3FN22 – Science – Day and Night

How do FreeNode lessons work?

FreeNodes are instructor-led schooling lessons with a unique approach, granting you the freedom to independently teach using a personalized lesson plan. This autonomy enables you to tailor your lessons to suit students’ individual needs, learning styles, and interests.

To use a FreeNode, read the provided class outline & follow the formatting provided for each class. Make sure to touch on the Theocratic Connection in each class. Follow the outline closely so it is aligned with our main at-home curriculum.

How Do I Use the FreeNode?

Read this lesson plan before class to familiarize yourself with the ideas and concepts you’ll be teaching the students. You may print this page out if you need to use it as a reference point during live classes.

This lesson is a guide, but feel free to expand on the content or decrease/increase what you teach depending on the learning levels of the students in your class or the amount of time you have to cover the material.

Can I show videos in FN classes?

Yes, feel free to include additional material to supplement the class lesson material. Videos, Physical Objects, Games, Activities, etc. are okay to share in live classes.

Videos should have no advertisements or logos and should be viewed by you before showing them to the students to ensure no offensive or questionable content is included.

The video should make up only 1-3 minutes of the live class and should not take the place of instructor-led instruction. Videos should be supplementary only.

How do bookmarks work?

Bookmarks help you keep track of lessons you’re going to teach in future live classes. The bookmarks you see are for all your bookmarked lessons across all grades.

You can bookmark a lesson by visiting the lesson you want to bookmark and clicking the “bookmark” button in the bookmark section.

You can remove a single bookmark by visiting a lesson you’ve bookmarked and clicking the “bookmark” button again to unbookmark it.

You can clear all of your bookmarks by clicking the “clear all bookmarks” button. Be careful, this will erase all of your bookmarks.

Class Lesson Plan

Objectives:

Students will explore the concepts of environmental changes, extinction, and the study of fossils to understand the history of life on Earth. The lesson will emphasize Jehovah’s creation and the adaptive features of living things.

Materials:

Whiteboard/Chalkboard and markers/chalk
Visual aids (pictures of the Sun’s movement, shadows, Earth’s rotation, small objects to demonstrate shadow formation, globe or model of the Earth, if available)
Interactive online resources (optional)

Introduction (5 minutes):

Begin by discussing the importance of the Sun in providing light and the concept of luminaries, as mentioned in the Bible. Emphasize the reliability of the Sun’s daily cycle and its impact on our lives.

Theocratic Connections:

Connect the lesson to the appreciation of Jehovah’s creation, emphasizing His dynamic power in designing the Earth’s movements.

Activity 1 – Sun’s Movement, Shadows and Earth’s Rotation (10 minutes):

Discuss the Sun’s daily cycle, rising in the east and setting in the west. Explain how the Sun’s position affects shadows and how shadows change throughout the day. Explain the concept of Earth’s rotation, emphasizing the 24-hour cycle of day and night. Facilitate a discussion on the significance of the Earth’s rotation in organizing our days and telling time. Discuss Jehovah’s role in setting the cycle in motion.

(Optional) Shadow Formation Activity: Use small objects to demonstrate how shadows are formed when an object blocks the Sun’s light. Allow students to experiment with creating different shadow lengths.

Activity 2 – Understanding the Axis (10 minutes):

Explain the concept of an axis using the analogy of spinning a ball on a fingertip. Discuss Earth’s tilted axis and its importance. Discuss the tilt of Earth’s axis (23.5 degrees) and its impact on the seasons. Use visual aids to show the Earth’s axial tilt.

Conclusion (5 minutes):

Summarize the main points of the lesson, emphasizing the intricate design of Jehovah’s creation and the dynamic nature of the Earth.

Assessment:

Assess students’ ability to connect scientific concepts with appreciation for Jehovah’s creation. Evaluate student understanding of the sun’s movement and shadows, Earth’s rotation and Earth’s tilted axis.