ASSURE Model Instructional Plan

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Sink or Float
Lachon Jones
Kindergarten
Science
Lesson Length (45 minutes)
Analyze Learners

The students in my class consist of 19 regular education students.13 are girls and 6 are
boys. 5 students are Caucasian, 1 Bi-racial, 1 Asian, and 12 are African-American.
Their ages range from 5-6 years old. 3 students currently receive tier 2 reading intervention.
All the students exhibit a positive attitude towards school and learning. However, they all
learn at a different pace and through various styles. An estimate of about 20% of my
students are auditory learners, 30% are visual learners, and 50% are kinesthetic learners.

State Objectives
Kindergarten students will analyze and interpret data to compare the qualitative properties of objects
(such as size, shape, color, texture, weight, flexibility, attraction to magnets, or ability to sink or
float) and classify objects based on similar properties. (K.P.4A.1)

Select Methods, Media, , and Materials

Media
Science Pirates Songs - Hypothesis Song by New Mexico State University
Sesame Street Science: Sink or Float? by Sesame Street
The materials needed for each learning club table for this lesson include:
Sink or Float worksheet
Paper clip
Fork
Scissors
Drinking straw
Full bottle of water
Baseball
Tubs of water

Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods

The materials that need to be previewed prior to this lesson are Science Pirate Hypothesis
Song and the Interactive Sesame Street Sink or Float game. The hypothesis song will be
used to introduce students to the scientific method and the game will serve as practice for

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 helping students understand the Sink or Float concept. The objects selected for this
lesson will provide students with a variety of outcomes.
Student Grouping: For this activity, students will begin the lesson whole group. Students
will then be dispersed by learning club tables. At each of the 5 learning club tables there are
4 students except for 1 table of 3 students. This lesson will take place in students regular
Kindergarten classroom.
Anticipatory Set: To arouse students interest in the lesson, the teacher will put on a floatie.
She will ask students what is the purpose of a floatie? Teacher will introduce students to the
words sink and float. Teacher will explain that objects that stay on top of the water are
considered to float. But, those that go underneath the water are identified as objects that
sink.

Require Learner Participation

Introduction
Teacher will explain to the students that they will do an experiment today, and that
they will watch a couple of videos to help them learn new words.
Teacher will play the Science Pirates Songs - Hypothesis Song, and write the words
"question," "hypothesis," "test," and "observation" on the board.
After the song, teacher will discuss the meaning of the words with the students. She
will tell them that they are scientists today and that they will ask questions,
hypothesize, test predictions, and make observations.
She will tell them that their first experiment is to help Cookie Monster do an
experiment.

Guided Practice

Students will play Sesame Street Science: Sink or Float?. This video is interactive and
allows students to make choices per their thinking.
Students will choose an object to test and make a hypothesis about in the interactive
video. After object is chosen, students will vote on the outcome of the object.
When all objects have been tested, teacher will ask the students to turn to an elbow
partner to share what surprised them during the experiment.
Teacher will then explain to the students that they will now do their own experiment in
small groups.

Independent Work Time

Students will return to their learning club tables.

Students will be given the Sink or Float Observation worksheet. They will predict if the
objects they test will sink or float by circling their prediction before they put it in the
water.
Students will then begin their experiment by taking turns putting things in the water to
observe what happens.
As each item is tested students will confirm or revise their prediction.

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 Evaluate & Revise
Assessment of Student Performance:

During the experiment, teacher will walk around and listen to student conversations and ask
them questions to foster a deeper understanding. After the experiment, as a class we will go
over the results of the experiment. The teacher will ask the students if they were surprised
by any of the observations they made and encourage them to share any questions they still
might have and write them down on chart paper.

Students will be graded based on the following rubric scale:

Met: 80% accuracy or above Progressing: 60%-79% Not Met: below 59%

Media Effectiveness
The effectiveness of my media will be evaluated based upon students reactions to the song
and the game. I will also solicit students feelings by doing a quick informal assessment by
asking students for a show of hands if they liked each component.
Instructor Performance
To evaluate my performance, my assistant will take note of my pacing, the clarity of the
content I introduced, and how effective the media components were in my lesson. Per the
feedback, I will continue to employ these instructional methods or refine the portions that
were not successful in my next lesson.

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