[nick6]

What format do you use for writing lesson plans?

[Wildsporty]

Objectives
What will the lesson teach and how will you teach it? What activities will students do? What will you say and do?

Materials
What materials are needed for this lesson?

Procedures
How will the lesson proceed? White out steps?
Explanation
Explain to students what you will be doing.

Hands On
Explain your part of lesson, than Students do their hands on part of lesson,explain what they have just done and what it means.

Conclusion
Ask if students have ideas and questions
Evaluation

Use 3 point system to evaluate students
Vocabulary

Write vocabulary of prominent words and definitions can also be used later in English or Spelling

Standards
What school standards does the lesson address.

Here is a common earth science lesson that was found on a teacher's resource site:

Objectives
Students will discuss glaciers and how they change the land;
Do an activity that illustrates how glaciers change the land, and
Make a class list of what causes changes to our planet's structure.
Materials

Paper and pencils
Newsprint and markers
Ice cube tray
Water
Sand
Two plastic cups for each group
Teaspoon
Paper towels
Procedures
Note: Before beginning the lesson, prepare the ice trays for the student activity. Make enough ice so that each group has two clear ice cubes and two that have been frozen with sand on the bottom. Then put the other materials in a central place so students are ready to begin immediately following the opening discussion.
Begin the lesson by asking students if they know what a glacier is. Write their ideas on the newsprint. As a class, arrive at a definition of a glacier. A sample definition follows: a large body of ice moving down a slope, pushing rocks and sand as it travels. Glaciers are responsible for new landforms; an example is Long Island in New York.


Tell students that they will participate in an activity that will demonstrate how glaciers can cause dramatic changes. Divide students into small groups; tell them to select one person in each group who's responsible for collecting materials for the group.


Have the designated students gather the materials for their groups. At this point, retrieve the ice cube trays from the freezer. Put two clear ice cubes in one cup and two sandy ones in another for each group. Distribute the cups, two for each group.


Tell students to use a paper towel to pick up one of the sandy ice cubes. Instruct them to hold this ice cube against the side of the plastic cup and rub the bottom of the cube back and forth several times. Make sure each student in the group has a chance to rub the ice cube.


Ask students to carefully examine the surface of the cup where the ice cube was rubbed. Have students record their observations.


Then have students follow the same steps with the clear ice cube. Make sure they rub this ice cube with as much pressure and force as they used for the sandy one. Ask students to record these observations.


Have the groups clean up their areas as finish the activity. When all the groups have completed the activity, bring the class together for a discussion. Ask what happened after students rubbed the sandy ice cube against the cup. Ask what happened after students rubbed the clear ice cube against the cup. Students will probably observe that the sandy ice cube made a mark on the cup, while the clear one did not.


Discuss with the class what the results show. Help students understand that the sandy particles in the ice cube are what caused the mark on the cup. This rubbing motion is similar to the way glaciers cut deep depressions in Earth's surface.


Conclude the lesson by asking students if they can think of other natural forces that cause changes on the Earth's surface. Possible ideas include flowing water, wind, and the movement of tectonic plates or underground water. Record students' ideas on a sheet of newsprint. Keep the list available so students can add additional ideas.
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Evaluation
Use the following three-point rubric to evaluate students' work during this lesson.
Three points: Students participated actively in class discussions; worked well with their groups to complete the activity; and drew conclusions from the results of the activity.
Two points: Students participated in class discussions; worked with their groups to complete the experiment; and drew some conclusions from the results of the activity.
One point: Students participated only minimally in class discussions; did not work well with their groups and did not complete the activity; and had difficulty drawing conclusions from the results of the activity.
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Vocabulary
Canyon
Definition: A deep, narrow valley that often has steep sides
Context: Cut by the Colorado River over millions of years, the Grand Canyon is a spectacular example of natural forces carving the Earth.
Erosion
Definition: The wearing away of the land by flowing water, the movement of glaciers, or by wind
Context: Flowing water and strong winds are responsible for much erosion of the land.

Glacier
Definition: A large body of ice slowly moving across the land, pushing sand and rocks as it moves
Context: The movement of glaciers is responsible for the formation of Long Island in New York.

Landform
Definition: A feature of Earth's surface that emerged as a result of natural causes Context: Mountains, canyons, and valleys are examples of landforms that occurred as a result of natural forces.

Natural forces
Definition: Occurrences on Earth attributable to nature, not caused by the actions of people Context: Earthquakes and volcanoes are destructive natural forces that can cause extensive damage to buildings and can injure people caught in their path.

Tectonic plates
Definition: The large slabs of Earth's crust and outermost mantle that lie beneath the surface Context: Earth's tectonic plates have been moving continually for billions of years.

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Standards
This lesson plan addresses the following standards from the National Science Education Standards:

Grades K-4
Earth and Space Science: Properties of earth materials; Changes in earth and sky

Grades 5-8
Earth and Space Science: Structure of the earth system; Earth's history

Hope this helps, I am not an elementary teacher, but my daughter is.

Shirley

[rkilonsky]

Depending on your school district, we are only required to submit:

Objectives: State Frameworks (Including DOK levels)

Procedure:

Materials:

Assessment:

I really like the other answer in reference to "hands on." This is critical in learning if you want the student to absorb and retain the information.

Good Luck with your search,

Rjk

[Clough]

It's very true that what a teacher does for lesson plans may be only that which is required by a particular district or even school. Some teachers also use the same lesson plans year after year, while others might be more creative and realize that if everything is always the same as far as what they are teaching is concerned, then they aren't giving themselves a chance to grow as a teacher as much as they could be.

Some teachers don't write any lesson plans at all and get away with it with the principal and can still be extremely fine teachers. This might usually happen at a private/parochial school where more freedom and leniency as to individual teacher practices might be allowed and accepted. In those sort of situations, it depends on the individual teaching style as well as how comfortable a teacher is with not having everything written out as to what he or she is going to be doing.