October 19th - December 4th
Students will host a Virtual Science Fair night to share their findings with the community.
Voice: Students will make the decision for the audience. Decide the different ways to gather information (books, videos, library, YouTube) They give input in what they want to learn. Give them options based on their style of learning on how they want to do assignments. Morning meeting.
Choice: Choice boards for assignments. How they want to gather information to engage with multiple perspectives. The choice of how to solve problems. Choose to work in a group or independently. Choose who they work within that group. Students can choose how they participate in class (Flipgrid, video on or off).
Ownership: Choose the topic they want to work on based on a self-defined learning goal. They can co-construct the rubric. Peer to peer feedback. Reflect and revise their work.
Choose: A scientific question that can be answered through repeated experimentation.
Act: Students will determine how independent variables cause changes to the environment.
Reflect: Students will reflect on their hypothesis. How did the results of your experiment change your perception throughout this scientific process?