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NORWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
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Technology-Enhanced Learning Activity Summary |
| Name: Detra Jones | School: Cole |
| Learning Activity Title: The Earth in the Solar System | |
| Grade Level(s): 3 | Subject Area: Science |
| Description of Activity:
What is the learning experience? What will teachers and students do during
the course of the activity? Through what performances or products will
students demonstrate what they know and are able to do? Each student adopts a planet, excluding Earth. Student research the planet to discover specific facts such as distance from the sun, length of a day, a year, relative size, number of moons, etc. The whole class does research to learn the same facts about our home planet, earth. The student who adopt the same planet come together to review and share the results of their research. Using Inspiration with the name of the planet as the main idea, the students map the data on the web. Each student adds pictures to their web. The class works on the earth web. Each group takes a copy of the earth web and the adopted planet web and compare and contrast the two planets, using a graphic organizer. Finally, each group changed the web to an outline to better discuss how the nine planets were alike and different. |
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| Technology Standards Addressed: This
learning activity will allow students to develop proficiency in the
following Norwell Public Schools technology standards: 5.0 Graphical Concept Skills 6.0 Web and Online Research Skills |
Skills and Concepts
(see Scope and Sequence) 5.01, 5.02, 5.05, 5.08 6.05, 6.06 |
| Curriculum Standards:
Which curriculum frameworks, strands, and learning standards does the
activity address? #13 The Earth and the Solar System- Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the solar system: that includes the sun, planets, and many moons. The earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system. |
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| Materials & Equipment: What
specific software, hardware, websites, handouts, and other printed materials
are involved in this activity? Internet - Use children's search engines like Ask Jeeves Kids http://www.ajkids.com/, Kids Click http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/, Yahooligans http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/ Inspiration Graphic organizer to compare and contrast |
Teacher Tips and Notes:
What strategies are recommended regarding logistics, preparation, classroom
management, or other implementation concerns? Found distance from the sun, length of year to be relevant. Not relevant was the length of time for a day gets confusing. Some topics are harder to compare than others. |
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