Touch and Feel Asynchronous Science Lesson

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Touch and Feel Asynchronous Science Lesson

• Miss Waters
• C.B. Smith
• 1st Grade

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Purpose of the Lesson

• The purpose of this lesson was for the children
  to work in pairs to make observations about
  various items, without being able to see those
  items.
• The main goal of the lesson was for the children
  to use descriptive words to describe the items.

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ISBE Early Learning Standards Addressed by the
Lesson

• 11.A.ECa Uses senses to explore and observe
  materials and natural phenomena
• 12.C.EC Make comparisons among objects that
  have been observed

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ISBE Learning Standards Addressed by the Lesson

• 11.A.1d Record and store data using available
  technologies
• 13.A.1c Explain how knowledge can be gained
  by careful observation

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Performance Objective for the Lesson

• First grade students will be able to use
  descriptive words to make observations about
  various items by orally describing the items.

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Materials Needed for the Lesson

• Small piece of ribbon (about four inches long)
• Small piece of felt (about four inches by four
  inches)
• Cotton ball
• Softball
• Kitchen sponge
• Small brush
• Clump of play dough
• Small piece of sandpaper (about four inches by
  four inches)
• Mitten
• Roll of toilet paper
• Thick marker
• Ruler
• Large plastic cup
• Drinking Straw
• Computers and Keyboards
• Blindfolds

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Overview of the Lesson

• The class was divided into two sections, the
  recorders and the feelers.
• The job of the feelers was to be blindfolded and
  to use his/her hands to make observations about
  various items.
• The job of the recorders was to use the
  PowerPoint, hand each item pictured to the
  feeler, and record the descriptive words that the
  feeler used to describe the items on a piece of
  paper.

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Overview of the Lesson, continued

• Click here to view the Asynchronous Science
  Center PowerPoint
• Click here to view my complete Lesson Plan
• Click here to see a list of example Descriptive
  Words

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Get ready, Get set, GoMake Observations!!!
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My Mentor Teacher Reflects on the Lesson
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My Reflection of the Lesson

• Overall the lesson went well. The children
  really enjoyed being able to work collaboratively
  with another child and had a good time with the
  hands-on activity.

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THE END

• Happy Thanksgiving!!!