Lesson Plan Critique

Lesson Plan Critique

Lesson Plan Title_____Lip Balm Science_________________    Reviewer ___________________

Question:	Yes		No
Is the target audience clear?	Yes
Does it provide enough detail to give a rich description of the classroom?	Yes
What other information would be helpful to know about the students or classroom?
If any of the students have any allergies. The students are making the different lip balms and could be allergic to some of the ingredients.
Does the author have a clear idea of what they want students to do?		Yes
Are the standards chosen appropriate for the target audience they outlined?		Yes
Does the objective match the state standards they chose?		Yes
Do the topic, goal, and standards seem compatible with the target audience?		Yes
Are there any objectives that you would revise, and how would you revise them?
No, the objectives stated in the lesson plan seem to be appropriate for 5th grade students.
Is the time appropriate for the lesson? Why or why not?.
Yes, the time is appropriate for the lesson because 2 hours seems sufficient enough to make and test out different lip balms.
Does the introduction activity get students engaged and focused?
Yes, the students are going to be actually making the lip balms. Everything will be hands on and will make the assignment more fun.
Does the author provide step by step instructions so that anyone can pick up the lesson and teach from it?
Yes, the author provides step by step instructions so anyone can pick up the lesson and teach from it.
Do the activities match the objectives?  Give an example.
Yes, because the procedure section of the lesson plan list out the recipes and procedures to make the lip balm. It later goes on to explain how the class is going to develop a form for collecting data. Then they collect and analyze the data.
Do the activities prepare the students for the assessment? Explain how.
Yes, the activities prepare the students for the assessment. Throughout the activity they are being prepared to be graded on collaboration, data produced, graphs and conclusions.
Do the plans for materials seem appropriate for the activities? How might you improve them?
Yes, there does not seem to be any changes necessary to improve them.
Do the plans for technology seem appropriate?  Are the students using the technology? Is the technology appropriate for the content?  How will the technology help students learn?
The plans for technology seem appropriate. The spreadsheet program is used for collecting data by the students and encourages using the spreadsheet software in the future.
Does the assessment seem to match the objectives? Give an example.
Yes, because one of the objectives is to analyze the data using a spreadsheet program and their being assessed on data produced and graphs.
What is a strength of this lesson plan? Use specific examples.
That it is hands on and it can keep a 5th graders attention while still achieving its objective.
How could this lesson be improved? Use specific examples.
Possibly we would have liked to have different variations of this assignment for different grade levels.