HW-Week 6

Due Week 6- Science Lessons on Google Classroom-Part 1

Students will create their first draft of an inquiry-based science or engineering lesson, suitable for Grades K-5(Elementary School), as documented in a Google Classroom. The Classroom code will be shared via Blackboard. Join the sample Classroom at Class Code 6ih2hyl to see examples.

Parts of the Lesson:

(1) Google Classroom Title:

Should summarize principal topics of the lesson- "Force and Balance", "Growing Seeds", etc.

(2) Stream tab: Turn OFF notifications( click on Gear icon in upper right-->Settings--->under "Classwork on the Stream" Hide notifications.

Write 2 or 3 sentences that summarize what students will explore in this set of lessons.

(3) People Tab: Everyone in the class should appear in the People list, once they have joined.

(4) Classwork Tab: You should have already created 3 Topics- Content, Assignments, and Assessments. Topics allow you to organize individual content and assignments.

Under Content Tab:

Create Material: Massachusetts Frameworks- Assign to Content Topic

Add the framework(s) being addressed by your lesson.

Create Material: Content links.

Add links to content and skills materials useful in your lesson

Create Material: Academic Language

List the content-specific vocabulary students should be able to use in doing this lesson

Create Material: Materials and software links

List the physical materials, equipment, and computer-based software and apps, such as I-movie, pHET simulations, etc. that students will need to complete this lesson.

Create Material: Sample Lesson Plans

Provide links to relevant lesson plans you have found in your Internet research. Downloaded items should be placed in the Classroom Google Drive, and linked to this material.

Due Week 6 Science Lesson on Google Classroom-Part 2

The assignments are the 'meat' of the lesson

(4) Assignments Tab:

Create Assignment:Hook Lesson- Describe how you will activate student interest in the topic- demonstrations, videos, messing with materials, etc..Have students list their questions, and things they noticed,

Create Assignment: Content/skills lesson: Here you will teach students and content and skills needed to perform and understand their investigations, including any academic language.

Create Assignment: Introducing the question: Here you will present the question being investigated, or guide the students in framing appropriate questions, such as:

• How can a ship be made stable?

• How can a small child lift up a much larger child using a lever?

• How does an elevator use a counterweight to reduce the work the motor needs to do?

Create Assignment:Guiding student Investigations: Describe how you will create a structure for student investigations. See Keeping Students on Task https://youtu.be/KYc6goFgTgI

Create Assignment: Recording Observations and Data: Create forms and procedures that students will use to record data and observations.

Create Assignment: Discussion and Next Steps: Describe discussion questions with which you will engage the students for their investigations.