         Allow student to color their planet.
Sample Questions to use throughout the lesson:
·         Tell me what you know about diameter.
·         How do you know your answer is correct?
·         How did you get that answer?
·         Did you do more or less than your neighbor?
·         What are some things we can use relative diameter for?

C.     Closure: Allow each group to share their planet and a fun fact about it. Also, tell how much bigger your planet is than Earth. Ask students what their favorite part of the lesson was and why. I would display the group’s planets on black poster paper on the wall to create our own solar system.

8.      Supplemental Activities:
·         For early finishers, students will be asked/allowed to start on homework or read their AR book.
·         For enrichments, students will be asked to make the moons for their planet.
·         Remediation would occur during the actual activity to assure the student is finding the diameter correctly, measuring the circles correctly, and making the planet the correct way by using the Earth’s diameter.

9.      Professional Reflection: The students really enjoyed the lesson. The instructional objectives were met. The planets they colored were fantastic. Our solar system looks great. The students had prior knowledge of diameter, but still enjoyed it, especially since they could use calculators and a ruler. The students were engaged at all times. If I had to change anything I would also go over radius and circumference and ask students to find these using the planets. For Science, I would ask students to make their planet’s moons. Overall, the students and I enjoyed the lesson. I will be teaching this again.






















Relative size can be determined in much the same way as relative distance. Give the diameter of earth a value of 1. By creating a ration, you can obtain the relative size diameter for each planet in the solar system. You can then use that relative size to make your own solar system model by setting up a ratio for each of the planets. Here is a sample using Mercury:
Mercury’s Diameter =  4,900   = N                 By dividing by 12,800 you obtain the relative 
Earth’s Diameter       = 12,800 = 1                 diameter for Mercury. Complete the chart below.


Planet
Diameter
(Earth’s Diameter)
12,800
Relative Diameter
Mercury

12,800

Venus

12,800

Earth

12,800

Mars

12,800

Jupiter

12,800

Saturn

12,800

Uranus

12,800

Neptune

12,800

Pluto

12,800



Planetary Facts

Planet
Approximate Diameter
Approximate Period of Rotation
Moons
Rings?
Mercury
4,9000 km
59 days         (176 days)*
0
No
Venus
12,100 km
243 days
(117 days)*
0
No
Earth
12,800 km
23 hours, 56 minutes
1
No
Mars
6,800 km
24 hours, 37 minutes
2
No
Jupiter
143,000 km
9 hours, 55 minutes
16
Yes
Saturn
120,600 km
10 hours, 39 minutes
18
Yes
Uranus
51,100 km
17 hours, 14 minutes
15
Yes
Neptune
49,500 km
16 hours, 7 minutes
8
Yes
Pluto
2,300 km
6 days, 9 hours
1
No

* Length of day sunrise to sunrise.
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