Lesson Plan #3 Self-directed Content.docx
Download Lesson Plan #3 Self-directed Content.docx
One cannot successfully do project-based learning without knowledge of basic content and technical skills.
John Spencer: Why Direct Instruction is still needed in project-based learning
https://spencereducation.com/direct-instruction-pbl/
For this assignment, curate print, video, and station-based hands-on resources or activities to facilitate independent learning of skills and content, as well as lessons you provide.
Explain how you help your students become self-directed learners
On Canvas, submit a short document with a summary of the resources you will provide your students.
Examples of skills resources:
Drawing plants
Drawing clouds
Making a diorama
Molding modeling clay
Reading a thermometer
Making an aluminum foil boat
Building model wagons
How to use glue
How to mix paints
Video Content Resources:
TurtleDiary- Science Videos for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/user/turtlediarydotcom
PBS Zoom Videos
https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/all-videos/
Bill Nye the Science Guy- Erosion
Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment
https://youtu.be/WKPKpHjp5QU
Water Cycle Song
https://youtu.be/Oq8iCsV4woE
What Causes the Wind?
https://youtu.be/zBU23ZM6EO8
Science Content Resources:
Exploratorium:
Watch and Do Science
https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/watch-and-do
Science Snacks
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks
The Tinkering Studio
https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/projects
Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls-STEM Activities
https://frugalfun4boys.com/learn/stemactivities/
Kiddie Academy- 10 At-Home STEM Challenges
https://kiddieacademy.com/blog/family-activities/10-stem-activities-you-can-do-at-home/
Little Bins for Little Hands-STEM Challenges at Home
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/easy-simple-stem-activities-challenges/
Playful Engineering(Tufts)
https://sites.tufts.edu/pebl/resources/
Science Buddies
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities
STEM at Home Activities(UK)
https://thestemhub.org.uk/stem-at-home/
Teach Engineering
https://www.teachengineering.org/
The STEM Laboratory
https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/
PreK-2:
Seeds of STEM(PreK-2)
Content instruction can be followed by a formative assessment/content review, such as end-of-chapter questions, Google Forms, Kahoot!, or EdPuzzle. Submit plan to Blackboard, and post this assignment and assigned resources to your Google Classroom.
Consider having students collaborate on note-taking.
You might consider have different teams watch different materials, then summarize to the class what they have learned.
Submit lesson plan on Google Classroom, save in your unit Google Drive folder, and post student-facing assignment with content links on Google Classroom.
An important part of being a '21st century learner' is being able to do effective self-directed learning
The goal of this lesson is both to teach content, technical skills, research skills, and self-directed learning agency.
Create Lesson Plan #3 for your unit plan,
Lesson Plan #3 Template.docx - Alternative Formats
in which you will:
Provide content resources you will ask students to read or watch- provide titles and links- these will include:
Provide self-guided general skill tutorials used by all groups, such as:
Effective searching, such as https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/134479?hl=en
Saving and citing text, images, and video links
General information related to the unit
Creating Google Slides or Wevideo digital presentations
SketchUp tutorials, interviewing techniques,
Scratch tutorials
Guide students in doing research specific to their project and driving question
Example by John Spencer: