MiniLab: Chopsticks Skills
HW: Study for your quiz.
CW: Complete the Chopsticks Skill MiniLab write up. (Chart/Trendline, Identify the variables & constants, Analysis, Prediction for 11min, and Hypothesis.)
DN: What evidence do we have for continental drift?
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HW: Study for your quiz.
CW: Complete the Chopsticks Skill MiniLab write up. (Chart/Trendline, Identify the variables & constants, Analysis, Prediction for 11min, and Hypothesis.)
DN: What evidence do we have for continental drift?
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Example Data for Chopsticks Skills MiniLab
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines the procedures for the MiniLab and randomly selects participants.
5min Class identifies variables and develops hypothesis
10-15min Trials 1-4 are carried on while students record data. (While waiting, students should start labeling chart and entering numbers into a spreadsheet to determine averages.)
5min Students plot the data and add a trendline. Students make a prediction for 11min.
5min Students complete the MiniLab report.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
AIM: Students perform an experiment to collect, analyze, and interpret the data.
Plate Tectonics: Ancient Earthquakes
CW: Complete Ancient Earthquakes 365 Handout.
DN: Take handout and read text from Roman historian Ammianus Macellinus.
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CW: Complete Ancient Earthquakes 365 Handout.
DN: Take handout and read text from Roman historian Ammianus Macellinus.
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Ancient Earthquakes 365 Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Review the events of the 365 earthquake based on historic accounts from people in Alexandria.
5min Brief explanation of earthquake waves.
10min> Determining Distance from Epicenter. Demonstration on using time gap between earthquake waves to determine distance. Students determine distances for other cities.
10min> Triangulation. Demonstration on how to use map key, a pen, and ruler/paper/compass/string to mark distances away from each city. The epicenter is where all the marks for every city intersect.
10min> Students finish answering questions on the handout.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Continental Drift: Cake Core Samples
CW: Cake Core Sampling Data via Schoology & CER Paragraph.
DN: A = Halloween; B = Free Candy; and C = Fun. Write CER Paragraph
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CW: Cake Core Sampling Data via Schoology & CER Paragraph.
DN: A = Halloween; B = Free Candy; and C = Fun. Write CER Paragraph
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Cake Core Sampling Data (via schoology)
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question.
5min Clean and clear tables.
15min Core Sampling Activity. Students take core samples from the model (cake) and record their findings (ie Layer Color, Fossil Type & Location) into a shared spreadsheet via google classroom. [Sesame seed = Flower Fossil; Poppy Seeds = Seaweed Fossil; Chili Flake = Fish Fossil; and Raisin = Spider Fossil]
5min Class overviews evidence. Teacher double-checks findings.
10min Students use evidence to write a CER that provides evidence and reasoning for the land not being together in the past.
5min Students share CER paragraphs .
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Cycles of Matter: Cycling Through
HW: Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle. (Optional: Review worm anatomy.)
CW: Completed Cycling Through Handout.
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HW: Study for your quiz on the Nitrogen Cycle. (Optional: Review worm anatomy.)
CW: Completed Cycling Through Handout.
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LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines Cycling Through Activity.
10min Cycling Through Activity. Students identify what they are (Protein, Nitrogen Compounds, or Nitrogen Gas) as well as their location (Soil, Air, Producer, Waste, etc.) then roll dice to determine what happens to them. Repeat at new location and record outcomes.
5min Discussion on activity.
5min< Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
MiniLab: Reaction Speed
HW: Finish Ecosystem Vocabulary Video Projects due Tuesday (10/15).
CW: Completed Reaction Speed (Fall Distance) MiniLab Report.
DN: How do you know if you have quick reflexes?
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HW: Finish Ecosystem Vocabulary Video Projects due Tuesday (10/15).
CW: Completed Reaction Speed (Fall Distance) MiniLab Report.
DN: How do you know if you have quick reflexes?
RESOURCES
MiniLab Blank Template Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab. One student will drop a ruler and the other will catch it at different distances between their finger and thumb (gap).
15min Students collect fall distance data. (Gap between fingers: 3cm, 5cm, 7cm, and 10cm.)
5min Students calculate the averages.
5min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.
5min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction for an untested distance. (Try 12cm.)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.