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Only One Ocean

Jaime DeGarmo and Amelia Raley

Description
Concept Map
Assessment Plan
Rubric
Calendar
Resources
Lesson Plan 1
Lesson Plan 2
Orientation Video
Clinical Interviews
Modifications
Elementary Science Methods Home

Calendar

                                                                    Title                                           Objective                               Assessment

Week 1

Day 1 – Activity 1

Apples and Oceans

Brainstorm

Brainstorm about ocean. KWC poster, globe passing.

Class discussion

Participation points, students will brainstorm and journal.

Day 2– Activity 1

Apples and Oceans

Apple demonstration

Lab/Graph

Finish up brainstorming

Class lab

Participation points, students will perform lab and journal.

Day 3– Activity 1

Apples and Oceans

Lab

Class lab

Participation points, students will perform lab and journal.

Day 4– Activity 1

Apples and Oceans

Creative writing

Mini book on ocean

Posters, journals, comic books, travel brochures

Participation points

Day 5 – Week Review

Week Review

Present mini projects and class discussion

Discussion in class, student individual projects are graded.

Week 2

Day 6 -Activity 2

 

 

Consider the Squid

Anticipatory chart

Squid statements

Squid anatomy

Students fill out charts and combine them with entire class

 

Day 7 -Activity 2

Hands-on Squid

Dissection

External/Internal

Participation and journaling

Day 8 -Activity 2

Hands-on Squid

Calamari Festival

Participation and journaling

Day 9 -Activity 2

Debriefing activity

Squid Pictionary

Squid Jeopardy

Video

“I used to think but now I know”

Participation and discussion points

Day 10 - Week Review

Week Review

Squid Fishery Symposium

Group work

Group participation

Week 3

Day 11 – Activity 3

What’s the catch?

Seafood Smorgasbord

Tasting

Thought swap

World fisheries

Participation, journaling

Day 12 – Activity 3

Fishery Experts

Fishery information cards

Fishery assignments

Students construct fishery information cards

Day 13 – Activity 3

Fishery Experts

Fishery information cards

Fishery assignments

 

Day 14 – Activity 3

The world fisheries conference

In class work

 

Day 15 – Activity 3

The world fisheries conference

Poster presentations

Big picture recommendations

Students will present their posters, students will observe other group presentations, students will make suggestions to other groups and talk about the “bigger picture.”