Lesson 1 Monday, March 10, 2014  D DAy

Objectives.

Students will be able to learn and apply the concept of fact and opinion

Students will be able to understand contour interval, contour line, and index contours.

Opening Activity Bell ringer: Define topography, relief, and elevation

Activities:

Fact and opinion exercise (passage)

Fact and opinion exercise (book activity)

Closing: Review questions on content

Hwk: pg 27 Reading checkpoint  and pg 30 question 1 a-b

Lesson 2 Tuesday, March 11,2014 E Day

Objectives.

1.Students will be able to understand the terms contour line, contour interval, and index contour.

2.Students will be able to learn how to read a map.

Opening Activity: Bell ringer: Can you distinguish a fact from an opinion?

Activities:

Mapping activity (worksheet)

Homework assignment (in-class) pg 29 questions 1-6

Closing: Review content with questions.

Closing: Review content with questions

Hwk: Finish the rest of homework assignment.

Lesson 3 Wednesday, March 12, 2014 F- Day 

Objectives:

1.Students will re-visit fact and opinion via a book activity.

2.Students will be able to learn how    to read a topographic map by completing a worksheet.

3.Students will be able to learn about the uses of a topographic map.

Opening Activity: Bell ringer: (topographic map) What landform is this?

Activities:

Fact and opinion Activity: Students will define contour lines, interval, and index contour and change the facts into opinions.

Mapping activity: Students will complete topographic map in order to practice skill.

Closing: review questions on objective (content)

Thursday: March 13, 2014 A- Day 

Objectives:

Students will complete quiz on topographic maps.

Students will be able to know the four main uses of topographic maps.

Activities:

Quiz.

Book activity: Students will find the four types of uses for a topographic map in their books on pg. 30. They will also identify how businesses and governments use topographic maps.

Homework: Page 30 Question 3 a-b

Friday: March 14, 2014 B- Day 

Objectives:

Students will be able to understand how weathering and erosion affect the Earth’s surface.

Students  will be able to understand the concept of cause and effect.

Opening Activity: Describe what weathering and erosion is?

Activities:

How fast can you fizz activity. (lab activity)

Cause and Effect activity- (Story Chain) Students will create a story where there are causes and effects.

Book Activity (students will identify the various ways of mechanical weathering and write the causes and effects of that weathering.

Closing: Review concepts of cause and effect as well as, weathering and erosion.

Homework : Pg. 45 Question 1 a-b-c

Lesson Plans for the Week of March 3, 2014 - March 7, 2014

Lesson Plans for the Week of March 3, 2014-March 7,2014
STEM Science and Literacy
Mr. Bish

Monday, March 3, 2014 E- Day

Monday Morning Meeting Protocol.

Students will participate in Monday Morning Meeting. Students listened to the morning buzz presentation; Presentation includes, local news, world news, weather, birthdays, week in review and events to come up. Students welcomed the other two grade six classrooms into the STEM program. The STEM council will present to the classrooms the procedures and expectations for the STEM team. Students will learn the objectives for the week and listen to Mr. Kerr the NERIC specialist for the district on working in the information and technology field. 

Science Objectives:  As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Demonstrate their knowledge of land forms and maps in chapter one.
2.) Complete the assessment that demonstrates knowledge of content.

Lesson Overview: Students will take the science assessment.
Evidence of Learning: Complete assessment

Homework: Read pages 18-19  Be able to tell the three types of map projections.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 F- Day

Pages:  18-19 in The Earth's Changing Surfaces.

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...

1.) Distinguish between the three map projections; Mercator, Conic, and Equal Area.
2.) Create their own conic map.


Lesson: Students will learn about the three different types of projections. Distinguish the differences between 2d and 3d mapping. Understand how scientist use these maps to study the earth. Students will create a 3d model of 3d mapping.

Evidence of learning- Complete a projection map.

Homework: Page 19 3a and 3b

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - A Day

Pages 22-23

Objectives- Students will....

1.)Understand the differences between different types of mapping systems.
2.) Understand how computers use pixels to make models of the earth.

Lesson Overview-  Students will look at pages 14-15 in their text and learn about the history of map making. Students will think -pair share and discuss how maps have changed.  Learn about surveying and how it was connected to map making. Learn about sextants, compasses, and the telescope.   Students will then learn about computer generated maps. Students will then make a picture of an apple using the idea of creating pixels.

Evidence of Learning- Describe the instruments used to make maps. Understand how computers create images of maps and land forms which lend themselves to creating GPS images.


Read 21-23 answer questions 1a, 1b,1c, 2a

Thursday, March 6 , 2014 B Day


Pages 24-25  GPS SYSTEMS
Objectives: Student will...
1.) Learn about GPS systems .

2.) Explain how GPS satellites work.

3.Identify the need for GPS system.

Lesson Overview: Work together in cooperative groups to identify the needs for GPS system.  Students will then work on their advertisement brochure for  GPS system. Students will use the text on pages 24-25 to help write their advertisements.


Evidence of Learning- Work on GPS advertisement.


Friday, March 7, 2014    C- Day
Objectives

Students will...

1.) Demonstrate knowledge of content by taking test.
2.) Complete GPS advertisement that makes people want to change

Lesson Overview: Students will take a 10 question quiz on content. After they have completed the test students will present their GPS advertisement . Students will participate in a critical friends protocol to make changes to their final advertisement.

Evidence of learning: Complete GPS advertisement.

Lesson Plans for the Week of February 24, 2014-February 28, 2014
Mr. Bish STEM
Science and Nonfiction Literacy

Weekly Focus for the Week:  The Earth's Changing Surfaces/ Non-Fiction Context Clues

Mr. F Will be instructing with the support of Mr. Bish

Monday, February 24,2014  F Day

Monday Morning Meeting Protocol.

Students will participate in Monday Morning Meeting. Students will reflect on the Science Fair that took place on February 13, 2014. Students praised the winning teams. Discussed the process of working up to the Science Fair.  Evaluated their performance during the science fair.  Students listened to the morning buzz presentation; Presentation includes, local news, world news, weather, birthdays, week in review and events to come up. Discussed up coming STEM elections of new officers. Students were given the opportunity to work in their socials studies travel brochure which is dues on Tuesday. Travel brochure educates the reader about ancient Mesopotamia.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014  A- Day

The Earth's Changing Surfaces  Pages 6-7

Objectives for the lesson.

1.) Students will learn about context clues in nonfiction texts
2.) Use what they learned about context clues to define topography, relief and elevation.

Lesson Overview:  Students will learn about using context clues in chapter one.  Students well learn how to identify and use context clues to define terms in a nonfiction text.  Students worked in groups to define topography, elevation and relief.

Evidence of Learning: Students will define topography, elevation, and relief using context clues.

Homework:  Page 10 questions 1a, 1b

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 B- Day

Objectives for the lesson....

1.Students will demonstrate their understanding of the three terms topography, elevation, and relief.
2.Learn compare and contrast strategy.
3. Compare and contrast  mountains, plateaus, and plains.

Lesson Overview: Students will learn how to compare and contrast two different things. Students will study a video of dance styles and communicate the similarities and differences. Students will then work in groups to compare and contrast mountains, plateaus, and plains using their text. Students will describe and define each land form and compare and contrast each land form.

Evidence of Learning- Students will compare and contrast the three different land forms: Plateau, plains, mountains.

Homework- Concept Map, Page 10 questions 2a and 2c.

Thursday, February 27, 2014  C- Day

Objectives for the Lesson: Students will...
1.) Distinguish the differences between a globe and a map.
2.) Compare both the globe and maps .

Lesson Overview: Students will define and describe map and globe. Students will learn that a map is a flat model of the earth that can be viewed form a distance above the earth's surface. Students will learn that a globe is a physical model of the earth viewed from space. Students will look at models of maps and globes to compare and contrast each model.

Evidence of Learning:Students will complete quiz. Take notes and work in groups.

Friday, February 28, 2014 D- Day

Objectives: Students will...
1.) Review prime meridian and equator bu creating a model with and orange.
2.) Learn and identify lines of latitude and longitude.
3.) Identify points using lines of latitude and longitude on a map on page 17.

Lesson Overview: Students will open the lesson by drawing the prime meridian and the equator on the orange. Students will identify the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere created by the equator. Students will then identify the eastern and western hemisphere  created by the prime meridian. Students will then learn how to identify the lines of latitude and longitude on a map. Students will then use coordinates to identity points on a map.

Evidence of learn: Creation of the orange models, identifying coordinates and points on a map.

Lesson Plans for the Week of February 10, 2014- February 14, 2014

Lesson Plans for the Week of February 10, 2014- February 14, 2014
Mr. Bish STEM
Science and Literacy
Focus: Science Fair Preparation

Monday, February 10, 2014 B- Day

Objectives for the Lesson : As a result of the lesson students will.....
1.) Follow Monday Meeting Protocol:

- Greeting
- Morning Buzz
- Shout Outs
- Objectives for the Week
- Guest Speaker ( Ally Bero) Division 1 Hockey Player St. Lawrence University
2.) Students will create their presentation boards for the Science Fair

Lesson Overview: Students will collaborate to work on creating their science fair poster presentation. Students will create a presentation board that demonstrates the steps of the scientific method.  Students will also participate in interviews with Mrs. Santamore to demonstrate background knowledge of their experiments. Students will also prepare their presentations, practice speaking for the judges.

Evidence of Learning:  students will work to complete project boards by Wednesday.

Tuesday, February, 11, 2014  C- Day

Objectives for the Lesson; As a result of the lesson students will....
1.) Collaborate to prepare presentation board for the science fair.
2.) Evaluate their presentation board  to make sure that they are a clearly demonstrating an understanding of the scientific method.

Lesson Overview: Students will collaborate to work on creating their science fair poster presentation. Students will create a presentation board that demonstrates the steps of the scientific method.  Students will also participate in interviews with Mrs. Santamore to demonstrate background knowledge of their experiments. Students will also prepare their presentations, practice speaking for the judges.

Evidence of Learning:  students will work to complete project boards by Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014  D- Day
Objectives for the Lesson; As a result of the lesson students will....
1.) Collaborate to prepare presentation board for the science fair.
2.) Evaluate their presentation board  to make sure that they are a clearly demonstrating an understanding of the scientific method.
3.) Complete project boards.

Lesson Overview: Students will collaborate to work on creating their science fair poster presentation. Students will create a presentation board that demonstrates the steps of the scientific method.  Students will also participate in interviews with Mrs. Santamore to demonstrate background knowledge of their experiments. Students will also prepare their presentations, practice speaking for the judges.

Evidence of Learning:  students will work to complete project boards by Wednesday.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Objectives; Students will..

1.Practice their presentations in preparation of the science fair.
2. Participate in the science fair.
3.) Present their science project for judges.

Lesson Overview: Students will participate in critical friends to prepare for their science fair.  Scritical friends involves peers evaluating the projects strengths and weaknesses. All students will practice presenting before presenting to judges at 1:15 .  During the fair students will present to judges their scientific experiment. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the scientific method and how their science experiments demonstrated their understanding of the method.



Evidence of Learning: Students will participate in the local YING Tri Region Science Fair


Friday, February 14, 2014  - SNOW DAY NO SCHOOL

Lesson Plans Thursday, February 6,2014- Friday, February 7, 2014

Lesson Plans Continued for Thursday, February 6,2014- Friday, February  7, 2014
Mr. Bish

Science Fair: Preparing for the Science Fair for Thursday, February 13

Thursday, February 6, 2014   F- Day

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will.....

1.) Prepare their final reports by imputing all of their information in to a master report.
2.) Create a presentation board that demonstrates their knowledge of the scientific method.


Lesson Overview:  Students will work to prepare presentation boards for the science fair on February 13, 2014.

Evidence of Learning: Prepare presentation boards.

Thursday, February 7, 2014   A- Day

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will.....

1.) Prepare their final reports by imputing all of their information in to a master report.
2.) Create a presentation board that demonstrates their knowledge of the scientific method.


Lesson Overview:  Students will work to prepare presentation boards for the science fair on February 13, 2014.

Evidence of Learning: Prepare presentation boards.

Lesson Plans for the Week of February 2,2014 -February 7, 2014

Lesson Plans for the Week of February 3, 2014 February 7, 2014
Mr. Bish
STEM Science/ Literacy

FOCUS: Science Fair Preparation

Monday, February 3,2014 - Day

Monday Morning Meeting Protocol:  Focus for Meeting

Greeting Mrs. Kuhn- Snowball Greeting Activity
Morning Buzz- Review of the previous weeks news, current events, week in review, weather
Bullying Committee - Types of Bullying Presentation
Mrs. Zappia- Short Lesson on Lesson 29- percent problems

Objectives for the Lesson: As  result of the lesson students will...
1.)Follow the procedure that they have written for their experiment.
2.) Conduct experiments by testing different variables
3.) Collect data on a data table.

Lesson Overview: During class time students will conduct their experiments for the science fair. Students will test variables and collect numerical data and write down observational data.

Evidence of Lesson" Students will do their experiments and collect data.


Tuesday, February 4, 2014 D- Day

Objectives for the lesson: As result of the lesson students will...

1.Work collaboratively to go through their science lab experiment files.
2.Evaluate their work to make sure that all parts of the experiment are ready to publication.
3. Conference with teachers to make sure all part are clear and communicate their knowledge of their content.
Lesson: Students will work in collaborative groups to evaluate if their work is completed and meets the standards for the science fair.  Students will conference with teachers to make sure that their work is at or above grade six standards.

Evidence of Learning:  Students will edit and revise files.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 E- day

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Learn the components of reporting results
2.) Write their results from experiments.
3.Learn the components of writing the conclusion.
4.) Write their conclusion.

Lesson Overview:

Overview

Your conclusions will summarize whether or not your science fair project results support or contradict your original hypothesis. If you are doing an Engineering or Computer Science programming project, then you should state whether or not you met your design criteria. You may want to include key facts from your background research to help explain your results. Do your results suggest a relationship between the independent and dependent variable?

If Your Results Show that Your Hypothesis is False

If the results of your science experiment did not support your hypothesis, don't change or manipulate your results to fit your original hypothesis, simply explain why things did not go as expected. Professional scientists commonly find that results do not support their hypothesis, and they use those unexpected results as the first step in constructing a new hypothesis. If you think you need additional experimentation, describe what you think should happen next.

Scientific research is an ongoing process, and by discovering that your hypothesis is not true, you have already made huge advances in your learning that will lead you to ask more questions that lead to new experiments. Science fair judges do not care about whether you prove or disprove your hypothesis; they care how much you learned.

Evidence of Learning: Students will write their conclusion and reporting results.

Lesson Plans for the Week of January 27, 2014- January 31, 2014

Lesson Plans for the Week of January 27, 2014- January 31, 2014 
Mr. Bish 
STEM Science and Literacy 

Focus of the Week Getting Ready for the Science Fair

Monday, January 27, 2014 

SNOW DAY NO SCHOOL!!!


Tuesday, January 28, 2014 

No School Due to Closing 

Wednesday, January 29, 2014  F Day 
Objectives for the Lesson : As a result of the lesson students will...

1.) Learn the three types of Variables in an experiment. (  Variables. A variable is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types. An experiment usually has three kinds of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.)
2.) Distinguish between the three types of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.
3.) Identify the variables in three experiments.
4.) As a group generate the variables in their science experiment which will be word processed by the end of the class.

Lesson Overview: Today the students will be learning about the three different types of variables in a scientific experiment. Students will learn that the independent variable is change in the experiment. The dependent variable is how the experiment responds to the change ( independent variable) and the controlled is what is remaining the same. Student will analyze three labs and identify the independent variable, the dependent variable and the controlled variable. Student will then create the variables in their experiments. Students will word process variables for their report.

Evidence of Learning: Students will take their knowledge of variables and write up their independent variable, their dependent variable, and controlled variable for their experiments. 

Thursday, January 30, 2014, A- Day 

Objectives for the lesson: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.Learn how to write their hypothesis for their experiments in the If, then format.
2.) Students will write their hypothesis and then word process their hypothesis for their research report.

Lesson Overview: Students will learn they a hypothesis is:

• A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work.
• Most of the time a hypothesis is written like this: "If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen." (Fill in the blanks with the appropriate information from your own experiment.)
  
• Your hypothesis should be something that you can actually test, what's called a testable hypothesis. In other words, you need to be able to measure both "what you do" and "what will happen."

Students will then write their hypothesis for their experiment 

.Evidence of Learning: Students will write their hypothesis as an If  then statement. Then they will word process it for their report.