This document provides information about analyzing learners in a kindergarten classroom for a science lesson on balls and ramps. There are 25 students between ages 5-6 with a variety of abilities, languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The lesson objectives are for students to understand what makes something a ball, predict how balls will move down ramps, use non-standard measurement, and identify fair versus unfair tests. Students will participate in an experiment rolling different balls down ramps and recording their observations. Their participation and completed observation sheets will be used to evaluate their learning.

1. A – Analyze Learners
General Character:
It is a classroom of 25 kindergarten students. There are 13 girls and 12 boys.
They are all in between the ages of 5 and 6. There are no significant physical
delays in any of the students. Four of the students speak English as a second
language and their families are from another country. There is a wide variety
of SES levels represented within the classroom. A few of the students show
early signs of a behavioral/attention deficit issue.
Specific Entry Competencies:
There is a wide spread of cognitive ability within the class. There are students
who are still having issues with their letters and others who are reading
chapter books.
Learning Style:
There are many different learning styles in the class. As many different
methods of teaching as possible are to be used to make sure students get as
much as they can from the unit.
S – State Objectives
Learning Outcomes:
Students will know what makes a ball a ball and be able to predict how a ball
will act when rolled down a ramp. Also they will be able to use nonstandard
measurement. Students will follow directions and participate in their group
experiment. Students will be able to identify between a fair and unfair test.
Conditions of Performance:
Students will actively participate in the experiment rolling different balls
down ramps and record their findings.
Degree of Acceptable Performance:
Each student will participate and completely fill out their observation sheet.
All of the students will also practice using fair testing methods.
S – Select Methods, Media, Materials
Select Available Materials:
-Blocks
- Balls
-Computer

2. - Smart board
Modify Existing Materials:
Build multiple ramps of the same height using the blocks.
Design New Materials:
Create podcast and you tube video explaining what a fair test is. Create a voki
to introduce a discussion question.
Utilize Media and Materials
Preview Materials:
Make sure the YouTube video and podcast are up and running. Know about
how far the balls roll so set up a good measuring scale.
Prepare Materials and Environment:
Set up all ramp stations and measuring system for each.
Provide Learning Experience:
First the students will sit on the carpet and view the video and listen to the
podcast while everything is being set up. The children will be put in 8groups
of 3 and go to the different ramp stations and roll 8 different balls down a
ramp and record how far it goes.
Require Learner Participation:
In-class and follow up and activities so learner can process information:
Each student will fill out a observation sheet where they will analyze the ball
and record how far it went.
Evaluate and Revise
Before, During, and After Instruction:
The majority of the evaluation will be observation during the experiment and
reviewing the observation sheets.
Assess Learner and Media Methods:
Media methods will be assessed by how students conduct the experiment,
whether its in a fair manner or not.