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!

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.)
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Thursday, September 17, 2015 - D- Day
Objectives:
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Friday, September 18, 2015 - E- Day
Objectives:
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Lesson Plans for the Week of September 7, 2015- September 11, 2015

Lesson Plans for Mr. Bish
STEM Team B
Science and Social Studies Literacy

Mr. Bish

Monday, September 7, 2015

NO School in Observance of Labor Day

What is the reason for Labor Day?

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - C- Day 

Topic: Social Studies - Geography Pages 

Driving Question for Unit:  How do we as students create an app that will help and further educate people about word geography?

Based on this video, what is geography?

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

1.) Discuss and share common knowledge about geography and geographic terms

2.) Define vocabulary terms using social studies text.

3.) Record vocabulary terms in their notes 

Terms to Define: Page A-20 

basin, bay, bluff, canyon, cape, cataract, channel, cliff, coast, coastal plain, delta, desert, desert, dune, fall line

Lesson Overview: Students will be introduced to the teams driving question. Generate a needs to know list about what questions they need to know about geography. Learn how to record terms from text book. 

Evidence of Learning: Students will record driving question in their notes. Students will also define geographic terms part 1.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 - D- Day 

Social Studies: Geography- Distinguishing between political and physical maps  

Terms to Define: Page A-20 

floodplain, foothills, glacier, gulf, hill, inlet, island, isthmus, lagoon, lake marsh 

Objectives: Students will...

1.) Learn to distinguish between political and physical maps. 

2.) identify key features of physical and political maps.

3.) Identify all continents and oceans

Lesson Overview:

Students watch the video above to learn about political and physical maps. Students will identify that political maps show borders, major cities and national capital. Students will then look at the maps on pages A-10-A15 to gather information from political maps. Students will then identify the traits of a physical map. Identify physical features; mountains, deserts, vegetation, rivers, lakes and streams. 

Evidence of Learning: Vocab Terms 2 A-20  Students can compare and contrast physical and political maps. 

Thursday, September 10, 2015 E- Day

Assessment: Vocab List 1-2 

Terms to Define: Page A-20 

mesa, mountain, mountain pass, mountain range, mouth of river, oasis, ocean, peak, peninsula, plain, plateau, reef, river, riverbank 

Objectives: 

Lesson Overview:

Evidence of Learning:

Friday, September 11, 2015 

Take a moment and remember the men and woman who lost their lives on this tragic day.  

Terms to Define: Page A-20 

savanna, sea, sea level, slope, source of water, strait, swamp, timberline, tributary, valley, volcano, waterfall

WELCOME

STEM

Social Studies/ Science

Mr. Bish 

Grade 6 

Lesson Plans: Week of September 3, 2015 - September 4, 2015 

Monday, August 31, 2015

No School

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 

Superintendents Conference Day 1 

Teachers will prepare for the coming school year. 

Teachers will meet to plan curriculum and assessments for the coming school year.

Watch the following video

Here are some helpful hints to help students entering middle school.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Superintendents Conference Day 1 

Teachers will prepare for the coming school year. 

Teachers will meet to plan curriculum and assessments for the coming school year.

Thursday, September 3, 2015  - A Day 

Objectives for the day 

Students will......

Learn the rituals and routines for being part of the grade six STEM team.

Practice these rituals and routines.

Learn about working within the STEM program.

Learn the Five STEM Team Rules and Expectations for Learning 

How do I learn and open my combination lock?

STEM Team Rules and Expectations:

Be Responsible 

Be an Active Learner

Be a Positive Influence 

Be Prepared to Produce Results 

Be Respectful 

Activity: Students will ....

Work in cooperative groups to come up with what group work expectations need to be. Students will then come up with four to five rules for working in cooperative groups. Students will then be broken up into groups of 4 to 5 students. Students will be given of the STEM team rules and expectations. Each team will come up with:

An explanation of the rule to teach the class.

What does it look like? Three examples

What words should you hear?  Three examples

How does it make you feel? Three examples

Students will then create a visual to teach their peers with. Students will present tot he class. 

Evidence of Learning: Students will complete visual. Student will teach their peers. 

Friday, September 4,2015 

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

Review rituals and routines learned the previous day.

Lesson Plans for the Week of 6/8/15-6/12/15
Mr. Bish

Science/ Social Studies

Rescue Bots- STEM Project


Monday, June 15, 2015- F- Day


Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - A- Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 B- Day

Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

 Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Thursday, June 18, 2013 C Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Friday, June 19 2015 D- Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Lesson Plans for the Week of 6/8/15-6/12/15
Mr. Bish

Science/ Social Studies

Rescue Bots- STEM Project


Monday, June 8, 2015- A- Day


Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - B- Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 C- Day

Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

 Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Thursday, June 11, 2013 D Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Friday, June 12, 2015 E- Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Lesson Plans for the Week of 6/1/15-6/5/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 6/1/15-6/5/15

Lesson Plans for the Week of 6/1/15-6/5/15
Mr. Bish

Science/ Social Studies

Rescue Bots- STEM Project


Monday, June 1, 2015- B- Day


Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - C- Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 D- Day

Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

 Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Thursday, June 4, 2013 E Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.

Friday, June 5, 2015 F- Day
Programmers Objectives: Students will

1.) Collaborate with different Departments to complete mission programming.

2.) Use NXT Mindstorm programming system to program three tasks for the robot demonstration.

3.) Document all three missions using the robot mission documentation.

Corporation Objectives: The Corporation will....

1.)Work as team to create a marketing plan for demonstrating and selling their robot.

2.)Research more information about tornadoes that will aide them in their sales pitch.