Lesson Outline February 23, 1998

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Table of Contents

1. [Introduction]
2. [Assignments]: Chapter 9
3. [Materials and Ideas]: [Evaporation/ Condensation]
4. [Discussion of Readings]: Chapter 9
5. [Activity 1]: Testing and discussing bridge
6. [Activity 2]: Sean's and Tara's presentations
7. [Activity 3]: Discussion of final assignment
8. [Important links]

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Introduction:

1. Half-way mark evaluation: What can we do further to enhance your learning?
2. Write your little reflections
   
3. Agreed order of presentations
   1. Feb 2: Alisha [All the Water in the World], Karin [Egg float]
   2. Feb 9: Dawn and Polly [Acids and bases]
   3. Feb 16: Michael, Rosy [Erosion]
   4. Feb 23: Sean ["Cleaning Water"], Tara [Watershed]
   5. Mar 2: Glen, Perry []

 

 

 

 

 

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Assignments:

Assignment 1: Read Chapter 9 (Networking individuals and groups); send your comments and reaction to email list.

 

 

 

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Materials and Ideas: (10 minutes)

1. [Evaporation/ Condensation]

 

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Discussion: Readings: Networking individuals and groups (DEMO: KNOWLEDGE FORUM)

1. Open responses from ED-E445 students to achievement
2. Discussion assessment:.
   1. How can we make collectivities work productively and still get individual learning?
   2. How can teachers manage the on-task, off-task divide?
   3. What can we do to scaffold negotiations?
      1. students behaviors?
      2. material set ups?
      3. physical arrangements?
   4. How can we get more students to work together across groups?
   5. How can you, as a teacher, contribute to the network construction?

 

 

 

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Activity 1: Analysis of bridges. VIDEOTAPE

1. Present your bridge. Test them with everyone present.
2. What are common features to strong bridges? What are common features in weaker bridges? (10 min)
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3. Reflection
   1. (What did you think as you were in the experience?)
   2. (Why [not] would you use the sequence to introduce pulleys in this way?)
   3. (What are the problems with this type of activity?)
   4. (Problems with whole-class guided activities?)

 

 

 

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Activity 2: Presentation of activities by Sean, Tara. VIDEOTAPE.

1. Open responses, critique, suggestions for improvement.
2. Watch videotape of presentation.
3. Responses, critique, suggestions for improvement.
4. PRODUCTIVE QUESTIONING STEMS (with class, list more of them)
   1. What can you do to find out . . .?
   2. What happens if . . .?
   3. Are there other ways to . . . ?
   4. EXPLAIN, ELABORATE, JUSTIFY . . .
5. Design additional activities around the themes presented by students.

 

 

 

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Activity 3:

1. Discuss final assignment.
2. Fix grade level, curriculum topic, etc.
3. Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Important links:

[IRPs Science K-7]
[Science Education Associations]
[ AltaVista: Advanced Query] (Searching the net)

 

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