In response to this weeks iceberg activity, if the polar ice caps melted, there could be many ramifications on the environment. According to the activity, there would not be a rise in water levels because the floating icebergs have already displaced the water. However, where we will run into problems is if the ice caps over land melt. Here, we do not already have displacement taking place. So, glaciers over land that are melting into the oceans will drastically effect the water levels around the world. Not to mention, global weather patterns, ocean currents, and animal and plant life in the areas.
Additional questions that I have about this activity would be how to make this experiment work in a 40 minute science class, or as an activity that is done independently at home. Any ideas?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Lesson Plan
This week has been enlightening and bit overwhelming in lesson planning. The resources for this week really sparked my creativity in planning new opening activities for my science class for this upcoming school year. Creating experiences for my students that expand their perceptions of scientists and engineers, opens their minds to new possibilities and ideas about science.
Creating the lesson plan was a bit more challenging. Although I love to create new and engaging lessons for my students, the lesson plan template that we used was a bit overwhelming. One thing that I noticed was that I already do incorporate many of the components from the template into my lessons already. However, I couldn't imagine planning down to every detail like the template outlines, on a daily basis. Are we expected to have every component from the template in our lessons every day? Maybe someone can give me their opinion on that? I would love to know others thoughts.
I liked the 5 E's lesson plan model. I was taught to use that in my undergrad studies and follow that model when planning my lessons for the week, especially in science. It works well in all subjects really. I usually have a discovery question that students can relate to their lives or previous experiences, followed by an investigation to explore and continue to motivate. Then we talk about it and take notes from the text or from me, then we do a lab or hands on activity to delve deeper into the concepts. I then either have a small project or performance assessment that incorporates several lessons, and finally an assessment. Sometimes the extend project or performance assessment is my final assessment and sometimes the concepts are tested on a unit test later on. I find that my students do well using this model, and it just seems to make so much sense to plan lessons in this format. You can't go wrong!
Creating the lesson plan was a bit more challenging. Although I love to create new and engaging lessons for my students, the lesson plan template that we used was a bit overwhelming. One thing that I noticed was that I already do incorporate many of the components from the template into my lessons already. However, I couldn't imagine planning down to every detail like the template outlines, on a daily basis. Are we expected to have every component from the template in our lessons every day? Maybe someone can give me their opinion on that? I would love to know others thoughts.
I liked the 5 E's lesson plan model. I was taught to use that in my undergrad studies and follow that model when planning my lessons for the week, especially in science. It works well in all subjects really. I usually have a discovery question that students can relate to their lives or previous experiences, followed by an investigation to explore and continue to motivate. Then we talk about it and take notes from the text or from me, then we do a lab or hands on activity to delve deeper into the concepts. I then either have a small project or performance assessment that incorporates several lessons, and finally an assessment. Sometimes the extend project or performance assessment is my final assessment and sometimes the concepts are tested on a unit test later on. I find that my students do well using this model, and it just seems to make so much sense to plan lessons in this format. You can't go wrong!
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