1. Strategies for Second
Language Acquisition
Science
Magda Enriquez-Beitler

2. Sample Lesson 1
Science - Solar System:
The Moon and Gravity

3. What do I need to know ?

4. The Standards

5. S1 – Physical Science Concepts
S1b – Motion and forces
S3 - Earth & Space Sciences Concepts
S3c – Earth in the Solar System
S4 - Scientific Connections & Applications
S4a- Big ideas and unifying concepts:
order & organization; cause & effect.

6. S5 - Scientific Thinking
S5f – Works in teams
S6 – Scientific Tools and Technology
S6a -Uses Tools & Technology to observe

7. Curriculum & textbooks

8. What am I going to do
to organize my lesson?
Where will the students find
the information they need?

9. Identify key concepts & vocabulary

10. The moon is a
satellite to earth..
The moon
reflects sunlight.
The moon is
smaller than
earth.

11. The moon has
no air or water.
The moon’s
gravity causes
the tides.
The moon appears to
change but it is moving
in and out of sunlight.

12. Key Vocabulary
Moon Phases
Satellite Reflect
Shadow
Gravity
New Moon
Full Moon Force
Crescent Moon Craters

13. Content and language areas involved
Subject Content Language Skills Grammar
Science Earth Science Listening Nouns
Solar System Speaking Verbs
Reading Adjectives
Writing Adverbs
Affixes

14. Skills being developed
Reading
Note-taking
Writing Recall
Report Writing
Application
Independent
Analysis
Projects
Synthesis
Learning Strategies
Evaluation
Linguistic Mapping

15. Brainstorm with Students

16. Listen Accept
Praise

17. Construct a
semantic map
by representing
topics and
subtopics

19. Use visuals to focus on the topic

20. Crescent
Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
Shadow
Satellite

21. Provide Hands-On Experiences

22. Demonstrate how
the shape of the
moon appears to
change

24. Use alternative forms of assessments

25. Test

26. Be happy