This document analyzes a classroom of 25 kindergarten students for a science lesson on balls. It notes there is diversity in gender, age, language, ability levels and learning styles among the students. The learning objective is for students to understand what makes a ball and how different balls bounce when dropped from the same height. Materials selected include balls, tables as drop points, a computer and smart board. A video and podcast will be used to explain fair testing methods. Students will be put into groups, watch the video, then conduct an experiment dropping different balls and recording bounce height and times on observation sheets. Their participation and sheets will be evaluated to assess learning and test fairness.

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
different balls will act when a uniform height. 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 dropping different balls
from the same height and record how high it bounced and how many times.
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:
- Tables (as dropping point)
- Balls

2. -Computer
- Smart board
Design New Materials:
Create podcast and you tube video explaining what a fair test is.
Utilize Media and Materials
Preview Materials:
Make sure the YouTube video and podcast are up and running. Know about
how far the balls bounce to set up a good measuring scale.
Prepare Materials and Environment:
Set up all drop 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 8 groups
of 3 and go to the different drop stations and drop 8 different balls and record
how high it goes and how many times it bounces.
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 high it bounced and how many times.
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.