Lesson Plans for the Week of 9-14-15 to 9-18-15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 9-14-15 to 9-18-15
Mr. Bish
Social Studies/ Non-Fiction Literacy STEM

Unit- Geography- Project Based Learning
Driving Question: How do we as students create an app that will help teach people about world geography and geographic terms?

Monday, September 14, 2015 - A- Day
Lines of Latitude and Longitude

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1. Identify the major lines of latitude. Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and the prime meridian.
2. Define Vocabulary Terms List 3 and 4
3.) Establish team for app and generate a list of need to know questions for project.

Lesson Overview:
Students will watch the video and identify the equator, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn.  Students will learn that these lines of latitude split the earth into hemispheres. Students will identify that the equator creates the northern and southern hemisphere. Prime Meridian separates the eastern and western hemisphere. Students will then use their books to define terms in list 3 and 4. Students will then organize their teams and report team members need to know questions.
Evidence of Learning/ Assessments: Identify equator, prime meridian, tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn. Students will then define terms from list 3 and 4 .

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - B- Day
PBL- We have and App for that!!!

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Create their app name.
2.) Come up with a description of their apps that explains what their app can do for a customer
3.) Write the app description.
Lesson Overview:
Students will look at a number of app created for teaching people geography. Students will look at the app names and product descriptions. Students will identify the key information that the description includes. Students will then take this information and come up with an app name and write a product description.

Evidence of Learning/ Assessments: Write product description and come up with an app name.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015- C- Day
PBL - We have an app for that!

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Thursday, September 17, 2015 - D- Day
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Friday, September 18, 2015 - E- Day
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