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.

Lesson Plans for the Week of May 18, 2015 - May 22, 2015

Lesson Plans for the Week of May 18, 2015 - May 22, 2015
Mr. Bish

Science STEM Project

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?

Journal #4

What are some of the strengths you have discovered about yourself? How are these strengths helping you complete your daily tasks?

Monday, May 18, 2015 A- Day 

Programming: Mission Challenge:

Students will work in groups to create a mission for another team to accomplish.

Students will program and document the mission so that the robot can complete task.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 B- Day 

Progress Reports Go Out Today - Please have your parent or guardian sign and return  your progress report for each class. 

Five Move Mission:

Objective Students will

1.Create a five move mission for students for other student movements.

2. Students will program using EV3 programming to program mission.






Evidence of Learning :

Use five move blocks

Must start at home base and end at home base

Can not go past middle of the table

Must plan your programming using mission planning sheet

Complete Mission Sheet

Journal #5

Collaboration is defined as- to work, one with another; cooperate . Give two examples of how you collaborated during the week.  Explain why these examples are collaboration.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 C- Day

Objective: Diagram

Objectives:

Students will sketch out mission using notes symbols and movement to plan three missions.

Students will plan out each other missions

Journal #6

What department are you're working for?  Explain what you do in your department. How is this  helping your corporation?

Thursday, May 21, 2015 D- Day

Objective for the day:

Documentation of Mission

Students will take their diagrams from their planning page and formally type their programming reports using the format.
Collaborate with builders to discuss mission mat placement.

Journal #7

Who is a strong employee in your corporation. What qualities do they possess that make him or her a strong employee?

Friday, May 22, 2015

NO SCHOOL IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

School will be in session WEDNESDAY MAY 28, 2015