Resource roundup presentation-Fall 2013
- 2. ● Need for 5th grade science help ● Increasing teacher-librarian collaboration ● Program overview ○ pilot group, idea ○ guidelines to follow ○ the lesson plan format What is Science Investigation Stations in the Library?
- 3. ● Identify the Elementary Science TEKS for the lesson. ● For this example: ○ (5.7) The student knows Earth’s surface is constantly changing and consists of useful resources. The student is expected to: ■ (B) recognize how landforms such as deltas, canyons, and sand dunes are the result of changes to Earth’s surface by wind, water, and ice. ● Identify any appropriate library standards Getting Started
- 4. Choosing the book is important. Try to find a narrative nonfiction. For the Erosion and Weathering: Read Aloud Activity The Book
- 5. Provide activities for at least 3 stations for student to do hands-on, interactive, independent stations. One station should be technology based/database. Each station should include: ○ Materials (books on weathering, erosion, rocks, field guides, etc. should be available at each station) ○ Procedures for students including task cards ○ Vocabulary cards at each station to help spur scientific questioning and discussion The Stations
- 6. ● Rock & Minerals - rock words on cards, property of minerals cards, assorted collection of rocks containing minerals, copper penny, nail, glass, steel file ○ http://www.rocksforkids. com/RFK/identification.html ● Station 1 Task Card Example Station 1: Free Exploration Station
- 7. INVESTIGATION STATION 1. Using the materials provided at this station, investigate and record observations in your science journal. Station 1 Task Card Example
- 8. ● Students will view the landform model and then answer 2-3 of the sticky note questions. ● Students then use watercolors to add to Landform posters ● Station 2 Task Card Station 2: Landforms
- 9. 1. Review the landform map. 2. Choose one area and answer 2 of the sticky note questions in your science journal. 3. Once you have answered the questions, then you may select one of the landform posters and add a watercolor drawing of the particular landform Station 2 Task Card Example
- 10. ● Watch video from United Streaming (ex.: Let’s Talk Geography: Landforms), then play Kinetic City-Shape it Up Online Game (website game available at http: //www.kineticcity. com/mindgames/warper/) ● Station 3 Task Card Station 3: Computer Station
- 11. LANDFORMS 1. Watch Let’s Talk Geography: Landforms on United Streaming 2. Go to: http://www.kineticcity. com/mindgames/warper/ 3. Play Shape it Up game Station 3 Task Card Example
- 12. ● Wind and Weathering- ● Weathering and Wind Center ○ Center directions and materials list ● Student recording sheet ○ Student recording page for this experiment Station 4: Changes to Landforms
- 13. Question: How does the size of rock carried by the wind affect the weathering of a larger rock? Materials: 1 film canister*, 1 small rock, 1 piece coarse-grained sandpaper (cut to fit inside the canister), hand lens (per student) * can use a toothpick or medicine pill canister if a film canister is not available Procedure: 1. Using the hand lens, observe the sandpaper inside the film canister. 1. Put one rock into the film canister. 3. Shake the canister for one minute. 4. After one minute, open the canister and observe the rock and the appearance of the sandpaper. Record your observations in your data table. 5. Repeat step 4 for a total of 5 trials. Wind and Weathering: Center Directions
- 14. Data: Record your data in the table for the effect of the rock on the sandpaper. Make sure to use a hand lens to observe the changes to the sandpaper after each trial. Questions: 1. What changes did you observe in the sandpaper after the 5th trial? 2. Where might you see a similar type of weathering in nature? _____ Student Recording Sheet Example 1st Trial 2nd Trial 3rd Trial 4th Trial 5th Trial
- 15. ● Landforms Videos on Discovery Education Streaming “Landforms” (1:35) and “Uplifting and Erosion: How Landforms are Formed” (1:06) ● Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy ● Station 5 Task Card Example Station 5: Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy
- 16. Station 5 Task Card Landforms/Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy 1. Watch “Landforms” (1:35) and “Uplifting and Erosion: How Landforms are Formed” (1:06) on Discovery Education Streaming 2. In your science journal answer the following questions: What three elements is the Earth constantly exposed to? What two processes cause landforms? 3. Go to: http://www.regentsearthscience. com/jeopardy/erosion/jeopardy.htm and play the Jeopardy game.
- 17. Have a oral discussion with students then use exit cards: ● Exit Card #1 Tell me the most interesting thing you learned about weathering and erosion ● Exit Card #2 Tell me one thing you learned from the stations that you did not know before today ● Exit Card #3 My favorite station was… ● Examples Wrapping it Up
- 20. Non Negotiables 1. In the library 2. Free choice