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12/3/2017 Penn Graduate School of Education Mail - Science Lesson Notes

ZOEEHRENBERG<zoeehren@gse.upenn.edu>

ScienceLessonNotes
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MRSSSUPERFINE<annsuperfine@msn.com> Sun,Dec3,2017at4:15PM
To:JaedenChatham<jaedenchatham@gmail.com>,ZOEEHRENBERG<zoeehren@gse.upenn.edu>

Thelessonwaswellconstructedandexecutedandthestudentswerecompletelyengaged.
Ihavesomereactionstospecificsectionsoftheplan.

ThehookwasgreatwithZoeandJaedenshowingtheirpaperairplanesandhavingthestudentsvoteonwhichwouldfly
thefurthest.
Tellingthestudentstothinkaboutdesignsetthestagefortheupcomingtask.

Agoodbitofconversationwasgeneratedafterdistributingthepictureofaplaneandallbutonevolunteeredwith
informationtowriteontheclasschart.
ZoeandJaedencontinuedtomovetheconversationforwardbyaskingpertinentquestions.Onestudentseemed
disconnectedfromtheactivity.Doyouknowwhy?

ZoeandJaedendistributed3by5cardsforeachstudenttowritetheirhypothesisforwhatwillmaketheplanegofar.
However,althoughthesehypotheseswerediscussedattheendoftheseconddayslesson,theyneverreferredbackto
theactualcardstocheckontheirpredictions.

Directionsforthetaskwereclearlystated.Teamswereformedwitheaseandstudentsgotrighttoworkbecauseknew
whattodo.Likedthatstudentswereabletochoosetheirownteams.

Tryingoutindividualplaneswasgoodstoppingpointfordayone.

Theseconddaybeganwithconstructingabargraphofhowstudentstraveltoschool.Iunderstandthatitwasawayof
showinghowtocollectdata.AlthoughitwasaniceactivityIdidntthinkitwasanecessaryone.Studentshavebeen
involvedwithmakingbargraphssincekindergartenandthedatacollectionfortheplanesdistanceswasrecordedina
differentformat.Ithinkthe10minutesdevotedtothebargraphwouldhavebeenmorebeneficiallyspentondiscussionat
theconclusionofthelesson.

Studentsworkedverywelltogetherincomingtoaconsensusaboutwhichoftheindividualplanesshouldrepresentthe
group.

Afterentiregroupreconvenedeachteamtriedouttheirplaneandmeasuredthedistancetraveled.Thispartwasgreat.
Studentsweresuperexcited,butwellbehavedintheirenthusiasm.

WhentheInnovationTeachersteppedintoexplaintherelationbetweenfeetandinchesitwasagoodexampleofthe
"teachablemoment.Dontbeafraidtotakeadvantageofthose.

Studentswerebroughttogethertochartdataandexamineresults.Studentscameupwithreasonableexplanationsfor
distanceflown.ZoeandJaedendidprodwithquestions.However,Ithinktheycouldhavepushedfurtherwiththe
discussion,aslookmorecloselyatthetwoplanesthattraveledsimilardistances.Thestudentsmainlyfocusedonthe
appearanceofthesizeofthewingsandthenose,butnotonanyrealcauseandaffectaspects.

Goodquestiononexitslips.Curioustoreadtheiranswers.

Thinkyoushouldfeelreallygoodaboutthislesson.

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