5E Lesson Plan # Session 3
AUTHOR NAME: Stephanie Bridwell
TITLE OF THE LESSON: Crime Lab Stations A
TECHNOLOGY LESSON (circle one): No
DATE OF LESSON:
LENGTH OF LESSON: 60 minutes
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SOURCE OF THE LESSON: GEMS Guide - Mystery Festival
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Engagement |
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Time: __5 min______ |
What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses
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Teacher tells students that today they will become scientists in the crime lab. Students will work with a partner to test evidence at five stations. The teacher will demonstrate how each station works without actually doing the tests or giving away the results. |
How do scientists solve mysteries?
Where do the clues come from?
How might these clues help us solve the mystery? |
from clues
crime scene
tell us what happened |
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Exploration |
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Time: ___45 min_____ |
What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses
Potential Misconceptions |
Students will explore the five stations. They will have approximately 10 minutes at each station. |
What are the clues showing you about the mystery? |
Are students able to connect what they are discovering to the final picture? |
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Explanation |
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Time: ___included in Engagement_____ |
What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses
Potential Misconceptions |
Explain how each test ties in with the mystery. |
How might testing for (X) help us to solve the mystery? |
Brainstorming answers |
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Elaboration |
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Time: ___10 min_____ |
What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses
Potential Misconceptions |
Teacher walks the room and helps where needed. Remind students not to jump to conclusions because solving a mystery is like solving a puzzle, you need all of the pieces to solve the puzzle. |
Tell me what you are discovering at this station. |
Students are able to explain their process of experimentation. |
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Evaluation |
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Time: ___5 min_____ |
What the Teacher Will Do |
Probing Questions |
Student Responses
Potential Misconceptions |
Ask students to share their results from stations visited. Guide class in a discussion over the results. |
What results did you uncover at your stations? |
Students are able to respond accordingly and participate in the group discussion. |
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