MiniLab: Marshmallows
HW: Finish the Review #2
CW: MiniLab Report & Review #2
DN: What’s an independent variable?
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HW: Finish the Review #2
CW: MiniLab Report & Review #2
DN: What’s an independent variable?
RESOURCES
Marshmallow MiniLab Sample Data
MiniLab Blank Template Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab.
10min Students collect push up data. (Number of marshmallows caught at different distances.) Students calculate the averages.
5min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.
10min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction for 7.5ft.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Midterm Review (4 of 4)
CW: Turn INGO paper into Flashcards.
DN: Make an INGO game sheet.
Reminders: Midterm next week.
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CW: INGO to Flashcards.
DN: Make an INGO game sheet.
Reminders: Midterm next week.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
20min INGO. Take INGO game sheet and turn into flashcards.
15min Paper Up Game. Team review game. Fun for the whole class.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Midterm Review (3 of 4)
HW: Study for Midterm.
CW: Q2 Midterm Review #2 worksheet.
DN: What’s an example of a trophic cascade?
Reminders: Midterm is one week away.
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HW: Study for Midterm.
CW: Q2 Midterm Review #2 worksheet.
DN: What’s an example of a trophic cascade?
Reminders: Midterm is one week away.
Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
20min Q2 Review Worksheet #2
15min Pyramid Review Game.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Midterm Review: Board Games
CW: Completed Review Board Game.
DN: Finish setting up boardgames.
Reminder: Midterm next week.
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CW: Completed Review Board Game.
DN: Finish setting up boardgames.
Reminders: Midterm next week.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Troubleshooting. Students play their own game and make changes and improvements.
25min Play Board Games. Students play review board games and then rotate to different tables to play other games.
5min Game Champion Awards. Determine who was the king or queen of games.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Midterm Review: Board Game Design
CW/HW: Complete Review Board Game (Ecosystems Only).
DN: What are examples of tertiary consumers?
Reminders: Midterm next week.
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CW/HW: Complete Review Board Game (Ecosystems Only).
DN: What are examples of tertiary consumers?
Reminders: Midterm next week.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Board Game Assembly & Questions. Teacher demonstrates how to assemble the various board games and then explains how to write questions on the paper cards. (Only on ecosystem notes.)
25min Review Board Game. Students design and make a review board game (ecosystems) that require students to answer questions correctly. Must have a board (4 sheets in size), at least 21 question cards (40 questions for groups of three), a theme (people or peoples can’t be a theme), rules, and color.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.