4/22/09

4/22/09
"Atmosphere"

Earth Space Science
Periods: 1, 2, 3, 4/5, 6/7, 10
Time: 55 min

Indiana State Standards: ES.1.11
Composition of the atmosphere.

Daily Goals: SWBAT -
* state the layers of the atmosphere
*create a pie graph showing the composition of the atmosphere


1. Entry Work Question, 2-3 min
2. Attention Grabber, 4-5 min
3. Independent Work,

Lesson Plan

Entry Work Question: What is the highest temperature that we can reach in the atmosphere (high: check out the chart on page 274 for more info).

Attention Grabber: Due to yesterday's random search that left us without a 1st through 3rd period, and missing students from 4/5 th and 6/7 th - today we are playing catchup with the first half of the day and the last half of the day is getting some extra time to do their missing work. Everybody say "hurray".

Independent Work: Students that were in class yesterday were given "Student Guided Reading Questions" on Chap. 11, Sect. 1. There were 20 of these questions and if they did not finish them they have time now to do so. If they did finish, they are welcome to use this time to start working on their Cornell Notes for Chap. 11, Sect. 2. This is to allow all of the students to catch up on the work from yesterday's search.

Assessment: I

Differentiation: Students that have difficulty reading will have the questions read to them and the chapter points read to them. Students are paired in groups to facilitate group learning and maximize different learning styles.