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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
It 's Women History Month!- Learn about the contributions of women scientists, engineers and mathematicians
Inspirational Quote of the Day: “Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.”
― Robert Frost
Objective: What is going on inside M'Kenna's body that is making her feel the way she does?
Standards:
Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Warm-Up:
Vocab Escape Room Race Starting Line
To Do List:
Students share models with a partner then do a gallery walk to compare models.
6. Develop Consensus Model in Scientists Circle- 20 min
Students gather together in a Scientist Circle to share similarities and differences in their models and develop an initial consensus model
7. Progress Tracker- 7 min
Introduce the Progress Tracker
8. Share Related Phenomena- 8 min
Have students consider when they or someone they know experienced concurrent symptoms similar to M'Kenna's
9. Develop Initial Questions- 10 min
Write down different questions students have about M'Kenna's case and related experiences.
10. Driving Question Board 20 min
Develop a Driving Question Board to create a shared space for student questions.
11. Ideas for Investigations- 15 min
Have students generate ideas for investigations that the class could do to figure out what is going on inside of our bodies.
12. Updated the Table of Contents- 8 min- Our Progress Tracker
13. Navigation- 2 min
Check for Understanding:
Homework:
None