1. Friday – Smell
This is the first day of a five day lesson plan about the five senses. This lesson is geared towards the
sense of sight. This is for a 2nd grade class of 12 girls and 13 boys. The class consists of 5 African
American, 1 Chinese, 3 Hispanic and 16 Caucasian. Of these 25 students there are 4 who suffer an
Attention Deficient Disorder. 20 of the students are on or above the 2nd grade reading level, while 5 are
below. The students are typically well behaved and interested in learning.
The students already have a clear understanding of how to use Web Quests, computers and typing
software, how to work in a group setting, researching on the internet, and copy write laws.
89% of the class is visual, hands on learners, while the remaining 11% are better with reading
instructions. They love working in a group setting and giving presentations. Some of them are poor test
takers but overall do well in the classroom setting. They do not prefer textbooks but would rather
participate in class discussions, visual learning tools, reading aloud, updated/live material, and
researching from the internet.
The class will have a 100% better understanding of sense of smell by the end of the day.
Assignments:
The class will be put into groups of two and perform the Taste Testing without Smell experiment.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/smelltaste.html
Along with the experiment above, students will keep in groups and complete this webquest.
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=141017
The class as a whole will participate in this SmartBoard activity.
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=03f03c2c-6a37-4930-8363-fd1c5ee49a55
The class will be asked to draw, color, and label a diagram of smelling process.
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Everyone is required to work in pairs with one extra in one group for the Taste Testing Without Smell
experiment. I will provide all materials needed. The students will then combine two groups to form one
for the webquest where they will need to all work together to complete this assignment. Everyone will
have the opportunity to answer a question on the SmartBoard activity. The class will need to complete a
drawing that is labeled and colored. There will be a poster at the front of the class to use as a reference.
All students are required to keep quiet and pay attention during all activities. Every student is required
to participate in all of the assignments and activities.

2. At the end of the day I will ask the students to write a paragraph in their daily journals telling what they
enjoyed most and disliked most about the day. This will give me a better understanding of how to make
the lesson more enjoyable for next time.