The document outlines a lesson plan for a 4th grade class to learn about the four main layers of the Earth. The teacher will use a poster to introduce the layers and students will then complete a WebQuest on computers to learn more about each layer. To evaluate learning, students will complete a WebQuest accurately and write a short reflection on what they learned.

1. Monday:
The Layers of the Earth

2. Analyze the Learner
• A fourth grade class, 20 students: 11 boys and 9
girls.

3. Objective
• A fourth grade class will identify the four main
layers of Earth by examining a poster of the
Earth’s layers and using a computer to complete
a WebQuest with 100% accuracy by the end of
the day.

4. Select Methods, Media, Materials
• Poster: The teacher will use a poster to introduce
the layers of Earth
• Computers: Students will use computers to
complete their WebQuest about the Earth’s
layers

5. Utilize Media and Materials
• Preview Material: When making or reviewing
the WebQuest, the teacher will ensure that all
sites the students are directed to go to are
appropriate and contain the information needed.
The teacher will also examine the poster to make
sure it accurately illustrates/describes each of
the four main layers of Earth.
• Prepare Material: The teacher will book a
computer lab and make copies of the sheet
students will record their answers on for the
WebQuest.

6. • Prepare Environment: The teacher will reserve a
computer lab. In addition, the desks will be set up—
if they are not already– in such a way that all
students can easily see the teacher and the poster
she is discussing.
• Prepare Learners: The teacher will prepare the
learners by guiding a discussion about what the
students think is in the center of the Earth. The
teacher will make a list of all the ideas and the class
will come back to this list at the end of the day to see
if their predictions were confirmed or proven wrong.
• Provide a Learning Experience: The teacher will be
excited about the material so she might inspire
excitement in her students.

7. Require Learner Participation
• Students will be encouraged to ask questions
throughout the lesson. Students will also
participate by completing their WebQuest and
by engaging in the discussion at the beginning
and end of the class.

8. Evaluate and Revise
• Students will be evaluated based on the accuracy
and completion of their WebQuests
• Students will write a ―two minute paper‖ at the
end of the lesson, describing for 2 minutes what
they thought was the most important thing they
learned today