Arts Integration Lesson Plan MACHINE POETRY Subject: SCIENCE ...

Arts Integration
Lesson Plan
MACHINE POETRY
Subject: SCIENCE Grade: 3
Objective
Students will create a poem that describes the
relationship of the different parts of machines to how the
whole machine works.
TAKS #
TEKS
5.5a,b
3.5 B The student knows that systems exist in the world
and will observe a simple system and describe the roles
of the various parts.
Materials/Technology
Poem format for students to follow, pictures of different
machines, paper, prisma colors, glue, scissors
Procedure
1. Teacher reviews what a system is and gives
examples. Discuss how each system is made of
individual parts that work together so that the
machine can do whatever it is supposed to do.
2. Teacher introduces poem format to students.
Instruct the students that they are to pick a
machine and describe the machine using the
poem format. Teacher models by picking a
machine and creating a poem together with the
class following the format.
3. When the poem is completed, students will draw
and color a large picture of their machine. Trim
the extra paper from around the edges of the
poem. The poem will be glued on top of the
picture of the machine.
Poem Format

Line 1. Name of machine
Line 2: Four descriptive parts of the machine.
Line 3: What does this machine do?
Line 4: Who loves this machine?
Line 5: Who fears this machine?
Line 6: Who needs….
Line 7: Where would you get this?
Line 8: Why would you need this machine?
Line 9: How would your life be different without this
machine?
Vocabulary
System, machine
Evaluation
Rubric for Machine Poetry
Resources
Teacher Notes
Teacher should have already taught about systems.