April 2024

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024

Do Now: Take out your notebook and your Conservation Profile Organizers. Create a similarities and differences t-chart in your notebook.

Next: Organize into small groups and review group models of conservation sites.

Then: Two stay, two stray gallery walk.

Exit Ticket: Something you did over spring break.

Thursday, April 4th, 2024

Do Now: Quick jot- Think about the stay & stray style gallery walk we did yesterday. What patterns did you notice among conservation sites? What questions do you still have?

Next: Turn and talk. Be ready to share out. 

Then: Create a Driving Question Board (DQB). Generate and organize questions. Then, quick jot ideas for investigation. Turn and Talk.

Last: Introduction to the Serengeti. 

Exit Ticket: 

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Do Now: Take out your notebook and check on your plant/s and seeds. 

Next: Make a notice and wonder t-chart in your notebook. Watch the Serengeti video and take notes.

Then: Make another notice and wonder t-chart in your notebook. Then, read the "Brief History of the Serengeti" and take notes. Ne ready to share out. 

Exit Ticket: Something you learned about the Serengeti.

Monday, April 8th, 2024

Do Now: Review the reading on the "Brief History of the Serengeti" and your notes.

Next: Share out notices and wondering from the reading on why the Serengeti NP was created.

Then: Explore nature-culture relationships.

Then: Information scavenger hunt.

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024

Do Now: Take out your notebook and Scavenger Hunt worksheet. You have 10 minutes to finish the worksheet. You may walk around and try to find more information about your questions. 

Next: Share with the class what you learned from the scavenger hunt activty.

Then: Grab a copy of the "Graphic Organizer" on the table by the door. Small group (3-4 ppl) discussion on the scavenger hunt. Work together as a team to complete your graphic organizers.

Exit Ticket: What makes the Serengeti a unique place? 

Friday, April 12th, 2024

Do Now: Redistribute and review - Graphic Organizer and Scavenger Hunt notes

Next: Class consensus model - Why did people decide to protect the Serengeti? How did they decide what to protect?

Then: Progress Tracker

Last: Driving Question Board (DQB)

Exit Ticket: Why did people decide to protect the Serengeti?

Monday, April 15th, 2024

Do Now: Check your seeds and plant/s and get ready to go outside.

Next: Garden management. Remove weeds and grass to prepare for mulch.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Do Now: Write the Lesson 3 question in your notebook; Why do animals in the Serengeti migrate?

Next: Wildebeests research data cards activity (small groups) and analyze data (worksheet).

Exit Ticket: What was one pattern you were able to identify?

Thursday, April 18th, 2024

Remember to turn in your Conservation Profile Organizer so that it can be graded

Do Now: Organize yourselves into small groups from Tuesday (no more than 5 ppl to a group). Take out your data analysis worksheet and a set of wildebeest data cards. 

Next: Complete the worksheet as a group.

Exit Ticket: Submit your data analysis worksheet if finished (due Friday)

Friday, April 19th, 2024

Do Now: Water seeds and plant/s. Thin marigold seedlings.

Then: Watch wildebeest migration timelapse

Last: Build a classroom consensus model.

Exit Ticket: weekend plans?

Monday, April 22nd, 2024

Do Now: Water seeds and plant/s.Then, turn and talk about the age at death data provided (see the newline).

Next: Discuss age at death and population data. Then, make a notice and wonder t-chart in your notebook and document notes on the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIFCc8gsl9Q.

Then: Data excursion activity part one .

Exit Ticket: Submit the Investigating Rainfall Data worksheet at the door.

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024

Do Now: Finish the data excursion activity worksheet from yesterday. 

Next: Out to the garden - focus on removing all thistles 

Thursday, April 25th, 2024

Do Now: Be prepared to go outside

Next: Garden management - mulch 

Friday, April 26th, 2024

Do Now: Water your plants. Have your notebook and computer out.

Next: Peel the Fruit

Exit Ticket: Identify one artifact from botany this semester that you would be proud to share at your PoL as evidence of your learning.

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Do Now: Water your plants. Have your notebook and computer out.

Next: Data excursion part two and Wildebeest and Rainfall worksheet.

Exit Ticket: Submit the Wildebeest and Rainfall worksheet at the door. 

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Do Now: Turn & talk: what is one thing we have learned so far about the relationship between wildebeests and rainfall amount?

Next: Review the regional data cards and complete the Notecatcher