Rock Cycle: The VideoGame
HW: [1] Rock Cycle Game Monster Book with all monsters named and at least one spell listed for each monster that can slay it, along with what is dropped when the monster is slayed. [2] Optional - Screenshot of winning the game (must show the student’s name) turned in via schoology (Tuesday, 11/11). [3] Work on Chuck-Ken Trap Project.
DN: Make mini booklet. (Fold in half. In half again. Staple one side where the paper folds and cut off the other.)
Reminders: [1] Last day to sign up as pair is Friday (11/7). [2] Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
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HW: [1] Rock Cycle Game Monster Book with all monsters named and at least one spell listed for each monster that can slay it, along with what is dropped when the monster is slayed. [2] Optional - Screenshot of winning the game (must show the student’s name) turned in via schoology (Tuesday, 11/11). [3] Work on Chuck-Ken Trap Project.
DN: Make mini booklet. (Fold in half. In half again. Staple one side where the paper folds and cut off the other.)
Reminders: [1] Last day to sign up as pair is Friday (11/7). [2] Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
RESOURCES
Chuck-Ken Trap Video Project Rubric
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Students make the Monster Book. Teacher explains how to complete entries (Name of Monster, List of Spells that can Slay the Monster - and what item is dropped when they are defeated).
5-10min Teacher demonstrates how to play game, gain health, save game, enter name, run away, learn and use spells, etc. Provides cheatsheet with quick notes and strategies.
30min Rock Cycle Video Game. Students play the game, work together by sharing information, and complete entries into their Monster Book.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Quiz: Phase Changes & States of Matter
HW: Start working on your project.
DN: What do thermometers measure?
Reminder: [1] Last day to sign up as pair is Friday (11/7). [2] Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
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HW: Start working on your project.
DN: What do thermometers measure?
Reminder: [1] Last day to sign up as pair is Friday (11/7). [2] Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Quick self-guided review.
15min Phase Changes & States of Matter Quiz.
5min Chuck-Ken Trap Particulars Quick Recap.
15min Chuck-Ken Trap Project design time.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Engineering Exercise: Pull Up & SIde Slap
HW: Review for your quiz. (DON’T START ON YOUR PROJECT TILL TOMORROW.)
DN: What’s the difference between accurate and precise?
Reminder: [1] Last day to sign up as pair is Friday (11/7). [2] Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
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HW: Review for your quiz. (DON’T START ON YOUR PROJECT TILL TOMORROW.)
DN: What’s the difference between accurate and precise?
Reminder: [1] Last day to sign up as pair is Friday (11/7). [2] Chuck-Ken Trap due dates: Pairs - Friday, 11/14 & Solo -Friday, 11/21.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now .
5min> Engineering Exercise Intro. Teacher explains use of provided materials: Eyebolt, Bolt, Wingnut, Washer, String, Large Binder Clip, Stick, Ruler, Water Bottle, and a Piece of Tape.
5min> Ruler Pull Up. Planning only. No building. Students discuss how they can use the items to pull the ruler up without them.
10min> Ruler Pull Up. Students construct a machine that pulls the ruler up. (No Tape. Yes string.)
5min> Side Slap. Planning only. No building. Students discuss how they can use the items to slap a water bottle with a ruler by pulling on a marker.
5min> Side Slap. Planning only. Students construct a machine that slaps a water bottle with a ruler by pulling a marker. (No string. Yes tape.)
10min Chuck-Ken Trap Introduction.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Phases Of Matter: Vocab Review
CW/HW: Make flashcards from INGO sheet. DN: Make and INGO sheet.
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CW/HW: Make flashcards from INGO sheet.
DN: Make and INGO sheet.
RESOURCES
Stop Motion Studio App (Apple)
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by making INGO Sheet. (Solid, Liquid, Gas, Melting, Freezing, Vaporization, Condensation, Matter, Temperature, Thermometer, + Energy, -Energy, Kinetic Energy, and Phase Change/Transition).
10min< INGO. Class plays one round of INGO. Teacher goes over vocabulary words used for INGO game. Class plays multiple games of INGO.
10min< State & Phase Change Fast-Paced Race Game.Teams compete to see who can place 16 particles (beads) in a closed container (paper flask) that models different states and phase changes. Team with the most points wins glory.
10min Flashcards. Students turn INGO sheet into 16 flashcards with definitions on the back.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Phases of Matter: States & Phases StopMotion Animation
CW: Stop Motion Animation turned in via schoology.
DN: Bring your own technology. (Stop Motion Studio App.)
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CW: Stop Motion Animation turned in via schoology.
DN: Bring your own technology. (Stop Motion Studio App.)
RESOURCES
Stop Motion Studio App (Apple)
Stop Motion Studio App (Android)
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by describing the particles of a solid and a gas.
5min Teacher organizes students into pairs for access to technology.
10-15min Practice Animations. Teacher demonstrates how to make an object appear like its moving slow, fast, and slow-to-fast using the Stop Motion Studio App. Students start on their Moving Object SMA that shows an object moves slow, fast, and slow-to-fast.
10-15min Solid-Liquid-Gas Animation. Working in pairs or groups of three, students complete animate 9 particle (or fewer) as solid, liquid and gas. Animation includes labels (solid, liquid, and gas).
Animation Sequence:
Title (5pics) - with everyone’s names
Solid (12pics) - every particles jiggles
Liquid (12pics) - all particles slide past each other
Gas (12pics) - particles move in straight line until they collide
10min Demonstration on how to save videos and turn in via Schoology.
5min Clean up. Wrap up.