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Hanna Blankenship

Grade level: Third Grade Subject: Science Lesson Title: Exploration and creation of a Simple Machine in a real world problem. This problem includes using machines to build and assist the bridge project across the Chena River in the interior of Fairbanks.

Description of Lesson:

This lesson will set the foundation for students to explore and search for information in regards to the key concepts of Simple Machines. In conducting their research, students will be engaged and motivated through the animated websites. Students will collaborate with peers to discuss and gain insight from the searching process and gaining newfound knowledge. In doing so, students will present or create a simple machine for their final project. This final project will include how to assist the building of the bridge in Fairbanks across the Chena River. This lesson will further continue students understanding through discussions online with others and build upon their foundation to present a final project. This project concluding how they will incorporate simple machines in the project of building the bridge.

Standards:

Simple Machines: Lever, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle, screw and inclined plane are simple machines that help us do work. Physical Science Concept: AK Content Standards: S.A.1, S.B.2, S.B.3, S.E.1, S.E.2

ISTE NETS-S

-Creativity and innovation -Communication and collaboration

Content area objectives:

- Identify and locate different simple machines -Demonstrate how each simple machine works -Explore how each simple machine helps us do work -Design and build a model using three or more simple machines -Design the model to assist building a bridge across the Chena River

Skills:

-Classroom discussions -Peer collaborations -Internet searching and exploring -Questioning and discovery -Constructing a Simple Machine -Investigating the procedure of completing a simple machine to assist building

Outcomes:

Students will produce through their creativity a simple machine in a media format. This can be done in a PowerPoint, photo booth, or a media tool of their choice. This will show how the Simple machine will be utilized in the building process and assistance of completion of the bridge.

Steps of lesson plan:

-KWL discussions with students about Simple Machines -Time allotted for computer time with laptops -Clear expectations and goals for final presentation -Students exploration and engagement while learning about Simple Machines -Searching and viewing information through games, websites, and visual aides -Recording of information to utilize when creating final project -Teacher support and facilitating as students learn

Social Networking/online collaboration:

In completing this project, students can create a wiki to present their information in way for others to give comments and advice. When using these tool students can provide information of their plan to gain insight to add or delete information to better conduct their result. The discussions will benefit their progress and challenge their presentation to best fit what their final goal will be.

Technology Use: *laptops *websites

Monitoring:

In conducting the lesson, continued observations of students as they gather online information. Setting the foundation of proper etiquette online and behavior as students learn and gain information about their simple machine. The importance of supporting students and their newfound knowledge and encouraging their paths as they learn about Simple Machines. In doing so answering questions and assisting explorations as they build their final presentation.

Customize for diverse learners:

This lesson creates many avenues for students to display their understanding of the information in a creative way. There are many opportunities for students to investigate websites and utilize this knowledge to build their simple machine.

Creative thinking:

This process will be creative in a way students can add their creativity to their own representation of a simple machine. In utilizing their knowledge, they can present an end project which represents their understanding of simple machines.

Assessment:

Formative Assessment:

Students will be assessed in their participation within the Wiki and their posts. They will be observed in their participation and how they utilize this information to build their final presentation.

Summative Assessment:

Students will create a presentation of their simple machine that impacts the building of the bridge in Fairbanks. In doing so they will present their idea in a media form to the class.