Elsa M. Calderon
Focus:
Predict and Observe(Science Experiments in Spanish) Summary: This Lesson Plan is for a complete class or period. The activity presumes the class has had the introduction or Lesson Plans 1-2 and is familiar with certain vocabulary. If not, the teacher must introduce thys vocabulary: All the fruits in Spanish/ la semilla/ Yo creo que/ Yo no se/ Mi reporte/ Mi grupo/ la fruta tendra ___ / la fruta sera ___ /Yo escribi ___ / Nosotros escribimos ___. This is a cooperative group activity. The teacher divides the class into groups of three. Each group decides the roles for: writer, observer, and presenter. Each group has a simple worksheet. The main task is one of observing and predicting in Spanish.
Student Objectives:
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1. Students will work in cooperative groups of three.
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2. Students will learn new vocabulary words and phrases having to do with science experiments.
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3. Students will conduct science experiments in Spanish.
Materials:
Fruits, fruit pieces, zip-lock bags, worksheets.
Activities:
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1. Teacher reviews the vocabulary for fruits in Spanish.(By using the “bolsa misteriosa” or oral drills.) Teacher and class sing: “Naranja dulce, limon partido.”
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2. Teacher explains that today the class will do something new. “Hoy, vamos a hacer experimentos cientificos con las frutas.” The teacher divides the class into groups and explain the roles of the cooperative groups.
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3. The experiment itself consists of chosing one of the fruits at the group’s table and predicting: Que sabor tendra? De que color es adentro? Como es la semilla adentro? Cuantas semillas tiene? The group must agree on each answer. The reporter or writer writes down the predictions and writes down the observations. Es dulce. Es amari la adentro. Tiene muchas semillas. (The teacher has the option of doing the flavor predictions one day, the inside color and seeds another day.)
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4. After all the groups have finished, the presenter of each group reports in Spanish to the rest of the class. One part of each report is the evaluation: did they like it? Did they have fun? Did they learn new words? What did they learn? (Les gusto el experimento? Se divirtieron? Aprendieron palabras nuevas? Que aprendieron?)