If you've finished brainstorming your lesson (or it's a lesson you've written and taught already) create a first draft by filling in the basic info about it in the boxes below.

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textarea “Lesson Description” x10

textarea “Concepts/Skills Required” x10

textarea “Concepts/Skills Learned” x10

textarea “Materials” x10

static “Background Concepts”

static “Here, fill in all the background concepts and skills involved in teaching the lesson - basically any knowledge someone might need to teach the lesson. These include in-depth descriptions of any science concepts that the lesson teaches, as well as instructions on how to perform experiments or do building activities. You can look in our background section to see if there is any information you could use.”

textarea “Background Concepts” x25

static “Lesson Plan”

static “Here, fill in a step-by-step account of what happens in your lesson from start to finish. Write down activities, discussions, when concepts are explained etc. For example, part of a lesson plan might be:”

static “1. Review magnetism in class discussion (5-10 minutes)”

static “2. Split class into groups and hand out magnets for initial experiments. tell the students to play with the magnets and see what things they notice about them. (15-20 minutes)”

textarea “Lesson Plan” x25

submit “Create this lesson!”

thanks “You've now created the first proper draft of your lesson. Click on the '1.draft' link below to see how it looks. You can then edit the page more and add pictures!”

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