Engineering Project: Tower & Chain
CW: Completed Tower of Power and Chain of Chance.
DN: How do to-go-boxes stay closed without glue or tape?
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CW: Completed Tower of Power and Chain of Chance.
DN: How do to-go-boxes stay closed without glue or tape?
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
5min Distribution of materials (10 index cards) and pairing of students for activity.
5min Tower of Power & Chain of Chance Instructions. Teacher goes over instructions, limitations, and requirements for engineering challenges.
15min Tower of Power & Chain of Chance Build Time. Students make [1] a stable tower that can hold up a small book and [2] a chain that can hold a single dice at the end using only 10 index cards. No glue or tape allowed. Cards can be cut, folded, twisted, etc.
10min Testing Time. Each tower and chain are tested and measured. Tallest tower that can support the book and longest chain that holds the dice win. (Tables are pounded for five seconds to test tower’s stability. Chains are flicked to test their strength.)
5min Prizes are awarded to winners and most creative design.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Biodiversity: Mini Posters
CW/HW: Complete Biodiversity Mini Posters.
DN: What’s Wednesday’s quiz on?
Reminders: Review for your quiz.
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CW/HW: Complete Biodiversity Mini Posters.
DN: What’s Wednesday’s quiz on?
Reminders: Review for your quiz.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min Chuck-Ken Biodiversity Mini Poster Calculations. Students use the Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet or calculator to find the biodiversity of pictured ecosystems.
20min Biodiversity Mini Poster (Land or Sea). Students make their own biodiversity mini poster (using the Chuck-Ken one as an example) with an a land or sea theme. Poster must include the biodiversity calculations, at least 10 different species (one of them must be a producer), and at least a total of 25 organisms. Don’t forget a touch of color.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Biodiversity: Ketchup Day
CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations
DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday
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CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations
DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min FINISH Level Up Presentations (Last Day)
5min Add paper cutouts to trays.
15min Biodiversity Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity of two trays and record their findings on the handout. Students can also use Easy Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet (via Schoology) to check their findings.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Biodiversity: Practice Calculations
CW: Completed Easy Biodiversity Calculations.
DN: What does 52/100 equal?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
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CW: Completed Easy Biodiversity Calculations.
DN: What does 52/100 equal?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Add paper cutouts to trays.
20min Level Up Project Presentations
15min Biodiversity Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity of two trays and record their findings on the handout. Students can also use Easy Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet (via Google Classroom) to check their findings.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Biodiversity: CER
CW: Completed CER on Bananas.
DN: Read the article on Bananas.
Reminders: Don’t forget to prepare for your presentations.
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CW: Completed CER on Bananas.
DN: Read the article on Bananas.
Reminders: Don’t forget to prepare for your presentations.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min Level Up Presentations
10min Class read the and annotate Bananas Article (technically and edited excerpt from Never out of Season).
5min Watch Banana Videos.
5min> Students write the outline for the Claim using the ABC method.
5min> Students convert Claim outline into a full sentence. Students share claims.
5min> Students write outline for Evidence and find supporting text using the ABC method.
5min> Students convert Evidence outline into a full sentence. Students share evidence.
5min> Students write the outline for the Reasoning using the ABC method.
5min> Students convert Reasoning outline into a full sentence. Students share reasoning.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.