Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/5/15-10/9/15
Mr. Bish
Science STEM Grade 6
Unit: Rock Cycle- Types of Rocks
Monday, October 5, 2015
Focus: Building Knowledge About the Rock Cycle and Different Types of Rocks
Driving Question: How do we as students take the information we learned about the Rock Cycle and types of rocks and create a learning tool that teaches and offers resources for people to learn more about the rocks and rock cycle?
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will.
1.) learn the different steps of the rock cycle
2.) Identify the different types of rocks and explain how they are created.
3.) Organize information gained from resources.
Pages - 16-20- Earth's Changing Surface
The Rock Cycle Explained
Watch this video. Think about how all rocks are formed. Be read to share what you learned.
What are the three types of rocks and how are each of them formed?
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 28, 2015 - October 2, 2015
Mr. Bish
Science/ Non- Fiction Literacy
Science: Unit - Earth's Changing Surfaces
Monday, September 28, 2015 - E- Day
Closure Activity for We've Got and App for That
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will..
1.) Evaluate their final product of the presentation.
2.) Identify strengths and areas of improvement for their final project
3.) Evaluate themselves and how they did during the project.
Lesson Overview:
Students will complete their self- reflection where they will evaluate their work habits, time management, how they worked with peers, and how they contributed to their project. Students will then look at their final product and evaluate strengths, and areas that need improvement.
Evidence of Learning : Students will complete their self- reflection and group commentary.
Tuesday. September 29, 2015 F- Day
Science Lesson: Earth's Changing Surface
Pages 4-7 Earth's Inside:
Watch this video and identify the layers of the earth surface: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
Objectives for the Lesson: As a result of the lesson students will....
1.) Identify the four layer of the earth.
2.) Use literature to gain additional information about each layer of the earth
3.) Determine the meaning of word using the read around strategy. Create a four square
Lesson Overview:Students will watch the video above and identify the layers of the earth. students will then use resources to identify additional information about each layer of the earth. Students will gather information and share out the information with the class. Students will then learn how to define words by using the read around strategy. Four square Vocabulary
Define Word
Visual
Use it in a sentence
Synonym - Another word for this word
Read Around:
Identify the bold word
Read the words before and after
Write down the definition
Evidence of Learning: Exit Ticket - Identify the four layers of the earth . Define terms- volcano,continents by making a four square.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - A- Day
Pages 8-12 - Forces That Create Landforms
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify and distinguish between oceanic and continental plates
2.) Explain what happens when a oceanic plates and continental plates collide.
3.) Explain the process that occurs when mountains and trenches form
Lesson Overview : Students will preview the video above. Students will learn that plates are moving around the earth's surface. Students will summarize what happens when oceanic and continental plates collide. Students will summarize what happens then oceanic plates combine. Students will then watch the video below about earthquakes and how they form and occur.
Evidence of Learning: Summarize what happens when plates move and collide.
Define Terms: Make a four square for each word on pages 8-12 ;magma, plate tectonics
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
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Friday, September 18, 2015 - E- Day
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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
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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
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.
Friday, June 12, 2015
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.
Monday, June 8, 2015
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.
