4/28/09
"ISTEP Day 1"

Earth Space Science
Periods: 1, 2, 3, 4/5, 6/7, 10
Time: 45 min

Indiana State Standards:
Differential heating around the planet - prep for weather - (ES 1.14)
Origin, life cycle, behavior, and prediction of weather systems (ES 1.15)

Daily Goals: SWBAT -
* know and understand where wind comes from
* show that saturation needs to occur before condensation in the dew forming process
* know and use the words: saturation, dew, condensation, humidity, water vapor

Schedule

1. Entry Work Question: 5 min
2. Hook:
3. Introduction:
4. Together Work: 15 min
5. Independent Work: 20 min
6. Wrap Up:

Lesson Plan

Entry Work Question:
"Why is there Dew on the ground some days and not other days?"

Together Work:
Going over homework, Chp. 11, sect. 2 assessment #1-6.

Independent Work:
Student Guided Reading Questions for Chp. 11, section 2.



*Differentiation -
Students having issues with the questions will have each question read out loud and explained, drawn on the board, and acted out.

*Assessment -
SGRQ will be collected and reviewed for knowledge.

*Notes for next time*

I've switched to using a smaller number of SGRQ for the students to use during class. I think that it helps them pull the main ideas out of each of the chapter sections since they are unable to do so in the notes. I need to combine the two since the more they repeat it the greater chance there is of them remembering the material. That, and the students really need to REINFORCE their literacy skills and the best way to do that is by practicing reading and writing. If I set aside 2 days of class for half the class time as devoted notes time to read and pull out the main ideas (especially if I give them questions to answer during class and to write down in a notes template) then that would be a perfect way for the students to get their literacy skills, reading out loud skills (if I have them read the book to look for the answers to the questions), and write down the answer in their notes templates that I give them (for credit - of course) all in one shot.