• Unit Topic or Theme: Weather and Climate
  
• Grade: Grade 5
  

• Lesson Topic or Theme: Weather and Climate
  
• Lesson Objectives: (The students will be able to identify the differences between weather  and climate.
  
• Instructional Technique: After the students have taken their pre-quiz the class will come together to discuss the outcome of everyones quiz. The teacher will lead a discussion around the topic of weather and climate. After the class discussion the teacher will divide the class up into groups of three. In their groups of three the students will complete a KWL chart and turn it in at the end of class.
  
• Instructional Materials:
  
• Theoretical Perspective: This information is important for students to learn so that they have a better understanding of the area that they live in and the areas that others live in as well.
  
• Procedure: (As a teacher, what will you and the students do.)

A. Introductory Activity
The introductory activity would the pre-quiz that the students will individually complete online.
The pre-quiz is to see what the students already know and what they need to no more about.

B. Step-by-step (descriptive outline)

• The students will individually take the pre quiz online
  
• After pre-quiz is completed the class will have a group discussion, led by the teacher for 15-20 minutes
• Then the teacher will divide the class up into group of three and pass out a KWL chart
• In their groups of three students will complete a KWL chart and turn it into the teacher when finished
  

C. Closure

• Bring KWL charts together and have students compare and contrast
  

D. Adaptations for different learners (i.e. non-native speakers, struggling readers or math phobic learners, students with poor study skills)

• Larger fonts for students who struggle in reading
  
• Both hard copy / Electronic copies of worksheets
• Instructions will be both read to them and briefly demonstrated to them
  

E. Homework
NO HOMEWORK

• Evaluation:

A. How/ when will you determine if you have met your objectives?

• Objectives will have been met if students do well on pre quiz and have a good foundation on weather and climate

B. Concerns or questions you have about teaching this lesson?

• Don't know how much the students know about the topic on weather and climate
• Computers not working