Andrea Claire

Cuba
Lesson Plan

Ocean In A Bottle
4th/5th Afterschool STEM Enrichment
Unit essential questions:

What is an ocean environment?

How does human action affect the ocean environment?

Lesson question:

What is an oil spill and how does it affect the ocean?

NYS or other appropriate standard(s) addressed:

NYS Common Core Standards

o CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations,
video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same
topic.
NYS Science Standards
o Standard 7: Connections
Key Idea 1: The knowledge and skills of mathematics, science, and
technology are used together to make informed decisions and solve
problems, especially those relating to issues of science/technology/society,
consumer decision making, design, and inquiry into phenomena.

Lesson objective:

Students will hypothesize what happens when oil and water mix.
Students will apply their knowledge of oil and water to an oil spills affect on an ocean
environment.

Assessment:

Students will complete a comprehension questions review worksheet to show that they
have a full understanding of the material covered.
Students will complete a prediction chart that shows their knowledge of oil and water
before the experiment and what actually happened after the experiment.
In the next class students will complete a concept map to show their retained knowledge
on the topic of oil spills and the ocean.

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Opening:

Interrupting Intervention Explanation and Demonstration

o Any time you are cut off or interrupted by another student, or you see this
happened to someone else you are going to raise your hand as a visual reminder to
the person who interrupted that they need to raise their hand to talk. We are going
to practice this during todays lesson and continue to follow these rules for the rest
of the program.
o Model this for the students
o Questions/Comments
o Remind students of rules throughout lesson/watch for those what are participating
correctly to give praise
Students will explore the materials presented to them and complete a prediction of what
will happen when we combine the materials.

Procedure:

Students will be given a packet with everything they need to complete the activity,
including an instruction sheet for the experiment.
Each student will receive a bottle and one at a time students will go to the bathroom to
measure 2 cups of water into their bottles using a measuring cup and funnel. While each
student is doing this the others will complete their prediction chart.
As the students return with the water have them add a few drops of blue food coloring
into their water.
Once each student has 2 cups of blue water in their bottle, the teacher will then have
each student measure and pour 1 cup of oil slowly into their bottle.
Have the students set their bottle on the table until every student has all the materials in
their bottle.
Then instruct the students to complete the experiment by making waves with their bottle.
Be sure the bottles are tightly closed before this.
After the students make waves and explore what happens when oil and water mixes, have
the students finish the prediction chart by recording what happened.
Then, have students complete the real world connections sheet which is brainstorming
how this experiment connects to the real world.
Discuss the ideas the students came up with.
Have students clear the table and make sure bottles are tightly closed, set bottles on the
floor.
Have students take out their iPads and go to YouTube. Have them watch
http://youtube/yhOkwNJIMxY an educational video on oil spills.
Have a discussion on the video and what the students took from it. (student lead)

Tiered by _Product/Student Choice__: 2 different tiers

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Under Pressure activity-Chloes Center (Lesson Plan Attached)
Ocean in a Bottle-My Center
Closure:

Have the students complete the comprehension questions worksheet at the end of their
packet.
Hand out evaluation of activity to students and have them complete and turn in.

Materials:

Ten 2 liter clear pop bottles

1 cup measuring cup
Funnel
Oil (1 cup per student)
Water (2 cups per student)
Blue food coloring (few drops per student)
Ocean In A Bottle Activity Packet (one packet per student includes all worksheets needed
for activity)

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Ocean In A Bottle Student Packet

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Name: __________________

Date:_________________

Ocean In A Bottle

Prediction

What actually happen?

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Name: __________________

Date:_________________

Ocean In A Bottle
Directions: Follow the step by step directions to
create your ocean in a bottle.
1.Rinse out your 2 liter bottle with warm water.
2.Measure 2 cups of water and pour into the bottle
using the funnel.
3.Add no more than 5 drops of blue food coloring
to the water. Shake lightly to mix. The water
should be a deep blue color, but still be
transparent.

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4.Measure 1 cup of oil and add to water slowly

using the funnel.
5.Make waves by turning bottle on its side and
moving back and forth. Start by making small
waves and gradually making bigger waves.
6.Record what happened on your prediction chart.
7.Use the Connection to the Real World
brainstorming sheet to think of ways this
experiment connects to the real world.
Name: __________________

Date:_________________

Ocean In A Bottle
Connection to the Real World:
Brainstorm

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How does
the ocean
in a bottle
connect to
the real
world?

Ocean In A Bottle

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1 After you have cleared your area and set your

bottle on the floor, please take out your iPads.
2 Go to this link: http://youtu.be/YhOkWNJlMxY
3 Watch the video and take notes if you would like
to.
Optional Notes on Video:

Name: __________________

Date:_________________

Ocean In A Bottle

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1.What happens when oil and water mix?

2.How does an oil spill damage the ocean?

3.What can we do to prevent oil spills?

4.How did our Ocean in a Bottle compare to the

real ocean and an oil spill?

Ocean In A Bottle
4th/5th Afterschool STEM Enrichment

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Directions: Fill in the evaluation of the activity. This

is for me to know if you liked the activity we did
today. Put a check mark in the box that applies to
how you feel about the activity.
4-YES!! 3-It was
20kay.
Maybe
Did you
find the
activity
educational
?
Did you
enjoy the
experiment
?
Do you
want to
keep doing
activities
like this?

1-NO