Week 3: 8 - 14 MAY
Section outline
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Learning is remembering!
Revisit: week 1 and 2 lessons:
1. Recall the Triune brain theory and how the Triune brain theory helps us understand how we learn.
2. Recall habits of the mind- taking 3 weeks to create a habit and using this to create a habit to do homework everyday.
3. Can recall the Big Bang Theory- How the first element created in the universe was Hydrogen. The fusion with Hydrogen created the first 26 elements, till Iron (26). We are all products from the Big Bang.
4. Can Recall 18 elements of the periodic table.
5. Can Recall the sequence of the scientific method.
6. Can describe variables as Independent, Dependent and control (fixed).
Success criteria: Week 3 Explore: 1. Assessment on Timeline, management plan - meaning staying on task with classwork, HW, assignment, groupwork. Mon 2 create a group. Select either: human body, tough girl/guy challenge, war - collaborating with PE, Global studies. Research and select one experiment you might want to do to apply to your survival skill. Use the scientific method to analize, evaluate and apply. mon 3. Teacher co - constructs: I wonder question on air pressure, ask a question, ( hypothesis) what experiment can I do, what might be the aim, what experiment? Plan: method? equipment, data table, graph, describe experiment, variables, graph, explain graph - why? Mon/Tues. 4. Teacher: creates experiment. uses Tuesday's plan. Students observe and write their findings.
Complete EP task by Friday.Thu
HW for the week.
Task: 1. warm up memory game. First 18 element of the periodic table. Explain how leaning happens. Use grid. habits of the mind.
2. Get students in groups for selection of experiment. Names on spreadsheet. Research for 20 mins. create mindmap.
3. 10 mins EP tasks.
Plenary: recall 18 elements and recall parts of the scientific method and research.