Please see dozens of free high quality science lesson plans for elementary teachers at http://rescu.rice.edu/
Each Lesson plan has at least 5 components including an Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate. RESCu was developed in the Rice University Elementary Model Science Lab and it is a free resource for teachers.
It includes teacher guides and student workbooks. Here is an example : Create a book with pictures representing each of the four seasons.
Components (to support your understanding please be sure to include the following):
Ask students what they know about the different seasons.
Discuss some of the observable differences we can see and feel, including weather
conditions as mentioned in previous lessons.
Addressed Teaching Points:
Weather changes over seasons.
We can observe the changes in weather.
We can record differences we see in weather and represent weather conditions in