Multicultural Unit

DAY 1: (Monday/Tuesday, August 24/25)

JOIN YOUR CLASS IN THE LIVE GOOGLE MEET CODE IN CLASSROOM

  1. Warm Up: Kahoot!

  2. Review Syllabus/Safety Contract

  3. Set up Remind App Class Messaging System

  4. Begin Ice Breaker Activity: Begin Personal Postcard

Earth Science Syllabus 2020
2020 Science Safety Guidelines for the Classroom - Alameda International

PERSONAL POSTCARD 1 slide Due DUE Wednesday, Aug 26th/Thursday, Aug. 27th)

Personal Postcard 2020

Day 2: Wednesday, August 26/Thursday, August 27th

JOIN YOUR CLASS ON THE LIVE GOOGLE MEET CODE IN CLASSROOM

1. Warm Up: Do Earth Science Survey

2. Review Turned in Safety Contract Forms and Remind Messaging System

3. Personal Postcard Work Review and work time (20 mins on 2nd slide)

4. Present Personal Postcard (Small Breakout Groups)

5. Ticket Out: Choose a country and a scientist for your project

Personal Postcard Breakout Rooms and Reflection Sheet

Personal Postcard (Period 1) Breakout Rooms on Google Meet
Personal Postcard Gallery Walk

TICKET OUT for Day 2

Destination Location Recording Sheet (All students have access to edit this sheet. Please type your choice under your period and in the country you would like to research).

Culture Unit - Destination Location 2020

Day 3: (8/31-9/1)

  1. Warm Up - Complete Gallery Walk Reflection Sheet in Breakout rooms.

  2. Multicultural Project:

    1. Project Introduction & Choose your location (Use the Destination Location sign up sheet)

    2. What kind of person becomes a scientist? Assignment (ONLY SLIDES 1-5)

  3. Ticket Out: Post Scientist Creation on your Classroom Jamboard (See What kind of person becomes a scientist? Slide 5)

CLASSROOM JAMBOARDS: Period 1 Period 5 Period 6

What kind of person becomes a scientist? 2020-21

Day 4: (9/2-9/3)

  1. Warm Up: Choose Country and Person of Science/Focus (Destination Location Sign Up Sheet)

  2. Finish What kind of person becomes a scientist? (Slides 6-12)

  3. Begin to Research your country: Use the Decorate Your Vehicle Sheet (5 items)

  4. Homework/Ticket Out: Create a paper Airplane over the weekend and post a picture on our classroom Jamboard

CLASSROOM JAMBOARDS: Period 1 Period 5 Period 6

Decorate Your Vehicle in the Culture of Your Destination 2020

1st day of Hybrid In-Person Learning!!

Day 5: (9/8-9/9)

  1. Warm Up: In the Stream- Write your Country and 2 items you researched last class.

  2. Continue to Research your country: Use the Decorate Your Vehicle Sheet

-Emphasize Researching the Science or Scientific Person of your chosen country.

  1. In-Person: Create a your Cultural Paper Airplane for the project

REMOTE LEARNERS: Complete the Measuring Activity Worksheet


1.15 Measuring Activity

IN-PERSON Students Airplane Lab: Create Your Paper Airplane (Use the templates below)

Advanced Planes Beginner Planes Intermediate Planes

Day 6: (9/10-9/11)

  1. Warm Up: In the stream, post your country and Person of Science/Focus (Destination Location Sign Up Sheet)

  2. In -Person Students: Create your Airplane and Test it!!!

Remote Students Finish Measuring Activity and Turn in. (Must be started to do the airplane lab)

  1. Any In-Person Students must complete the Measuring Activity BEFORE starting the lab.

  2. Both In-Person & Remote Learners - How Long Will it Take? Lab (Measure the speed of your paper airplane)

  3. Ticket Out: Post your Speed Data on the Airplane Lab Jamboard

How Long will it Take? (9/10-9/11)

Test your plane and gather data in-person or at your home!! Put in data on the classroom Airplane Lab Jamboard

How long will it take?


Day 7: (9/14-9/15)

  1. Warm Up: Post your speed data from the airplane lab on the Airplane Lab Jamboard.

  2. Measuring Activity (Day 2): Check your work and re-submit

  3. Airplane Lab (Day 2): Calculate the time it takes your airplane to go from Denver to the capital of your country.

  4. Begin Rough Draft of your Desination Postcard and Turn in Progress

  5. Homework/Ticket Out: Jamboard Post the time it takes your airplane to go from Denver to the capital of your country.


Destination Postcard Rough Draft

Day 8: (Sept. 16-17)

1. Warm Up (IN THE STREAM for attendance): Make a comparison of your data to one that is similar and one that is different.

2. FINISH Airplane Lab calculations and Measuring Activity if needed.

3. Begin Rough Draft of your Destination Postcard and Turn in Progress TODAY

4. Homework/Ticket Out: Begin your FINAL DRAFT of the Multicultural project Destination Postcard.

a. Determine the style of your final product- digital or paper version

b. Begin to create, decorate the postcard and airplane. Digital products should be taking an image of the airplane.

c. Review the rubric used to grade.

Rubric- Destination Postcard - Multicultural Project

Day 9: (9/21-9/22)

TODAY"S LESSON IS ASYNCHRONOUS. MEANING THERE IS NO GOOGLE MEET. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WORK DURING CLASS TIME ON THE EXPECTED ITEMS BELOW:

  1. (30 mins of class) FINISH Rough Draft of your Destination Postcard and Turn in Progress TODAY

  2. (Rest of Class) Begin your FINAL DRAFT of the Multicultural project Destination Postcard.

a. Determine the style of your final product- digital or paper version

b. Begin to create, decorate the postcard and airplane. Digital products should be taking an image of the airplane.

c. Review the rubric used to grade.

d. FINAL DRAFT DUE NEXT CLASS!!!