Medaille College Department of Education

Modified Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate’s Name: Olivia Provenzano Date: May 4, 2020

Students with IEPs/504 Plans

Complete the charts below to summarize required or needed supports, accommodations, or modifications for your students that will affect your
instruction in this learning segment.
IEPs/504 Plans: Number of Supports, Accommodations, Modifications, Pertinent
Classifications/Needs Students IEP Goals
Attention issues, disorganized writing 1 Extended time/alternate location for tests, notes/graphic
organizers, small groups, preferential seating, minimal
distractions.
Multi-step instructions, getting ideas on paper, math 3yrs 1 Extended time for all activities, iPad for VTT, graphic organizers,
below gL calculator, listening guides, alternate location for tests, tests and
assignments read.
Students with Specific Language Needs
Language Needs Number of Supports, Accommodations, Modifications
Students
N/A N/A

Students with Other Learning Needs

Other Learning Needs Numbers of Supports, Accommodations, Modifications
Students
N/A N/A

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 Lesson __1____ of a _3___ Day Learning Segment

Subject and Lesson Topic: Science- Outer Space: Planets

Grade Level: 6 Lesson Duration: 15-25 minutes

Central Focus of the Learning Segment
The central focus is an understanding that you want your students to develop. It is a description of the important identifiable theme, essential question, or topic within
the curriculum that is the purpose of the instruction of the learning segment (Making Good Choices, 2016).

The central focus of this learning segment is for students to learn more about the objects in our solar system. They will explore the planets, the types
of stars and their life cycles, and groupings and how that impacted humans. They will also learn about the sun and its layers, the different types of
galaxies, and lastly the other smaller objects in our solar system include asteroids and comets.
Knowing Your Learners
Using Prior Knowledge
What do you know about your students’ prior academic learning as it relates to the central focus? (edTPA Handbook, Task 1, Prompt 2a)

Students have learned briefly about space in the years previous. They have a basic understanding of some of the planets, the sun, and the moon.
How will you use this knowledge to inform your instruction? (edTPA Handbook, Task 1, Prompt 3a)

I will use this knowledge by beginning with the basics which include the names of the planets and their position, and then building onto this with more complex
content in order to provide them a more full picture of the various objects.

Curriculum Standards
Ontario Science and Technology Standards.
Understanding Earth and Space Systems
3. Understanding Basic Concepts
3.1 Identify components of the solar system, including the sun, the earth, and other planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids and describe their physical
characteristics in qualitative terms.
3.2 Identify the bodies in space that emit light and that reflect light.

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Objectives Assessment Modifications to Assessments
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy, include statements that Using formal and/or informal assessment tools, how If applicable, explain how you will adapt
identify what students will be able to do by the end of will you evaluate and document your students’ assessments to allow students with specific needs to
the lesson and are aligned to the standards identified progress on each of the objectives? demonstrate their learning
above.

Students will be able to label the different planets in

our solar system.

Students will be able to develop an alien life-form Students will conduct research and fill in the Struggling students with IEPs will be given
that, with the necessary adaptations, will be able to “create-your-own-alien” worksheet, with a extra time to complete the project.
survive on the planet of their choice. labelled diagram of the alien.

Vocabulary Instructional Supports

Vocabulary Solar system, outer space, planet, Words and their definitions are included throughout the prezi lesson.
Key words and phrases students need to be dwarf planet, mercury, venus, There is also dedicated space in the graphic organizer to record all of
able to understand and use earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, the new words the students encounter.
Neptune, outer planets, inner Pictures are also included with these new words to provide students with
planets, terrestrial, gas giant, pluto, a visualization of the object
eris, ceres, orbit, crater,
atmosphere, mass, density, rift,
probe, carbon dioxide, methane,
helium, hydrogen, ammonia,
nitrogen, oxygen, sulfr, argon, alien.

Instructional Process Accommodations and/or Modifications

and/or Supports
Anticipatory Set/Motivator Students are provided with a detailed
- The prezi lesson starts off with a video of the 8 planets and the sun rapping to give students a graphic organizer specifically made for this
preview at what is going to be covered. lesson with ample space for students to
record all new information.

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Instructional Procedures Included on the graphic organizer are the
words and elements and their definitions,
- In the introduction there are subtopic bubbles that contain words and their definitions that already recorded so students can use it as a
the students will need in order to better understand the content of the lesson, but will not be reference tool throughout the lesson.
graded on.
- In this bubble the difference between “outer space” and “solar system” are addressed.
- The next topic “Inner Planets” explores the 4 closest planets to the sun: mercury, Venus, earth
and mars.
- Students are provided with details on the origins of the names of the planets, interesting facts,
their moons if they have any, as well as other distinguishing physical details.
- The same is covered in the “Outer planets” topic which gives information of the 4 furthest
planets: Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus, and Neptune.
- Under the “dwarf planets” topic bubble, students are provided with definitions and
information on what dwarf planets are, as well as details on the 3 most known dwarf planets:
Pluto, Eris, and Ceres.
Closure For the activities there are both written and
- At the end of the prezi students will be brought to a 2 part activity. oral directions the students will follow to
- There is a screencast video of me going through the activities with the students. complete them.
- Students will first go to solarsystemscope.com to participate in an interactive solar system This also includes a separate assignment
simulation that is built to scale breakdown for the “create your own alien”
- Then students will download the “create-your-own-alien” worksheet where students will project.
conduct research on their chosen planet and develop and alien that would be able to survive
in that environment with the necessary adaptations.
- There is a list of useful website students can use to conduct their research
List all materials and/or technology tools required for the lesson.
Key instructional materials must be attached. These materials might include such items as class handouts, assignments, slides, and interactive white-
board images.
Prezi lesson, solarsystemscope.com, planets graphic organizer, create-your-own-alien assignment packet

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