tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37891625260854907792024-03-19T04:46:24.362-04:00Mrs. Brosseau's BinderA blog about Teaching Science, Physics, Astronomy and Chemistry using brain-based learning.Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-52871700903115126212021-12-11T13:37:00.004-05:002021-12-11T13:38:16.892-05:00Critical Thinking Assignment: The "March Madness" Style debate<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqSf4FeKqjetf_8cCJiYl6VNZLJZiUw6omAWXRyBakcStLwCGC-McsAVimh2TozW6ZeEBiYS7UgdkMM9HeH0HxScq6hiqiD5iA-GtY3ASaTHNA6tCrMmJzFqqI68DLnl6YEnthb7vgTiQ5HFvtoN0yYzWQsxpqhAxUt7b6n97FYgfHUJMXfZPaZEZf9A=s1636" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1636" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqSf4FeKqjetf_8cCJiYl6VNZLJZiUw6omAWXRyBakcStLwCGC-McsAVimh2TozW6ZeEBiYS7UgdkMM9HeH0HxScq6hiqiD5iA-GtY3ASaTHNA6tCrMmJzFqqI68DLnl6YEnthb7vgTiQ5HFvtoN0yYzWQsxpqhAxUt7b6n97FYgfHUJMXfZPaZEZf9A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">One of my favorite research projects is a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> </span><strong style="color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">"March Madness" style debate</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Here are some topic ideas:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Who was the most influential Physicist of all time?</strong> (spice it up by removing Einstein and Newton as contenders)</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Which Physics technology has had the greatest impact (positive or negative) on society?</strong> (Or take a green angle and focus on the environment)</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Which global environmental issue requires the most funding/attention in next year?</strong></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">These are topics that can be easily switched up for <strong>Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, A&P, Environmental Science</strong>.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Students choose a topic and research and <strong>CURATE</strong> that research down to half a page. Create a <strong>randomized bracket</strong>, have the students share their work - then the students vote! </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">I'm not the type of person who loves debates, so I keep things light and remind the students they've voting for the topic - not the student.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Bonus tip:</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">I have the students submit their work a day or two before they present. That way they know the performance of their topic does not affect their grade.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/mmdebate">Click here to get an editable copy in your inbox!</a></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT09_Wq0lk56DEgdWFjg2UtjlrEWhZzumyimTL9xjtRQFk9Dc42QKR5j5HvBSSDyEQZeCBFCqoBf3wPtyMZZoJBTsvKkghTpi1HplUVqOzzAnRDNrNT7hyNykK7MFWQ-tt82RAGhns7aMoazANlE0CDyhjgnXYNs5G-symkK1ncQJPupxdDuepGFTGkQ=s1227" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT09_Wq0lk56DEgdWFjg2UtjlrEWhZzumyimTL9xjtRQFk9Dc42QKR5j5HvBSSDyEQZeCBFCqoBf3wPtyMZZoJBTsvKkghTpi1HplUVqOzzAnRDNrNT7hyNykK7MFWQ-tt82RAGhns7aMoazANlE0CDyhjgnXYNs5G-symkK1ncQJPupxdDuepGFTGkQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Why you'll love this:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Students get deep knowledge in one topic</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Critical thinking: students can't just copy and paste their research - they need to curate that research down to the most important parts </li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Low-prep activity </li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Students work independently yet all students benefit, learning from one another's research</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Quick & easy grading for us</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">AMAZING discussions - the student audience in my class tends to get involved to add to the debate</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Michelle</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a class="ng-scope" data-link-id="830882423" href="https://click.mailerlite.com/link/c/" style="color: #2ecc71; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Mrs. Brosseau's Binder</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">P.S. To avoid repeated topics, I have students go on Google Classroom and comment on a post to select their topics "<strong>first named, first claimed</strong>".</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p>Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-38829718250714149132021-08-06T21:56:00.001-04:002021-08-06T21:56:34.815-04:00Planning and Pacing Guide for Physics<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-Control-Physics-Planning-and-Pacing-Guide-7099297?utm_source=MBB%20Blog&utm_campaign=Mission%20Control%20Blog%20Post" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WnhpRNlo_F4/YQ3nrky4gGI/AAAAAAAACYo/UtKGHbIZ0sMlfUle2vBf3bWW5laF8bkpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide1.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> If you're a new Physics teacher, or a new-to-Physics teacher, you're probably wondering </span><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Which units should I teach?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">What order should I teach the units in?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is there a unit I should start with?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">How should I order the lessons?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">What labs can be done in this unit?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Are there demos I can perform?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where do projects ties in? </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're wondering any of those things, I've developed a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-Control-Physics-Planning-and-Pacing-Guide-7099297?utm_source=MBB%20Blog&utm_campaign=Mission%20Control%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank"><b>FREE resource</b></a> to help you plan and pace your Physics course!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It includes</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">considerations for ordering units (some work great as introductory units, others, not so much)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">sample units orders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">lesson sequences for the units</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">special teaching notes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">ideas for Physics labs, demos, and projects.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's all free, with two versions: a PDF for easy printing and a Word file for easy editing.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grab the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-Control-Physics-Planning-and-Pacing-Guide-7099297?utm_source=MBB%20Blog&utm_campaign=Mission%20Control%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank"><b>Mission Control: Physics Planning and Pacing Guide for FREE from my TpT store</b></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zS5iCYnAIj0/YQ3n6PL4bjI/AAAAAAAACY8/NajUAkY962Eu27_QIcmVVsJfJvS1zhSPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide6.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></span></div><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pg1Ug-UPef8/YQ3n6K1I3rI/AAAAAAAACZA/FPchf6ayP30sD4zY1D5ldMshcTDxysBLACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide5.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></span></div><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b1z1OudktDQ/YQ3n5zOu4LI/AAAAAAAACY4/p6ADnOeiwFQfU3SJZudnZ_JNZCr1DLEpACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide4.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></span></div><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-oY_hO3myo/YQ3n5JLwYTI/AAAAAAAACYs/_vkDxVz7Ll0rncBMSC9SgpFdY7FhZdkBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide3.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></span></div><a href="goog_1432097998"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-Control-Physics-Planning-and-Pacing-Guide-7099297?utm_source=MBB%20Blog&utm_campaign=Mission%20Control%20Blog%20Post"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mission-Control-Physics-Planning-and-Pacing-Guide-7099297?utm_source=MBB%20Blog&utm_campaign=Mission%20Control%20Blog%20Post" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Wp3PXL7AEo/YQ3n5Z5iEDI/AAAAAAAACYw/i58vHlA1o3IDH3r3fFxGK2iQi8qNG-ouQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide2.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></span></div><br />Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-3163900538333880182021-07-02T21:11:00.000-04:002021-07-02T21:11:06.801-04:00Help for New Physics Teachers
<br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6H5DH4_2N8/YN-3s3mJUWI/AAAAAAAC2_k/O0Nbf92MQ9MaEypgsWd1bclG6w22nkSbACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/ACS_0067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6H5DH4_2N8/YN-3s3mJUWI/AAAAAAAC2_k/O0Nbf92MQ9MaEypgsWd1bclG6w22nkSbACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/ACS_0067.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">To the new Physics teacher, or the new-to-Physics teacher:</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Welcome to teaching Physics. I'm so happy you’re here. 😊</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Teaching Physics has been an adventure for me, and I know it will be for you too.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">I wanted to share a resource I made for new Physics teachers (or new-to-Physics teachers). It's a 67-page workbook that will help new Physics teachers: </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b>1. feel more confident in their first years</b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b>2. plan and pace their course</b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b>3. prepare for labs by taking inventory.</b></p><br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RBB8q44wkX4/YN-4HrygS6I/AAAAAAAC3Ao/dhGBOa7_OY4jxkjYN0rAKuUjkMdo39N6gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/ACS_0059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RBB8q44wkX4/YN-4HrygS6I/AAAAAAAC3Ao/dhGBOa7_OY4jxkjYN0rAKuUjkMdo39N6gCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/ACS_0059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">There's lots of other teaching tips and ideas included.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">I think it can be useful for Physical Science teachers too, though not all the units will be listed since this was specifically made for Physics.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-05QfHIeEfIM/YN-4HheBsqI/AAAAAAAC3As/KmTqzUmOuHkNwL2nZYduzF6lNnDgLGbNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/ACS_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-05QfHIeEfIM/YN-4HheBsqI/AAAAAAAC3As/KmTqzUmOuHkNwL2nZYduzF6lNnDgLGbNgCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/ACS_0060.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Before I give you the link to the LIFT OFF workbook which will help you navigate your first years as a Physics teacher, I just wanted to let you know... <p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>you’re going to make a difference in these students’ lives. </strong> We Physics teachers have a lot of opportunities to inspire students.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5O2aGz2wvRM/YN-4IJqytMI/AAAAAAAC3A0/x2aNd1B58r4AAIG7ZzGexM9b8RFkmUn4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/ACS_0062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5O2aGz2wvRM/YN-4IJqytMI/AAAAAAAC3A0/x2aNd1B58r4AAIG7ZzGexM9b8RFkmUn4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/ACS_0062.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So let’s get to it!<p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">As promised <a href="http://subscribepage.com/liftoff" style="color: #2ecc71; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>here's the sign-up form to get the LIFT OFF workbook</strong></a> in your inbox. There are questions and activities within the workbook, so print it if you can. I'll also send you additional files you can download to help you along the way. Those will be sent via a OneDrive link to a folder, so you can easily preview and download multiple files.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FUqBq2ydyWQ/YN-4ONfG40I/AAAAAAAC3Cg/lTvfMtsZurw5z4KY_HZficTdtBlrk9_tACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FUqBq2ydyWQ/YN-4ONfG40I/AAAAAAAC3Cg/lTvfMtsZurw5z4KY_HZficTdtBlrk9_tACNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_7974.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #7f8c8d; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084796620971676152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-69847602407797041032020-09-29T16:50:00.005-04:002020-09-29T16:51:40.115-04:00AnthroDesk Laptop Stand Review<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">AnthroDesk
Laptop Stand Review<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDnaNWRKjTA/X3Ods8vwXwI/AAAAAAAACKo/HdGnKI6PtJg6tEuXXeyIiTZOxcKdDJX5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2889.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDnaNWRKjTA/X3Ods8vwXwI/AAAAAAAACKo/HdGnKI6PtJg6tEuXXeyIiTZOxcKdDJX5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2889.jpg" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">Note:
</span></i><a href="https://www.anthrodesk.ca/"><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">AnthroDesk</span></i></a><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"> asked me to review the </span></i><a href="https://www.anthrodesk.ca/laptop-stand-with-adjustable-folding-ergonomic-design-stand-for-desk-or-bed.html"><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">AnthroDesk Laptop Stand with
Adjustable Folding Ergonomic Design Stand for Ultrabook, Netbook, or Tablet</span></i></a><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">. This sponsored post contains my
own opinions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">During
distance learning I needed to record videos for my classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While reviewing the footage, I was shocked at
how different my energy and enthusiasm were when I was standing as opposed to
sitting. Standing felt more like real teaching, and I was much more engaging - <b>my videos made while sitting were less energetic. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">At
home, I use a <b>standing desk</b> (a dual motor from AnthroDesk), which I love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even when I’m working late at night, you can
find me dancing with my desk 104 cm from the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">When my
school district returned in September, I realized I needed a solution to raise
my laptop higher so that I could <b>work and teach with that same standing
energy</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, it’s so uncomfortable to
sit all day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My room is full of counters
and lab benches, so there was <b>no space for my own teacher desk</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">I was
planning on just stacking some textbooks to lift my laptop but by coincidence AnthroDesk
offered to send me a <b>laptop stand to use in my classroom</b>! Talk about great
timing! I accepted their kind offer and I’ve been using it every day in my
classroom since it arrived. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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laptop stand comes already assembled – I only had to adjust the angles of the
legs and attach the mouse pad. <b> </b><b>It was
ready to go in less than 5 minutes</b>. It holds my 15” laptop easily and still
fits the charging cable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">After
some experimentation with the locking mechanisms, here is what I found worked best
for me: <b>30 degrees on the bottom, 60 degrees in the middle and 15 degrees for
the top</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adjustment is simple: you just
push in and adjust the leg, and make sure the legs are symmetrical on both
sides.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtDAokbBvp0/X3Od03JPBnI/AAAAAAAACKs/ZeSCG1xMNiwJhQk1ESauP1vlRWRUbpzHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtDAokbBvp0/X3Od03JPBnI/AAAAAAAACKs/ZeSCG1xMNiwJhQk1ESauP1vlRWRUbpzHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3290.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">This laptop
stand has made a big difference in my quality of life while teaching and prepping. I’m so
glad I have it. I love that it’s <b>light enough that I can move it around my
classroom as needed</b>, and that I don’t need to hunch over a table to type. It’s
surprisingly sturdy when typing on, with just a little bit of a wiggle. As mentioned,
it comes with a mouse pad attachment, but I found my personal preference is to
still use the mouse on the countertop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">If
you’re looking for a laptop stand to help <b>fix your posture, reduce sitting
time, or make your lessons more engaging</b>, I highly recommend the laptop stand
from AnthroDesk.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">Michelle</span></p>Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-67825248440551801072019-02-07T20:22:00.000-05:002020-05-18T14:13:50.927-04:00PASCO MatchGraph! and Wireless Motion Sensor Review<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Note: <a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/" target="_blank">WeAreTeachers</a> and <a href="https://www.pasco.com/?utm_source=WeAreTeachers&utm_medium=blog" target="_blank">PASCO</a> asked me to review the <a href="https://www.pasco.com/prodCatalog/PS/PS-3219_wireless-motion-sensor/index.cfm?utm_source=WeAreTeachers&utm_medium=blog" target="_blank">Wireless Motion Sensor</a> and <a href="https://www.pasco.com/downloads/matchgraph/index.cfm?utm_source=WeAreTeachers&utm_medium=blog" target="_blank">MatchGraph! Software</a>. This sponsored post contains my own opinions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pasco.com/prodCatalog/PS/PS-3219_wireless-motion-sensor/index.cfm?utm_source=WeAreTeachers&utm_medium=blog" target="_blank">PASCO Wireless Motion Sensor</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Google Slides became most robust in its ability to compete with PowerPoint, the add-on Pear Deck sealed the deal for me. I am convert! All hail Pear Deck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) have students follow along with the presentation on their own devices (it's web-based so it works on both smart phones, Chromebooks and laptops).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) have students answer questions throughout the lesson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to ask a question to the class, it is as easy an adding a new slide and typing your question. Pear Deck allows you to ask multiple choice, text or number questions. You can even use the add-on to send students to a website of your choice to research something during the lesson. There are a couple of premium types of questions (draw and draggables) that require a paid membership.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I create the presentation, I think of what I would normally ask throughout that lesson and add those questions as Pear Deck slides. I love that students are able to answer by drawing a picture. This was incredible when we reviewed position-time and velocity-time graphs. I could even see their responses in real time, and so can the rest of the class. It was very effective to display the answers and discuss any inaccuracies we saw - all without identifying the student.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I asked my students (as a Pear Deck question, of course) whether they liked this presentation software. It was an overwhelmingly positive response. If you already use Google Slides, it will be very quick to add Pear Deck questions to your presentation. If you are a PowerPoint convert, like me, there is an option to export your PowerPoint slides into Google Slides, but it's not 100% perfect if you have interactive pieces (like animations or transitions).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, here is an innovative technology that will help increase student engagement and improve student learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.crayonboxlearning.com/images/michelleb-signature.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></span> Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-31296951362194272022018-03-08T22:18:00.000-05:002018-03-08T22:18:57.352-05:00Innovative Teaching in Science: Using Doodle Notes in the Science Classroom<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my <a href="http://www.mrsbrosseausbinder.com/2018/02/innovative-teaching-in-science-creating.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, I shared how I create Doodle Notes for my Science classes, including some technical and design tips. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's such a heartwarming feeling to know that my Doodle Notes have been used with thousands of students. I have been prioritizing my time to create Doodle Notes for the subjects and topics that I love. For me it started with the Law of Conservation of Energy and Forces, then an entire unit of Doodle Notes on Nuclear Energy - one of absolute favourite topics! This led to an entire unit on Astronomy - my other top love, and Climate Change, which I find is crucial that our students have a sound understanding of. Over the past year I've been also utilizing a whole bunch of Physics Doodle Notes with my senior students. They love that they can be creative in class, and I love that I get their attention. Doodle Notes have really enhanced my teaching from back in my early days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some tips and tricks I have learned through using A LOT of Doodle Notes in my classes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I begin each new semester with Cognitive Advantages to Doodling. I use Math Giraffe's <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Engage-Your-Brain-Doodle-Notes-2821408" target="_blank">"Engage Your Brain" Doodle Notes</a> on the first day of each class. This sets the tone for my class and how I teach. I am able to convey to the students that I care about <i>how </i>they learn, I want them to be engaged in my lessons and that this class will offer them a new way of thinking. I also explain to them that these are not coloring pages, they're actually advanced, brain-based learning materials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the back of my classroom I have a big sign that reads: NUCLEAR WASTE. Under that sign I have seven containers of colored pencils and markers (I prefer Crayola's Pipsqueaks). My instructions are, "grab some colors underneath the nuclear waste for you and your group." The students may not use the Doodle Notes to their full advantage if they are disadvantaged. Some students may not think you <i>can</i> use color in your high school notes. I make sure to have some different tools they can use to utilize the creative side of their brains while learning Science. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have read that some teachers leave the Doodle Notes for independent work, and if that works for you, great. For me, I love the interaction and I love the opportunity to be creative too! My preference is to always do the Doodle Notes with the students and explicitly state why I chose certain images. "Since you <i>read</i> the graph to find the position, I chose a book to represent that. Let's practice <i>reading</i> the graph to find the position at different times, and we'll write down our answers on this stack of books." This also helps me to set the pace of the note, and stop it to include an anecdote or video where needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I am introducing a topic, I will rarely start with the note. Usually some sort of phenomenon, or experiment or video is used to pique the students' interest and the note follows. Even doodling might get boring if that's the only creative aspect to the class. </span><br />
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students with a sheet of blank paper and asking them to copy down your doodles
is that you lose the time efficiency of a fill-in-the-blank note and their thought
process and creativity might be stifled by your own. For those reasons I
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that I have purchased. I can even create custom shapes by using the “Edit
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curve. I'm a Science teacher, not a graphic artist! I’ve been using tutorials and templates to
help me along, but these come with a cost - the most expensive being the time
it takes to learn and create. The biggest advantage to using Adobe
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determining which orientation I think would work best (portrait or landscape),
and create a 8.5”x11” slide or art board. After reviewing what concepts I
want to cover, I write out the content on the page (which I later remove for
the students to enter) and search for images that support the content. I
consider what the students can color in addition to what they can draw and
write. I start with the key images - that might be the Sun, Moon and
Earth for a Doodle Note about solar and lunar eclipses. As I proceed, and
position the image and text elements, I add connectors like arrows to solidify
those connections for the students. A lot of adjusting happens throughout
the process. It does take a lot of time to create, but students start
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating the Doodle Notes required time, research and expertise in the subject matter (as well as an investment in quality images). I learned a lot about how to optimize the Doodle Notes for learning from the <a href="https://www.doodlenotes.org/in-the-classroom.html" target="_blank">Doodle Note blog</a> and Sunni Brown’s book, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://sunnibrown.com/doodlerevolution/" target="_blank">The Doodle Revolution</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hayes, D. (2003) Making learning an effect of schooling: aligning curriculum, assessment and pedagogy, Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education, 24(2), 225-245</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333333;">McMillan, J. H. (2014). </span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">Classroom assessment: Principles and practice for effective standards-based instruction</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">(6</span><span style="color: #333333;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">ed., pp. 1-20,</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><b style="color: #333333;"> </b><span style="color: #333333;">57-64,74-88). Boston, MA: Pearson.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ornstein, A. C. (1990/1991). Philosophy as a basis for curriculum decisions. The High School Journal, 74, 102-109.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Shepard, L. A. (2000). The role of assessment in a learning culture.</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">Educational Researcher, 29</span><span style="color: #333333;">(7), 4-14. doi:10.3102/0013189X029007004</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I was exploring the relationships between the conceptions of curriculum, their philosophical foundations and curricular designs, I was forming this interconnected web of ideas. In the visual representation, blue represents conceptions of curriculum, purple represents philosophies, and green represents curricular designs. Pink areas represent the teacher's role. You may download a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18g6v2pjClhzQsj7Es0Ks3ZnrdbexE9zG/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">larger PDF version here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Al Mousa, N. (2013). An examination
of cad use in two interior design programs from the perspectives of curriculum
and instructors, pp. 21-37 (Master’s Thesis).</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Brown, G. T. L. (2006). Conceptions
of curriculum: A framework for understanding New Zealand’s Curriculum Framework
and teachers’ opinions. Curriculum Matters, 2, 164-181</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Hill, A. M. (1994). Perspectives on
philosophical shifts in vocational education: From realism to pragmatism and
reconstructionism. Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 10(2),
37-45.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">McNeil, J. D. (2009).
Contemporary curriculum in thought and action (7<sup>th</sup> ed.).
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. Pages 1, 3-14, 27-39, 52-60, 71-74.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ornstein, A. C. (1990/1991). Philosophy as a
basis for curriculum decisions. The High School Journal, 74, 102-109.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ornstein, A. C., & Hunkins, F. P. (2013).
Curriculum: Foundations, principles, and issues (6</span><sup style="color: #333333;">th</sup><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> ed.).
Boston, MA: Pearson. Read Chapter 6, pp. 149-173.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pratt, D. (1994). Curriculum
perspectives. In D. Pratt, Curriculum planning: A handbook for professionals (pp.
8-22). Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publisher.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sowell, E. J. (2005). Curriculum:
An integrative introduction (3rd ed., pp. 37-61, 81-85,103-106). Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through my experiences as a secondary science teacher, and the readings cited below, my understanding of the differing types of curricula has been expanded. I had previously thought there was just THE curriculum - the standard set by my province that dictates the topics I explore with my students. This exercise has been eye-opening. I have enjoyed learning about these curricula and how they connect to my classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Academic curriculum is the oldest form of curriculum, and for good reason. From an administrative sense, it seems that this would be the easiest curriculum to implement in terms of hiring teachers, meeting specific sets of standards and training educators. This is how most of use were taught and that makes it easier for us to teach in that way. The focus on gaining knowledge and skills is easy to market to policy makers because it is logical and unemotional.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Social Reconstructivist curriculum is one that I particularly enjoy teaching. It is fulfilling as an educator to promote improvement in the global, national and local sense by inspiring students to address these problems. This works well in an inquiry-based classroom. This curriculum would be less mainstream than the Academic curriculum due to political reasons. It may be viewed that students do not cover as many academic topics, making them less prepared for white-collar jobs (useful for the economy). Also, the governments may not want their youth to confront these issues (e.g. environmental issues, climate change) because the government's policies are one of the problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The technological curriculum is gaining momentum due to the internet. Online courses have been increasing in popularity. At the secondary level, students are opting to take an online course (usually during the summer months) in order to have a spare period or less stressful workload. This can support a more humanist agenda as well, because it allows the student more time to participate in extracurricular activities focused on the individual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Online courses, flipped learning, class websites provide an efficient delivery of content. The teacher can organize the materials once and then adjust after each semester or term based on student feedback. The initial input to create the courses online may be more than other curricula, but when considering the number of times the courses are offered this investment is more efficient. The prevalence of technological curriculum is increasing dramatically beyond secondary school, especially with m</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">assive open online courses (MOOCs).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through my experiences, the humanist curriculum is least prevalent of the major conceptions in secondary science. I imagine that science teachers would argue that there is great pressure to cover all the topics dictated to us to teach that there is insufficient class time to focus on socialization and building interpersonal relationships. The focus on the cognitive dimension tends to outweigh the focus on the child. I have included suggestions for improving the focus on the child above. Science need not only be taught through an academic lens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a similar sense, other non-recurring conceptions of curriculum are not prevalent in secondary science as they are outweighed by the traditional academic, the </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Al Mousa, N. (2013). An examination of cad use in two interior design programs from the perspectives of curriculum and instructors, pp. 21-37 (Master’s Thesis).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brown, G. T. L. (2006). Conceptions of curriculum: A framework for understanding New Zealand’s Curriculum Framework and teachers’ opinions. Curriculum Matters, 2, 164-181</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">McNeil, J. D. (2009). Contemporary curriculum in thought and action (7</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. Pages 1, 3-14, 27-39, 52-60, 71-74.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pratt, D. (1994). Curriculum perspectives. In D. Pratt, Curriculum planning: A handbook for professionals(pp. 8-22). Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publisher.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sowell, E. J. (2005). Curriculum: An integrative introduction (3rd ed., pp. 37-51). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.</span></div>
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be open to innovation but I am skeptical of new technologies. A number of
tools that I have tried turned out to be fluff - not worth the investment.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">As I evaluate which
technologies work well in my high school science classroom, I will be using the
SAMR model. The SAMR model is a paradigm that assesses whether
integrating a technology <i><b>enhances</b></i> or <i><b>transforms</b></i> the learning.
SAMR is an acronym for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and
Redefinition. A technology’s use will fall within one of these four
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technology provides a substitute for other learning activities without any
change to the function of the learning activities. For example, students
can make a table of data on paper or with Excel. Both options provide the
student the ability to meet the same objective.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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technology is a substitute for other learning activities with improved functionality.
For example, Google Docs and Word are both word processors, but Google
Docs allows for the document to be shared and edited in real time.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Modification: </b>The
technology allows the activity to be redesigned. Google Classroom, for
example, allows the teacher to assign homework, videos, ask and respond to
questions. Google Classroom transforms the learning process.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Redefinition: </b>Here,
the technology allows for the creation of new tasks that could not have been
done without the use of this technology. Skype, a video conferencing
tool, can be used to connect students with anyone around the world.
Students can chat with an astronaut, a researcher or fellow students
across the globe to gain new perspectives that they would otherwise not have
access to.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I think it is
important to note that not all technology or innovative teaching methods are
worthwhile. When innovating, consider whether the developers are
educators themselves (or have consulted educators) or entrepreneurs hoping to
catch the white whale of Ministry dollars. I believe the difference here
is that educators have the experience to know what is needed in the classroom
and have the passion to create innovative resources and tools to aid those
needs. As I proceed with my evaluations of these technologies, you may or
may not agree with my opinions. I will also be considering the opinions
of my own students. Their opinion may have more weight than my own.
It is important to ask students directly whether they enjoy, are engaged
with and learn better with a new method. This can promote their own
metacognition into how they learn best. Which is what we’re really after,
isn’t it?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Miller, Matt. “10 Ways to Reach SAMR.” <i>Ditch That Textbook</i>, 5 Apr. 2014, ditchthattextbook.com/2014/04/03/10-ways-to-reach-samrs-redefinition-level/.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Puentedura, Ruben R. “Learning, Technology, and the SAMR Model: Goals, Processes, and Practice.” <i>Hippasus</i>, www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/06/29/LearningTechnologySAMRModel.pdf.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Romrell, D., Kidder, L., Wood, E. (2014). The SAMR Model as a Framework for Evaluating mLearning. Retrieved Jan 18, 2018, from </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/sites/default/files/435-2313-1-LE.pdf</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I taught my first
class when I was 18 years old. I was fortunate enough
to enrol in a Concurrent Education program, meaning I was working on my
undergrad while taking education courses, and after final exams in April, I
would spend the month of May practice teaching. It’s been - wow! 13 years
since then. A lot has changed in the classroom since then, most notably
the technology. In that time, overhead projectors have become redundant
and document cameras are a necessity. Teaching strategies have
evolved too. Thanks to social media, teachers no longer have to wait
until a book is published or for a professional development day to be exposed
to new ideas.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m glad to see tech
companies investing in educational tools. However, not every innovation
fits in a high school Science classroom. I feel Science is a different
animal compared to other courses. The demand on students and teachers is
huge. We have an extensive curriculum to cover that relies heavily on
numeracy and literacy skills. Teachers and students want to have hands-on
experiences to amplify the learning, and we have to leverage these experiences
with time and safety. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tools work well in a Science classroom?<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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different tools and judging their benefit in my classroom. For each tool,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What is the learning
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can this tool work
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negativity impact the teacher-student relationship?<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Does this tool engage
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How does this tool
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Does this tool
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Does this tool foster
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a number of
tools and technologies in mind for this review. If you have an idea that
you’d like me to review let me know in the comments? What innovative
tools and technologies worked in your classroom? Which ones were fluff or
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<br />Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-2796690325627497212016-09-16T22:47:00.000-04:002020-05-18T14:14:45.269-04:00Lab Report Alternatives: Clever Ideas to Cut Down Your Marking!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you’re a science teacher, I’m sure you’ve been there: sitting at your desk with a stack of lab reports taller than the coffee mug you’d need to refill ten times before getting all of that marking done. Let’s try to avoid that and explore some other options, shall we?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now, don’t get me wrong. Writing lab reports are important! Technical writing is a necessary skill that our young scientists need in university and can transfer to other courses. But does every single experiment we do with our class require a full lab report? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you asked your students, “why do you think we’re doing this experiment?” what would they say? If they said to get a good mark I think that’s exactly what we’re missing. Experiments are opportunities to teach, to learn, to explore and discover. If all we’re looking for is a mark, well, marking is all you’ll be doing - and then you might resent experiments and spiral into a hands-off science class. Or, students may dread labs because they know 5 hours of lab report writing is in their future. Yikes! Let’s avoid that.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Purpose is the first thing students write about on their lab report, but science teachers should be evaluating the purpose of the lab long before the students begin. Why are we doing this lab? What does it provide for the students? The purpose of labs in high school will generally fall into one of these two categories:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Skills need to be built upon in order for or students to continue with their scientific careers. Imagine a surgeon operating without ever having done a dissection. Eek! Anything from finding the mass of a substance, to performing a titration, to dissecting a frog, to planning an inquiry experiment classifies as a skill. If this is the purpose of the experiment, consider these as some alternatives to requiring a full, formal lab report.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Talk about ease of assessment! Teach the skill, let’s say a titration. Have the students practice it (as opposed to starting with an experiment that requires titration as a prerequisite skill). When students have had practice with this, get part of the class working on some seatwork, and another part performing the skill. Can you assign a mark to an observation? You bet! Just make sure to have clear guidelines and document anything they need to improve upon. I print off a class list, write the few skills I am looking for at the top and leave lots of space to write notes.</span></span></div>
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Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-3422217412198246912016-07-29T09:32:00.004-04:002017-08-07T10:53:23.653-04:00Why Physicists Should Build CatapultsI can never contain my excitement for anything really - but catapult launch day is one of my favorite days in Physics class! There is always so much buzz about it in the class and in the halls. <br />
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You should see some of these amazing catapults, trebuchets and ballistas that my Grade 11 students built. One part of their task was to design, build and calibrate a projectile launcher that could hit various targets. If the student worked alone they had to hit 2 targets at 4.0 meters and 6.0 meters. Partners had to hit these two targets and a third target at 8.0 meters. Three students is the largest group I'd allow and they had to hit four targets - the previous three and 10.0 m.<br />
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I keep a theme throughout this course where the students are basically in Jurassic Park (I call it Cretaceous Park to be more accurate and less copyright infringe-y) and trying to survive using their knowledge of Physics, these are the targets they had to hit:<br />
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I printed these off at the local copy center across two tabloid-sized papers, taped them together and laminated them to use year after year.<br />
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I recorded whether students were able to hit the center black area, or the green area to see how well they calibrated their launchers. <br />
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It's far too difficult and dangerous to try and read the actual number they hit. I'm happy to report that no one was hit by a projectile!<br />
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We had these taped down to the cement in our courtyard at the various distances the students needed to hit.<br />
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Why should you have your students build things in Physics class:<br />
<b>Learning new skills</b><br />
Lots of students told me that this project had them learn how to use a drill or a saw (under their parents' supervision of course!)<br />
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<b>Time with parents</b><br />
If there is one thing Physics students want, it's marks - how do you get those marks? By learning and working with your parents, apparently.<br />
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<b>Ability to persevere</b><br />
It's a big project with lots of complications, but the kids are motivated to see it through.<br />
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<b>Ability to problem solve</b><br />
So your catapult doesn't hit 4.0 meters? Students didn't get any sympathy from me, but we did have a chat about changing factors and they all were able to figure it out.<br />
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<b>Learn to calibrate</b><br />
They probably have never had to calibrate anything before to achieve consistent results. They would have to problem solve and test in order to hit the targets on launch day.<br />
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<b>Learn to time manage</b><br />
This is not a project that can be done in a day. Students use Google Docs to track their progress and I can check in on them to see how they were progressing. What a great real-world skill to develop!<br />
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<b>Learn to work with others (or not)</b><br />
Some students choose to work with others, and that's great! They'll experience division of labor and cost. Their workload is proportionally greater as they need to hit additional targets. Some students chose to work alone, and they'll experience a different side of project management.<br />
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<b>Create a reproducible test</b><br />
In addition to the target shooting portion, I have the students design, implement and write a formal lab report for an inquiry question of their choosing. They need to design their own test in order to achieve reproducible results and discuss the reading, random and systematic errors associated with the design of their lab.<br />
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<b>Get ready for engineering courses</b><br />
Gosh, wouldn't it be horrible if a student went into engineering without having ever built anything? Hmm.. they probably wouldn't even have an interest in engineering if they have never tinkered with something. <br />
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In addition to this, as the number of Physics students ebbs and flows, I love the buzz the catapult project creates within the school! Students, teachers and administration come down to watch the target shooting portion. Whole classes toured our classroom to get a closer look at the catapult designs, and even watched the longest shot competition from their windows. What a great way to get more students interested in Physics!<br />
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I want to share with you the outline I use for the project, the lab report, some suggestions and even the Google Form I use to assess the project. It's all available for free at my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Building-Catapults-Project-and-Lab-Report-Outline-with-Rubric-2692003" target="_blank">TpT store. Click to check it out! </a><br />
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When it comes down to it, whatever your students are building - catapults, hover crafts, or Pan flutes - they are gaining valuable experience far beyond how to solve math problems!<br />
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Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-76842493136300606172016-04-28T20:31:00.001-04:002017-08-07T10:54:19.726-04:00Rollercoaster Physics - that DOESN'T take weeks to complete!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm sure you've seen those paper rollercoasters that some students make - they're about a meter high and have all sorts of turns and loops. Pretty neat - but who has the time?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not I.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So instead of spending weeks sitting and waiting while my students cut colorful cardstock and glue and tape I do a version that only takes a couple of days to complete and is far more rigorous in terms of the Physics calculations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After doing some research (like going to Canada's Wonderland) the students sketch out a rollercoaster ride that they would love! Once they've got a nice shape that loops back to the beginning they need to come up with the dimensions for this rollercoaster. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">They'll do all sorts of calculations, but need to make sure that the rollercoaster meets certain restrictions:</span><br />
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least two hills – one high hill and one no higher than half the height of the
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power calculation showing the power required to pull a 12000 kg train up the
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calculation to show the deceleration of the train in no more than 10.0 m.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">(They’ll have to determine the initial speed)</span></span><br />
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work calculation to show the work done by the brakes to slow the train to a
stop in no more than 10.0 m at the end of the ride. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">-Optional:
(Level 4) Includes a loop where the rider feels 2-4 </span><i style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">g</i><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">s.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">-An
obvious theme.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">-A
title.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To put it all together in a neat presentation, here's how the students layer their rollercoasters to show all the different features and calculations.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Layer 1:
White board<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Draw the
rollercoaster to scale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Layer 2:
Plastic (clear drop cloth for painting or dollar store shower curtain works well)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Label the
heights of all hills and loops. Label
all speeds at the top and bottom of hills and loops. Label the power, deceleration and work as
listed in parts 3, 4 and 5.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Layer 3:
Plastic<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Show all
calculations for speeds, power, deceleration, work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Layer 4:
Plastic, optional<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Any
other cool design features, scenery, additional awesomeness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These student came up with such great themes, drew everything to scale, calculated velocities, energies, work and power, made sure that the riders wouldn't experience too much speed or g-forces and added incredible design details - all in TWO 75-minute periods of class time!</span><br />
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Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084796620971676152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-22020698290589733912016-04-28T17:03:00.001-04:002020-05-18T14:16:23.830-04:00How Google Forms Saved This Teacher's Sanity<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I’m writing this tutorial as I sit at my kitchen island,
eating a scone and drinking a coffee. I
know what you’re thinking – <i>this teacher
has time to sit down?! </i>Oh yeah, sit, eat <i>and</i> have a coffee<i>. </i>Here’s my secret.<i> </i></span></div>
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<i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFRJ39dDIn4/VyFvV-duVQI/AAAAAAAABM8/OoQXvPJwvCM_OmdMlMcaI2bWO6ENQJmTwCK4B/s1600/Slide1.PNG" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFRJ39dDIn4/VyFvV-duVQI/AAAAAAAABM8/OoQXvPJwvCM_OmdMlMcaI2bWO6ENQJmTwCK4B/s400/Slide1.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I’m an idealist. I
want to give my students everything they need for success and that includes
lots of descriptive feedback. I’m sure,
like many of you, I was doing this to my own detriment. I was spending so many hours carefully going
through assignments and projects to give specific feedback. What I was finding, for the most part, is the
comments I was writing were repetitive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> “Be careful not to use first person when
writing a lab report.” x 5<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“How could you
rephrase your headline to catch the reader’s attention?” x 20<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“<i>Refer back to the
success criteria to be sure you are meeting all of the expectations.” x infinity<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My hands were sore and I was tired. I’m sure you can relate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was bringing home so many projects to mark because they
just took so long to mark I couldn’t get them all done at school. With a toddler at home and another on the
way, there is no such thing as down-time.
I needed a better way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I played with trying to solve this problem with some
programming in Excel, and debated getting out my old programming books, but the
answer was much more obvious: Google Forms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If I could put all the typical feedback comments into a
Google Form I could just check the ones that apply to the student’s work. Genius!
Except it didn’t format nicely.
That’s where the add-on docAppender comes in. It takes the data from the Google Form and
puts it so nicely into a document.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What I love about this is that I can still give my students plenty of feedback. If the comment I want to include isn't already in my form, I can always add more comments at the end of the feedback question. Plus, once I have this done for an assignment it won't take much work to use it again for a different assignment or even for next year's class. What a lifesaver! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It does take a while to do the first time, but the time savings when it comes to marking is worthwhile. Now when I do my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inquiry-Project-Package-For-ANY-Subject-2567877" target="_blank">Inquiry Projects</a>, I can mark the entire classes work in one prep period!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's how I do it:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First set up your folders, files and forms in your Google Drive:</span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHAQgvPvJgk/VyJ3fKwgfJI/AAAAAAAABT8/l5_ZPkwOvBUOqyYvRMyQOoMZilFag3iOwCK4B/s1600/Slide1.PNG" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHAQgvPvJgk/VyJ3fKwgfJI/AAAAAAAABT8/l5_ZPkwOvBUOqyYvRMyQOoMZilFag3iOwCK4B/s1600/Slide1.PNG" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next, make the form amazing by adding in the rubric, and all the comments you'd expect to be using for this assignment. This takes a while, but the beauty of this is when marking you'll mostly just be clicking instead of writing by hand. Also, you can copy this form for your next assignment.</span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XDvQR-IVlVo/VyJ3iUcXy0I/AAAAAAAABUE/j-qqxOytUwE_kdYl4PwiizOETIPbMLgoACK4B/s1600/Slide2.PNG" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XDvQR-IVlVo/VyJ3iUcXy0I/AAAAAAAABUE/j-qqxOytUwE_kdYl4PwiizOETIPbMLgoACK4B/s1600/Slide2.PNG" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now we need to set up docAppender. This is the add-on that makes the form's data presentable, so you can just print out all of the comments instead of writing by hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XDvQR-IVlVo/VyJ3iUcXy0I/AAAAAAAABUE/j-qqxOytUwE_kdYl4PwiizOETIPbMLgoACK4B/s1600/Slide2.PNG" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j9mb48OrCq0/VyJ3k0yYyLI/AAAAAAAABUM/7k8fTiTGuxAqdafg_SouNiEDXOBPLUWwwCK4B/s1600/Slide3.PNG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j9mb48OrCq0/VyJ3k0yYyLI/AAAAAAAABUM/7k8fTiTGuxAqdafg_SouNiEDXOBPLUWwwCK4B/s1600/Slide3.PNG" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once docAppender is all set, try assessing an assignment. There is an extra little step to remove the commas that appear between each of the comments you check.</span><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vMdszEzSb0Y/VyJ3nCE-1qI/AAAAAAAABUU/efnYfHQy4HYWrfBYeKih3MuGB_pZn1XyQCK4B/s1600/Slide4.PNG" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vMdszEzSb0Y/VyJ3nCE-1qI/AAAAAAAABUU/efnYfHQy4HYWrfBYeKih3MuGB_pZn1XyQCK4B/s1600/Slide4.PNG" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There you have it! Once you do this once, a lot of the work is done forever. You can copy forms and edit them for different assignments. It's an upfront time investment, but I can't even believe how many hours it has saved me in marking even on just the first few assignments. Oh, docAppender - I LOVE you!</span><br />
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Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084796620971676152noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-29487388973327295092015-10-10T11:47:00.001-04:002020-05-18T14:16:11.039-04:00How to Teach Scientific Vocabulary<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">How many times have you evaluated a sample of student's work and seen the words "stuff" or "things". Do you let it slide or do you address the issue? I hope you address this - imagine how using those words would go over when defending a thesis?!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>1. Use the terms frequently.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YOU have to use these terms, especially with new vocabulary, students have to read and hear how to properly use the terms. When teaching, frequently use the new terms in your own speech. Avoid using pronouns when you can: "The malignant cancer cells travel through the body," is far more powerful than "They travel through the body."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>2. Students must use the words frequently.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am all about having students talk in class. I love academic conversations and cooperative learning because they are so effective at increasing engagement and understanding. Here are some strategies to use to get your students using the new vocabulary terms:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>3. Repeat the word after hearing it for the first time.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Say the word and have them repeat, pretty simple, right? What this does is get them pronouncing the word properly so they are not hesitant to use it in the future. Sure, they may not have a problem pronouncing nucleus but it is good to practice xylem, organism and, most importantly, Uranus. Heck, we even practice how to properly pronounce "nuclear". New-Clear. Thanks for eating up my class time, Homer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>4. Don't settle for less that excellence in conversation and writing.</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When students are responding to questions demand that they use the proper terms throughout their answer. "What is the role of the Golgi apparatus in the cell?" should not be answers with something so simple as "they produce mucus and remove waste.". No - "The Golgi apparatus is responsible for packaging proteins" is much more powerful. It shows are better understanding. Train your students to use the proper terms throughout their response. I love a "Level Up" or "Bump it up" chart for this purpose. Practice with your students how to improve their response. Here is an example from my classroom:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>5. Practice often.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrance cards, exit cards task cards, conferences, observations, academic conversations. Give your students opportunities to use these terms. Don't just use matching or multiple choice questions on practice quizzes - have questions where student have to demonstrate their ability to communicate with scientific terminology. Yes, they take longer to mark. Your students are worth your time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>6. Review.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My favorite way to review vocabulary before a test is with domino puzzles. These are far more effective than crossword puzzles and word searches are just a waste of time in my opinion. Why are domino puzzles superior to the worksheet-style vocabulary reviews? Plenty of reasons:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Crossword puzzles demand some more understanding, so they are certainly better than word searches. But there are some caveats. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Crossword puzzles have students fit words into blanks. Well, when you're dealing with terms like "homogenous", "heterogenous", "solution", "alloy" and "gas" I think you'll agree it is really easy to figure out which term goes where without too much thought about the clue. Don’t get me started on word banks...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>2. They utilize keywords to connect the term to the definition.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This helps with decoding.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>7. They can be cooperative or individual.</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My students will often try to solve them together the first time and get into great conversations of why they think this term matches that definition and not the other one. Then they bring them home and continue to practice.</span></div>
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Michelle Brosseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995606757996403468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789162526085490779.post-47654863988971845582015-08-02T10:16:00.000-04:002017-08-07T10:55:06.997-04:00High-Impact Scientific Inquiry Experiment Ideas for the Secondary Class<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you haven't started working with Scientific Inquiry you are missing out! Bye-bye cookie-cutter labs! Hello independent and creative thinking! Here are some of my favorite inquiry-based labs to start off the school year.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Borax Bouncy Balls<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This one is my favorite!
Create a borax solution in water and mix with a blob of liquid
glue. Add one drop of food coloring and
roll until it turns into a ball. There
are lots of different recipes for borax bouncy balls online. My preference is
to give the students <i>very</i> broad
instructions, inevitably they make very different bouncy balls (or slime!) and
this leads into a great conversation about precise measurements and
instructions in the procedure. I have
them test which recipe creates the ball that bounces the highest, with dropping
the ball from 1.0 meters as a controlled variables. There are at least 10 variables they can test
with this inquiry experiment – for example: amount of glue, amount of borax
solution, type of glue and if you have a more advanced class they can test the
concentration of the borax solution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is a good starter video on how to make borax bouncy
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Best for:</b> general
science, chemistry, physical science<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Paper Helicopters (Gyrocopters)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Gyrocopters are so easy to create and fun for the
students. Cut a piece of paper into
eleven 1” strips, then create blades by cutting 4” down the middle of the
strip. Bend the strips in opposite
directions and there you go! I have my
students develop an inquiry-based test on which design allows for the slowest
(and therefore safest) descent. Drop the
gyrocopters from a height of 2.0 meters as a control. Students can test lots of variables with this
experiment including blade length, blade shape and material.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is a nice tutorial for making a paper helicopter:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Daphnia – testing
water quality<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you can get your hands on some daphnia, or water fleas,
you’ve got a great opportunity to teach skills as well as inquiry. Daphnia can be used to test water
quality. Set up a control, and
experiment with different pH levels, temperatures or adding different
chemicals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is a great video on how to properly measure daphnia
heart rates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you can get your hands on film canisters and don’t mind
the smell of vinegar this is a <i>really</i>
fun inquiry lab. Fill a film canister
with baking soda and vinegar (or another safe acid and base combination) Students
will love the suspense as they countdown to the film canister top exploding off
and the film canister going flying into the air! This one is nice for students who have
already had safety training, since eye protection is key in this inquiry
lab. Students can change the amount of
acid, base, add an extra layer between the two (like a piece of tissue). More advanced students can change the
concentration of the acid and observe the rate of reaction. It’s SO MUCH FUN! But yes, your classroom will smell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is a video explaining how you can do this experiment:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Best for:</b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">
chemistry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Are you competent and are you confident?” That’s how you know you’ve mastered the
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mrs. Marty was my Technological Design teacher in Grades
10-12. She truly was a phenomenal
teacher with so many great traits. I was
instantly intrigued when she began to talk.
A British woman teaching me how to use AutoCAD, saws and CNC machines! <b><u>YEAH!</u></b> Most of my high school teachers had been male
at this time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What really stood out to me, especially now as a teacher, is
how she ensured that you knew what you were doing in the wood shop. In order to meet the expectation you would
demonstrate to her that you could perform the skill. So we students we show her that we could use
the planers and saws. That would prove
yourself to have a Level 3. This showed
your <i>competence.</i> If you wanted to reach for that Level 4, you
would have to teach someone else how to perform that skill (under her watchful
eye). This demonstrated to her your <i>confidence</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Years later, when I became a teacher, this idea of
competence and confidence really resonated with me. The expectations were clear to all
students. Students could work within
their own comfort and ability levels. It
pushed motivated students like me (shy and female) to interact with and teach
my fellow, mostly male, classmates – that was a whole other confidence boost
for me! Not to mention, this strategy
allowed Mrs. Marty to observe an entire class within the shop, assess every day
and delegate duties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I love how this idea of competence and confidence can
translate into the science class. You
can, and should, assess skills in the science course. Whether it is lighting a Bunsen burner
properly, working with electronic probes, performing a dissection or a
titration, why not try this method? Directly
teach a small group of students that are ahead of the class (while the rest do
independent work). Show them how to
perform a scientific skill. Observe that
they can perform this skill on their own, then, observe again as they teach
another student this skill. While they
are teaching, make sure the students talk about proper safety procedures and
reasoning. Now you don’t have to explain
this skill to 30 students, you have more time to observe and your students are
growing both as scientists and leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QJ62vb7FPY0/VNeIb_jDrOI/AAAAAAAABBg/JHgr84ti-YQ/s1600/Valentine's%2Bday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QJ62vb7FPY0/VNeIb_jDrOI/AAAAAAAABBg/JHgr84ti-YQ/s1600/Valentine's%2Bday.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a freebie that I drew years back to treat my lovely grade 9 students. Now I use it every year as a coloring contest. All contestants get a prize - usually a V-Day pencil and heart-shaped sharpener - and the winners get some bigger prizes. It's always a good time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrs-Brosseaus-Binder/Category/Holdays-Valentine-s-Day" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Bingo Games</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are some really cool resources in this bunch. Here are a few of my favorites!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mad Science Lessons</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Space-Interactive-Notebook-Pages-1084577" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Space Interactive Notebook Pages" src="http://mcdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Space-Interactive-Notebook-Pages-1084577/original-1084577-1.jpg" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not enough people appreciate space, in my opinion. I've seen it being glossed over soooo many times. Mad Science Lessons has some <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Space-Interactive-Notebook-Pages-1084577" target="_blank">awesome space stuff</a> so you won't have to spend hours prepping it. Oh, Buy A Fine General Knowledge Material! Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Morehouse Magic</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dragon-Genetics-Fun-Review-Activity-1616626" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Dragon Genetics - Fun Review Activity" src="http://mcdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Dragon-Genetics-Fun-Review-Activity-1616626-1419612457/original-1616626-1.jpg" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is such a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dragon-Genetics-Fun-Review-Activity-1616626" target="_blank">rad resource</a>. Use it for your little ones, or tie it in with Game of Thrones for your big kids to identify which dragon is not a legitimate heir to the dragon throne. <i>Black of scales, black of scales... golden scales?!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Addie Williams</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is way too cute not to snatch up if you're teaching about latitude and longitude. Gnomes!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How fun!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Metric-Measurement-Task-Cards-Grades-6-12-Set-of-90-cards-775505" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Metric Measurement Task Cards, Grades 6-12, Set of 90 cards" src="http://mcdn1.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Metric-Measurement-Task-Cards-Grades-6-10-Set-of-90-cards-045386100-1374033109/original-775505-1.jpg" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If I could be President of Earth for a day, I'd have everyone convert to metric (I'm talking to you, USA, Burma and Liberia). <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Metric-Measurement-Task-Cards-Grades-6-12-Set-of-90-cards-775505" target="_blank">Science Stuff</a> can help with my first decree. Also, McDonalds breakfast should be served all day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Getting Nerdy with Mel & Gerdy</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Frog-Dissection-Interactive-Science-Notebook-Frog-Anatomy-Paper-Model-1138355" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="Frog Dissection Interactive Science Notebook Frog Anatomy " src="http://mcdn1.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Human-Body-Its-a-Frog-Eat-Frog-World-Frog-Scienstructable-Paper-Model-1138355/original-1138355-1.jpg" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So the last time I did frog dissections I was pregnant. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Frog-Dissection-Interactive-Science-Notebook-Frog-Anatomy-Paper-Model-1138355" target="_blank">This is way better than the real thing</a> if only for the lack of nausea. Plus it's cool and the kiddos can color. Also: way cheaper than buying a frog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All Things Algebra</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If I had to start fresh teaching an Algebra course, I think I'd just buy <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-Things-Algebra-My-Entire-Algebra-I-Curriculum-749721" target="_blank">All Things Algebra's entire curriculum</a> and save hundreds of hours. Then I'd have time to read the entire Game of Thrones series... and not just read spoilers and theories on reddit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">21st Century Math</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you ever want your kids to learn more than just your subject. Like one time I wanted to teach space, but also had to teach kids to tie their shoes. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Person-Puzzle-eBook-32-Topics-32-Worksheets-687332" target="_blank">This is so cool</a>. You teach your topics and then the kids learn about awesome people as they practice. Worth every penny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Danielle Knight - Study All Knight</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think I need <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Is-That-Sarcasm-Including-Irony-Satire-and-Parody-460998" target="_blank">this lesson</a>... for myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Past</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is going to seem weird, but about the time that I started high school I asked my family if we could <b>STOP exchanging presents</b>. I have 3 older siblings and they would come home from college, get some money from my parents and go shopping on Christmas Eve. I think the last straw was when my brother and sister agreed to give each other the $50 my parents gave them to buy a present for each other. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since we stopped giving presents Christmas has been much more about time together. On Christmas Eve, we'd have a lovely Polish dinner, go into a <b>pierogi coma</b> on the couch, and wake up in time for Midnight Mass in Polish with the BEST music! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now that I've married Mr. Brosseau I have gone from one Christmas party to seven one year! That is wayyy too much for me to handle! It has calmed down this year, thankfully, now that Brosseau Sprout is here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My favorite teaching tradition is both present and past. You see, I work at the high school that I went to as a teen. It's awesome! When I was a student the teachers would run <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Science-Winter-Olympics-Fun-Science-Based-Games-FREE-967641" target="_blank">Science Winter Olympics</a>, and now I run them! Each teacher sends their students from class to class competing in cool games like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Holiday Minute to Win it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Candy Cane Test Tubes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Mystery Molecule</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-To the Moon and Back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Santa's Egg Drop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've put a bunch of these together in this <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Science-Winter-Olympics-Fun-Science-Based-Games-FREE-967641" target="_blank">freebie</a> along with tips on how to run this event. It is so. much. FUN!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now that Brosseau Sprout is here (he's now four month old!) my husband and I discuss what our new traditions will be. I love that all the grandparents are within a 20 minutes drive, so we'll definitely be visiting all of them at Christmas time. I love the present idea from Pinterest: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But other than that, I'm not too sure what our future traditions will be. <b>What are your favorite traditions with your family?</b> I'd love to read about them in the comments below!</span><br />
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