Natural Resources: SMA (Day 2 of 2)
HW: Turn in Natural Resources SMA video clips.
CW: Complete Natural Resources SMA.
DN: Take out SMA materials (from yesterday) and technology.
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HW: Turn in Natural Resources SMA video clips.
CW: Complete Natural Resources SMA.
DN: Take out SMA materials (from yesterday) and technology.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher organizes students for access to technology.
5min Natural Resources Stop Motion Animations. Teacher explains how to complete each animation.
Fossil Fuels SMA
- Title. (5pics)
- Dead plants and animals fall and sink into the swamp. (12+pics)
- Layer upon layer upon layer of sediments cover and bury the swamp. (12+pics)
- The buried material turns into coal/oil. (5+pics)
Groundwater SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and collects at the bottom. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
Soil SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Weathering and erosions turn part of a rock into sediments. (5+pics)
- Lichen and Moss start growing on rock. (7+pics)
- Dead lichen and moss mix into the sediments. (7+pics)
- Bird poop falls onto and mixes into the sediments. (7+pics)
25min Students film stop motion animations.
5min Students make edits to stop motion animations before turning them in via google classroom.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: SMA (Day 1 of 2)
HW: (Optional) BYOT - Bring your own technology. Have the Stop Motion Studio App already installed.
CW: Complete parts for stop motion animation.
DN: Where are fossil fuels made?
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HW: (Optional) BYOT - Bring your own technology. Have the Stop Motion Studio App already installed.
CW: Complete parts for stop motion animation.
DN: Where are fossil fuels made?
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher organizes students for access to technology.
5min Natural Resources Stop Motion Animations. Teacher explains how to complete each animation.
Fossil Fuels SMA
- Title. (5pics)
- Dead plants and animals fall and sink into the swamp. (12+pics)
- Layer upon layer upon layer of sediments cover and bury the swamp. (12+pics)
- The buried material turns into coal/oil. (5+pics)
Groundwater SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and collects at the bottom. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
Soil SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Weathering and erosions turn part of a rock into sediments. (5+pics)
- Lichen and Moss start growing on rock. (7+pics)
- Dead lichen and moss mix into the sediments. (7+pics)
- Bird poop falls onto and mixes into the sediments. (7+pics)
20min Students complete making the parts for their stop motion animations.
10min Students start on their stop motion animations.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: Notes
CW/HW: [1] Completed Foldy-Thing (p82). [2] Paragraph summary and 2 margin questions (p83) in notebook.
DN: Make Foldy-Thing.
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CW/HW: [1] Completed Foldy-Thing (p82). [2] Paragraph summary and 2 margin questions (p83) in notebook.
DN: Make Foldy-Thing.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Make Foldy-Thing for Natural Resource Notes.
25min Natural Resource Notes on p83. Foldy-Thingy notes on p82.
10min Paragraph summaries and margin questions on p83.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
MiniLab: Running Push Ups
CW: Complete Heart Rate MiniLab Report.
DN: Put on running shoes.
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CW: Complete Heart Rate MiniLab Report.
DN: Put on running shoes.
RESOURCES
MiniLab Blank Template Handout
Running & Push Ups Sample Data
LESSON OUTLINE
10min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab.
40m Students run and then do push ups.
5min Using Google spreadsheets or a calculator, students calculate the averages.
10min 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 for20min of running.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
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.