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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
** Lesson Plan Day 1 **

** Content Standards ** · Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. Some investigations involve observing and describing objects, organism, and events; some involve collecting specimens; and some involve discovery of new objects. · Scientific investigations ask and answer a question and compare the answer with what scientists already know about the world. · Scientific use different kinds of investigations depending on the questions they are trying to answer. Types of investigations include describing objects, events, and organism. · Organisms have basic needs. The world has many different environments, and distinct environments support the life of different types of organisms. · Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction. · The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues and by external cues. ||
 * Unit Title: Radically Reduced Radiolarians || Related Lessons: Single Cell Animals ||
 * Grade: 6 || Subject(s): Science ||
 * ** GOALS **

**Technology Standards: ** **Before-Class Preparations: ** ~Download Streaming Video for Introduction about Radiolarians and have prepared for showing prior to students arrival. ~Load Resource Page for students to access via the web ~Prepare to distribute KWL Charts (These will include a page for notes on the opposite side) ~Prepare to distribute Rubrics and Unit Expectations ~Double check technology equipment, tools, and or web resources to be used for this lesson.
 * Identifies basic technology tools.
 * Manipulates a variety of similar hardware and software.
 * Demonstrates appropriate and effective care and use of technology tools.
 * Operates basic technology tools and applications.
 * Creates, modifies, and edits documents using word processing and desktop publishing tools.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses basic design principles to communicate effectively and enhance the message.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses multimedia tools to express ideas.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Evaluates, selects, and uses telecommunication tools and online resources to communicate ideas that persuade, describe, inform, or involve.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses telecommunication tools and online resources to correspond with students locally and globally.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Recognizes the appropriate use of information and information technology.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Demonstrates and advocates ethical and legal use of technology and information.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses technology and telecommunications tools to locate, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, apply, and communicate information.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses a variety of technology tools to solve problems.


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">ISTE NETS-S **
 * 1) <span style="color: #eeece1; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Creativity and innovation
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Communication and collaboration **
 * 3) <span style="color: #eeece1; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Research and information fluency || # **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making **
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Digital citizenship
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Technology operations and concepts  ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Instructional objective(s): Students will assume the role of Scientist, one Radiolarian Expert, Paleontology Expert, Ecology Expert and Art/History Expert, to observe, record and report the impact of radiolarians on the food chain, and whether they are important historically, ecologically, and even artistically. **

· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Rubric and Expectations-Using the unit Wiki space, view, and explain the Rubric for the instructional unit · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">KWL Chart- Distribute KWl Chart to students and have them complete the chart based on what currently know, what they want to know, and what they’ve learned so far about Radiolarians · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">View pictures of Radiolarians Slideshare ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">PowerPoint Presentation with logistics of the Instructional Unit. · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Unit Page · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Rubric · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Radiolarians Slideshare ([|www.slideshare.com]) · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">KWL Chart · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Notebook || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">While viewing the video student will need to take notes to refer back to throughout the Unit. · ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">The Ocean Floor · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Computer · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Projector · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Promethean Board · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">KWL Chart with Note section on the back || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Problem: Scientist have noticed a sharp decline in the population of radiolarians, a kind of microscopic ocean organism, and are asking the U.S. Congress for funds to study this phenomenon. The U.S. Congress has just contacted you and your team with their dilemma: Should they authorize spending two billion dollars on a study of radiolarians? Congress wants to know how radiolarians impact the food chain, and whether they are important historically, ecologically, and even artistically. You and your team will make a PowerPoint presentation to Congress sharing background information about radiolarians, as well as your recommendation about the funding. || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Interactive Table- Use to record student comments and reflection about the video viewed today. · ||
 * ** During Class  **  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Activity || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Materials & Resources needed ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">30Minutes || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Introduction- Greet students and give them a brief overview of the Unite and what will be covered
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">20 Minutes || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Students will view the video about Radiolrians and their importance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">10 Minutes || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">After viewing the video, close the lesson by allowing students to comment on what they’ve just viewed and present student with the problem for this Unit
 * ** MONITOR ** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Online Assessment(s):** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">~ Student Attitudes, Class Participation, Organization, Management of time, ability to stay on task **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Accommodations and extensions: ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">~Students who have accommodations for note-taking will receive notes that are pre-typed. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">~Accommodations will be made for students who need additional time <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">~Students who complete their work prior to moving on the next activities will be allowed to explore the Unit Wikispace <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">~Students who are absent will be allowed to make-up their missed session during centers in the classroom or in the computer lab. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~Audio Recordings and transcripts will be provided for today’s lesson.

~In the event streaming video will not play or load we will re-schedule and continue the days lesson by viewing pictures loaded in a PowerPoint Presentation along with printed materials and reference books about the ocean floor. ||
 * ** Back-up Plan: **

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
** Lesson Plan Day 2  **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Related Lessons: Single Cell Animals  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> || ** Content Standards ** · Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. Some investigations involve observing and describing objects, organism, and events; some involve collecting specimens; and some involve discovery of new objects. · Scientific investigations ask and answer a question and compare the answer with what scientists already know about the world. · Scientific use different kinds of investigations depending on the questions they are trying to answer. Types of investigations include describing objects, events, and organism. · Organisms have basic needs. The world has many different environments, and distinct environments support the life of different types of organisms. · Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction. · The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues and by external cues. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Unit Title: Radically Reduced Radiolarians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Grade: 6 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Subject(s): Science
 * ** GOALS  **

** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Technology Standards: ** ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Before-Class Preparations: ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~Prepare to distribute Graphic Organizers for Research and Discovery Portion of the Unit. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Identifies basic technology tools.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Manipulates a variety of similar hardware and software.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Demonstrates appropriate and effective care and use of technology tools.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Operates basic technology tools and applications.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Creates, modifies, and edits documents using word processing and desktop publishing tools.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses basic design principles to communicate effectively and enhance the message.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses multimedia tools to express ideas.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Evaluates, selects, and uses telecommunication tools and online resources to communicate ideas that persuade, describe, inform, or involve.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses telecommunication tools and online resources to correspond with students locally and globally.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Recognizes the appropriate use of information and information technology.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Demonstrates and advocates ethical and legal use of technology and information.
 * <span style="color: black; 0in margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses technology and telecommunications tools to locate, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, apply, and communicate information.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Uses a variety of technology tools to solve problems. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">ISTE NETS-S **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> Creativity and innovation
 * 2) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Communication and collaboration  **
 * 3) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Research and information fluency  **
 * 1) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">
 * 2) ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Digital citizenship  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Technology operations and concepts <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">  ||

** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Instructional objective(s): Students will assume the role of Scientist, one Radiolarian Expert, Paleontology Expert, Ecology Expert and Art/History Expert, to observe, record and report the impact of radiolarians on the food chain, and whether they are important historically, ecologically, and even artistically. **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Review what we know so far about Radiolarians. · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Review the problem of the instructional unit. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Essential Question: Should Congress fund the study of Radiolarians? || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Unit Page · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Graphic Organizer for Web Quest · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Internet Connectivity · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Computer Lab · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Note Page- to be used for student question for our Skype session. · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Twiducate ([|www.twiducate.com]) · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Group Collaboration Rubric <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">  || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Students will need to use the Graphic Organizer provided to gather their information and answer the following question: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">~Why are radiolarians so important? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">~How much of a reduction have we seen in Radiolarians? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">~What are the historical, ecological or artist importance of Radiolarians? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">~ what impact will the reduction of radiolarians have on the food chain? · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Closing and Review of today’s finding · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Students will use Twiducated to briefly reflect on today’s lesson. · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Homework: Have each group of students prepare at least 2 questions for our next lesson which will consist of a Skype Session with Ecologist (Dr. James Jones) ||^   ||
 * **  During Class <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;">   **  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Activity  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Materials & Resources needed  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">15 Minutes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">30-40 Minutes ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Working in collaborative groups and using the Unit Wikispace, students will access a WebQuest about Radiolarians.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">  ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">  ||
 * ** MONITOR  **   ||

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">**Online Assessment(s):** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~ Student Attitudes, Class Participation, Organization, Management of time, ability to stay on task ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Accommodations and extensions: ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~Accommodations will be made for students who need additional time <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~Students who complete their work prior to moving on the next activities will be allowed to explore the Unit Wikispace <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~Students who are absent will be allowed to make-up their missed session during centers in the classroom or in the computer lab. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">~Audio Recordings and transcripts will be provided for today’s lesson. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">

~In the event internet connectivity is loss, we will re-schedule our lab time or continue the lesson while utilizing center in the classroom. ||
 * ** Back-up Plan: **