What is the Difference Between A Unit Plan and a Lesson Plan?

Unit Plan v.s. Lesson Plan

During class we have learned a lot about the difference between a unit plan and a lesson plan. As an aspiring teacher it is important for me to understand the difference between the two so that I can provide the proper education for my students to reach their goals!

I have learned that the major difference between a unit plan and a lesson plan is that a unit plan is less specific in comparison to a lesson plan.  Also, a unit plan is made up of many different lesson plans that are taught over a longer time span. We can see that a unit plan covers many different topics or chapters, whereas a lesson plan is geared towards one specific topic. A unit plan is crafted in a way that at the end of the unit the students should have a new understanding of the entire topic taught as a whole. The objective of a lesson plan is that at the end of the lesson the students should be able to demonstrate a new skill. The goals of a unit plan are not very specific and tend to be very general because it covers a lot of material. The objectives of a lesson plan are extremely specific and contain a condition, behavior, and criteria. 

I have written lesson plans in my math methods class and my english methods class, but I have never written a lesson plan for science before. I have also never written an entire unit plan before. I am looking forward to creating lesson plans and a unit plan in this class and being able to teach it to the 6th grade class!