Lesson Plans for the Week of May 11, 2015 - May 17, 2015

Lesson Plans  for the Week of May 11, 2015 - May 17, 2015
Mr. Bish
Grade 6 STEM

Project Time:  Rescue Bots

Driving Question:

How do we as a corporation design, and execute a product that will be beneficial during and or after a natural disaster?

Monday, May 11, 2015  B- Day 

Monday Morning Meeting Protocol:

Team building activity - Pass the hope without breaking hands.

Guest Speaker- Mr. Anderson from NERIC - share job description, duties, education requirements and a demonstration of knowledge of computer technology.

Brainstorming Session- What skills do we need to conduct a successful interview. 

LESSON FOCUS:  Job interviews

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

1.) Demonstrate interview skills in a mock job interview 

2.) Present their resume and give examples of qualifications make them good candidates for departments.

Lesson Overview: 

Students completed their resumes from the previous day. They will signup for an interview time with their desired department. Students will interview with teachers and demonstrate their knowledge about departments and present their qualifications. 

Evidence of Learning -  Students complete job interviews.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 C- Day

 How Deep is Deep?

1.)  Where is Mariana's Trench located?

2.) What causes Mariana's Trench to form?

Open Pit Mining

Why do we dig minerals out of the ground?

What is open pit mining? Describe the process.

From Fire to Land

What is a hot spot?

What is a plate?

Why did the hot spot under the pacific plate for a chain of islands instead of just one?



Evidence of Learning:
Students will complete three articles and answer questions.


Wednesday, May 13, 2015 D- Day

Day One of Department Training :

Programmers:
Agenda for the Day

1. Launch Rescue Bots Project

2.. Department: Programmers

- Established departmental driving question.

Driving Question: How do we as programmers write, tests, change and finalize our code, so that our robot can perform its task for our presentation?

Team Contracts:  Signed and posted.

Established Rules and Expectations for programming department.

 Journal Entry #1

What is the STEM team’s Driving Question?  What steps are you going to take to make sure you answer this question?  What skills do you think you are going to have to use on a daily basis to make sure you answer this question?

Thursday, May 14, 2015 E- Day

Agenda: For Programming Department;

Review rules and expectations

Establish needs to know list - Students will generate questions to help learn and plan their programming.

Journal Reflection:

Journal Question #2

Look at your needs to  know list. Pick 3 to 4 questions that you want to answer. Explain why this question is important to answer and how it will help your corporation.

Friday, May 15, 2015 F- Day

Lesson Plans for the Week of 5/4/15-5/8/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 5/4/15-5/8/15
Mr. Bish
Science/ STEM

Unit of Study- Earth's Changing Surface

Monday, May 4,2015  C- Day

Monday Morning Meeting Procedure

- Greeting
- Shout Outs
-Objectives for the Week
- Team Building
- Guest Speaker



Science: Earth's Surface

Pages 5-9 Earth's Changing Surfaces

 What are the four parts of the earth?

How thick is each part?

What are they made up of?

What makes them similar and different from each other.


Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core





Objectives for the Lesson: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify the four layers of the earth
2.) Compare and contrast the parts of the earth
3.) Create a diagram of the earth's structure

Example: Diagram of the Earth
Label all of the parts of the earth.
Give a Description of each part.


Homework- Read pages 22-23 . Pick two land forms and compare and contrast  two land forms. Two similarities and two differences.


Tuesday, May 5, 2015  D- Day

Pages - 8-12

Forces that create land forms

 What are some forces that create land forms.

Focus:
 Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes

Ring of Fire


Key Vocabulary

-Magma
-Plate Tectonics
-Continental Plates
-Oceanic Plates


Objectives:

Students will...

Explain how magma cycling under the earth drives the plates around the earth.

Distinguish between continental plates and oceanic plates..

Explain earth quakes.

Lesson Plans for the Week of 4/27/15-5/1/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 4/27/15-5/1/15
Mr. Bish
STEM
Science/ Non- Fiction Literacy

FOCUS of the Week

Earth Waters:  Water Cycle

Monday, April 27, 2015 - D- Day

Monday Morning Meeting Procedure

STEM Council- Team Building Activity- Human Knot- Students will collaborate a work together to untangle themselves while not breaking their grip.

SPECIAL SPEAKER and Presenter- Amanda Ellsworth - Park Ranger - Wildlife Preserve in Houston Texas.

Amanda will share her educational background with student and share her experience working with the american alligator.

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

1.) Demonstrate prior knowledge by taking a pre assessment of the waters of the earth.
2.) Use tables and graphs to articulate make up of all of the waters around the world.

    Lesson Overview- Pages 1-6

Students will learn the breakdown of the earth's waters. Students will watch the videos and focus on the make up of the earth's waters.

Evidence of Learning: Students will share the make up of the earth's waters








Tuesday, April 28, 2015 E- Day

Lesson Focus:  Types of Precipitation and Water Cycle

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

1.) Distinguish between the different types of precipitation
2.) Use tables and charts to explain the different parts of the water cycle.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 F- Day

Focus: Types of Weathering

Lesson Plans for the Week of 4/2015-4/24/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 4/2015-4/24/15
Mr. Bish
Grade 6 Science STEM


Lesson Overview: This week students will be reviewing for the New York State Mathematics Assessment.  Mr. Bish will be assisting Mrs. Zappia by teaching lesson on:

Histograms
Problem Solving Using Data Displays
Box Plots
Describing and Collecting Data


Monday, April 20, 2015 E- Day

Monday Morning Meeting-

Test taking Strategies- Review

WATCH THESE VIDEOS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE APPLYING THESE SKILLS WHILE YOU TAKE THIS ASSESSMENT.


GUEST SPEAKER- Mrs. Durant, MRI  Technician from Alice Hyde Medical Center.

- presentation about MRI and CT Scans


Math Lesson:  Histogram-

Objectives Students will...

Display Data on a frequency table and histogram
Page 187 Mathematics Review Book -1-6
Common Core Standards- CC.6.SP4

Tuesday, April 21,2015- F- Day

Math Review: Reducing Fractions

Pages 189-190

Objective Students will solve problems involving data by using a draw a diagram strategy


Review: Finding Percent of a Whole number








Wednesday, April 22, 2015 A- Day

New York State Math Assessment

Students will demonstrate knowledge of NYS Common Core Math in Grade 6

Students will complete book 1

Math Review-

Book Plots

Objective- Display Data in box plots

 Vocab-

Lower quartile
Upper quartile

mean
median

Pages 191-192







Thursday, April 23, 2015 B- Day



New York State Math Assessment

Students will demonstrate knowledge of NYS Common Core Math in Grade 6

Students will complete book 2

Math Review- Pages 192-193

Describe Data Collection 

Attributes- Characteristics 

Unit - unit of measure

Mean - average 

Observations - what is observed and recorded 

Friday, April 24, 2015 C- Day 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 A- Day

New York State Math Assessment

Students will demonstrate knowledge of NYS Common Core Math in Grade 6

Students will complete book 3

Lesson Plans for the Week of 4/13/15-4/17/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 4/13/15-4/17/15
Mr. Bish
Grade 6 Science

Unit; Science Careers in space exploration

Monday, April 13, 2015 - F- Day - Chorus Day

Lesson Focus: Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will.
1.) Use multiple resources to answer questions about being an astronomer, astrophysicist, and planetarium curator.
2.) Support answers with evidence form text.
3.) Write an introduction comparing two of the three fields.

Evidence of Learning;
Students will read three articles about astronomers, astrophysicist and planetarium curators.

Questions:  Planetarium Curator

¡What is a planetarium?

¡What do planetariums curators do ?

¡What do they study for their work?

Astronomer

¡Where do astronomers work?

¡What do astronomers do ?

¡What equipment do astronomers usually operate?

Astrophysicist

¡Which two adjectives describe a good astrophysicist?

¡Why?

¡What do people need to learn if they want to be astrophysicists?

Evidence of Learning: Students will complete comprehension questions.














Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - A- Day

New York State ELA Test Book 1

Objectives:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of ELA Common Core on state ELA test.

Students will answer  42 multiple choice questions based on reading passages.

GOOD LUCK! DO YOUR BEST!


Science Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting Professions
 Objectives:
Students will use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two career fields in space exploration.
Students will identify similarities and write a paragraph about the similarities of two career fields in space exploration.

Lesson Overview- Using the venn diagram that was made the previous day, students will write a paragraph that explains how both career fields are similar.

Evidence of Leaning- Students write a paragraph that cites the similarities in two of the three fields.



Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - B- Day



Objectives:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of ELA Common Core on state ELA test book 2

90 minutes

7 multiple choice questions

3 short responses

1 extended response


GOOD LUCK! DO YOUR BEST!


Science Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting Professions
 Objectives:
Students will use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two career fields in space exploration.
Students will identify similarities and write a paragraph about the similarities of two career fields in space exploration.

Lesson Overview- Using the Venn diagram that was made the previous day, students will write a paragraph that explains how both career fields are different .

Evidence of Leaning- Students write a paragraph that cites the differences in two of the three fields.

Thursday, April 16, 2015 C- Day 

Objectives:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of ELA Common Core on state ELA test. Book 3

Reading and Writing

5 short response questions

1 extended response


GOOD LUCK! DO YOUR BEST!


Science Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting Professions

Objectives:
Students will use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two career fields in space exploration.
Students will identify why these two fields are important to further space research  and write a paragraph about  why the two career fields  are needed to further space exploration.

Lesson Overview- Using the Venn diagram that was made the previous day, students will write a paragraph that explains how both career fields help further space exploration

Evidence of Leaning- Students write a paragraph that cites the differences in two of the three fields.

Friday, April 17, 2015 D- Day

Final Assessment

Lesson Plans for the week of 4/6/15- 4/10/15

Lesson Plans for the week of 4/6/15- 4/10/15
Mr. Bish
Science
Unit- Deep Space

Monday, April 6,2015- A- Day

Monday Morning Meeting Procedure:

Students will listen to a presentation prepared by the St. Regis Mohawk Environment Division: Speaker; Angela Benedict

Students will listen to the presentation about what the Environment Division does and what environmental issues the division must address.

http://www.srmtenv.org/- St. Regis Environment Division



Objectives: Students will ......
1.) Work in cooperative groups to define terms from Deep Space
2.) Create their own definition for each of the terms that helps them remember what the terms mean

Lesson Overview:
Students will define vocabulary terms using their reading passages. Students will then write the meaning in their own words.

Example:


Supernova- the death explosion of a massive star , resulting in a sharp increase in brightness followed by
a gradual fading.


When a star dies it explodes. When it explodes it gets brighter then it fades away.

Evidence of Learning- All 16 terms defined.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, B- Day

Focus Constructed Response:

Lesson Plans for the Week of 3/23/15-3/27/15

Lesson Plans for Mr.Bish
Science
Grade 6 STEM

Science: SPACE  Outside the Solar System

Monday, March 23, 2015 C- Day

Monday Morning Meeting Procedure:


Science: Students will....

Present their planet presentations to their classmates.

Students will critique presentations.

Gather information from presentation

Discuss what they have learned about their presentation .

Presentation of Planets- Scored with checklist. Max Points

-Name of the Planet _____ of 5

-Visual of the Planet _____ of 5

-Origin of the Name- Where did it get the name?  Why was it named?__________ of 10

-Size Diameter_______of 10

-Composition of Planet- What is it made up of? ( gases, rock, etc) __________ of 10

- Description of the Planet________of 10

-Distance from the Sun in miles and kilometers ______ of 10

-What surrounds the planet? ________ 0f 10

- Length of Day______ of 5

- Length of Year _____ of 5

-Temperatures High and Low in Fahrenheit and Celsius _______of 5

Five Facts about the Planet _________ of 15                                                   

  Total ______________

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 D- Day

Text: Outside the Solar System by Patricia Walsh
Deep Space- Pages 4-5

Guiding Question: The author began this nonfiction writing piece with the following :

" On a dark, clear night away from city lights, look up. Look way up. Do you see points of light dotting the black canopy of sky overhead?

Why did the author decided to start the text this way?

Pages 5-6 Exploring Space- Student will sequence space exploration.


Find ways that people are continuing to explore space. Explain why they continue to explore the universe.