Summary
During this science lesson, students worked collaboratively through three different active and engaging stations to learn about weather. In the Critical Thinking and Problem Solving station, students were engineers who designed and built a structure that could withstand high winds. They tested their structures and recorded the results with an iPad. In the Investigation Station, students were scientists recreating a natural event to gain better understanding about our world. Using the flipped classroom model, students worked in collaborative groups to conduct a hands-on experiment and recorded their observations about cloud saturation. In the Research and Information Fluency Station, students were meteorologists researching a weather occurrence to profile on an upcoming broadcast. Students were given the choice in topic and developed their own questions to research using an open ended brief.ly on weather established by their teacher.
TIPC Ratings
This lesson is Ideal/Target in Research and Information Fluency. The students were given an authentic task and generated their own questions and conducted research to obtain answers. Students were given choice in weather topic and had to search for information about their topic using the brief.ly. Information was shared and there was opportunity for reflection.
This lesson is Approaching in Communication and Collaboration. Students self-selected groups and worked with their partner for all stations. Students worked collaboratively to address the authentic tasks posed at each station. Students were asked to reflect upon their ability to work with one another.
This lesson is Ideal/Target in Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Students were asked to think critically about their work and how to successfully approach research. They had to generate questions that were on topic and lead to new information. The students had to employ reasoning when designing a structure that would be able to withstand high winds. They were asked to reflect on their work and address what aspects they would change in their work.
This lesson is Ideal/Target in Creativity and Innovation as students planned, designed, constructed, and tested their models. The teacher assisted with application of wind to test efficiency of model. Students reflected on their work and proposed revisions. Students created original work within assignment parameters.
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