Teacher: Kholi, Tramel, Mordecai
Day
Content Objectives/ Essential Questions
M on da y
Holiday
Tu es da y
7.4A use appropriate tools to collect, record, and analyze information, including life science models, hand lens, stereoscopes, microscopes, beakers, Petri dishes, microscope slides, graduated cylinders, test tubes, meter sticks, metric rulers, metric tape measures, timing devices, hot plates, balances, thermometers, calculators, water test kits, computers, temperature and pH probes, collecting nets, insect traps, globes, digital cameras, journals/notebooks, and other equipment as needed to teach the curriculum; and
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7.2C collect and record data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative means such as labeled drawings, writing, and graphic organizers;
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Level/Course/Unit:
Language Objectives
3E Student is expected to share infromation in cooperative learning interactions
Instruction/ Activities [Differentiation Strategies]
Elaborate / Evaluate Students are put in sm. groups to create investigations, measure, and answer the following question: Which material would be best to build a raft? Students will measure the density of 3 different materials to determine which material would be the best to build a raft.
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Resources (Materials)
Triple beam balance
Evaluation/ Assessments
Formative
Graduated cylinder Meter stick Overflow canister Notebook
4J The student is expected to demonstrate English comprehention by drawing conclusions from labratory experiments and calculations
Evaluate
Students write CBD based on raft building lab.
Notebook
Summative
7.2E analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predict trends.
Th u r sd ay
The student knows that there is a relationship among force, motion, and energy. The is expected to: 7.7A Contrast situations where work is done with different amounts of force to situations where no work is done such as moving a box with a ramp and without a ramp, or standing still. Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during laboratory and field investigations. The student is expected to: 7.2A Plan and implement comparative and descriptive investigations
Engagement
1B
Students are put in sm. groups to answer the following questions on a different color sticky note. Questions are posted on board (sticky notes are posted here):
-Sticky Notes -Notebook
1. How would you define work? 2. How can simple machines make work easier? 3. What is the relationship between force work?
Explore: What is work? Lab
Research Question:
-Notebook -Lab Procedure Sheet
What variables affect the amount of work being done? -Notebook -Formative
by making observations asking well-defined questions, and using appropriate equipment and technology; 7.2E Analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predicted trends. 7.2C Collect and record data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative means such as labeled drawings, writing, and graphic organizers. Essential Question: What is the relationship between force and work? What variables affect the amount of work being done?
F r i da y
The student knows that there is a relationship among force, motion, and energy. The is expected to:
1B 1C
7.7A Contrast situations where work is done with different amounts of force to situations where no work is done such as moving a box with a ramp and without a ramp, or standing still
Explain/Elaborate: Question Prompt: Your family is moving to a new home and you are asked to pack a box of books that ends up weighing 20 lbs. On the day of the big move, the box must be moved 6ft into a waiting truck loaded with more boxes. How much work will be done lifting the 20 lb box 6ft off the ground? How can you explain the relationship between force and work?
-notebook
-Acting out the prompt -Go into explaining vocabulary by putting with the actions being performed -Introduce Work Formula F=WxD *Cornell Notes
Writing AV I D
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading
G O A LS
Critical Thinking
Academic Conversations
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum