Thursday, May 31, 2018
Tragedy of the Commons - Thinking Do Now! Make a list of 'common' - meaning shared/public resources. Tragedy of the Commons Monday, May 21
Plant Sale Migration Game (if Raining) River Walk (if Beautiful) Circle Up! What is the value of the carbon footprint 'quiz'? Did anybody survive for 1 million years? Thursday, May 17
Energy Questions Review Natural Selection Do Now! Try this!(Do you best - you may not know the answers to most of the questions.) (1 British pound = about $1.35) What? What were your comparative results? So What? What can you do to improve/shrink your footprint? Now What? What about the school? As a group, what do you suggest? STUDIO TIME 1 Create a Ticket Out with your thinking about the Footprint Calculator. Please use the What? So What? Now What? above - keep it to one page and include writing and drawings. 2 In preparation for our local ecosystem re-visit. Please review natural selection on this site. Charles Darwin Site Do the review, quiz, and million year game. Be ready to share your results.. Monday, May 14
Sustainable Energy Choices - Investigations Do Now! 15 minute studio time to complete energy presentations Mini Project 7 Forms of Sustainable Energy - Our Future? What? Explain your topic. How does it work? What can be done with this form of energy? So What? - So what is good about this? So what are the problems? (What do detractors say?) Now What? Do you recommend this resource? Why/Why not Everybody presents: Talk? Project? Symbol/Image? At least 2 ways of communicating. Email any links or images that you want to use. TRANSITION - Set up the room Solar Data Presentations Ticket Out Wednesday, May 9
Sustainable Energy Choices - Investigations SCIENCE FICTION FAIR American Red Cross App Do Now! What do you remember from the cookie mining simulation? What? So What? Now What? Science Fiction Fair Gallery Tags - email to me (yes, right now) Title Your Names Medium What does your viewer need to know? Ideas? Unseen forces? Your vision of the future? Transition to Studio Time Mini Project 7 Forms of Sustainable Energy - Our Future? What? Explain your topic. How does it work? What can be done with this form of energy? So What? - So what is good about this? So what are the problems? (What do detractors say?) Now What? Do you recommend this resource? Why/Why not Everybody presents: Talk? Project? Symbol/Image? At least 2 ways of communicating. Today and Tomorrow - Research, Make, Prepare to Present Monday - 15 minutes of Studio Time and Rehearsal, Presentations Monday, May 7
Mining Simulation - Process Do Now! At your table: Background knowledge check. What do you know about coal mining? How does the coal get from the ground to our power plant? Mining Simulation Process/Rules Data Collection Reflection Wednesday: Gallery Tags for Science Fiction Fair, Sustainable Energy/Renewable Forms Thursday, May 3
WORK DAY Do Now! What are Fossil Fuels? Find your table number. Choose a reader, keyword, question. Local Energy Production: Edgewater Generating Station
Coal Fired Process and Interactive Energy Resources STUDIO TIME
Priority Order Work from the classes you missed yesterday at Arts Center - provide evidence. Garden/Bee Work - Clean Hive, Move Tables, Snow stakes, Carry Soil Buckets Down, General assessment and cleaning for planting next week Transplanting for Plant Sale/Garden Practice Fossil Fuel Quizlet - 90% or better evidence. Monday, April 30, 2018
Organizational Meeting Today - SCIENCE FICTION FAIR - MAKING - Planning for Exhibition and Applications - May 12 Tuesday - Sign up for the BLOOD DRIVE/Volunteering PICTURE ID Wednesday -Field Trip / Photography Workshop 10 - 2 pm SIGN UP REQUIRED Thursday - Project Block and Class Time Clean the HIVE STUDIO TIME Wednesday, April 25, 2018
SCIENCE FICTION FAIR - MAKING Sign up for the BLOOD DRIVE Gallery Walk Wednesday Studio Time until 12:00 Prepare for Gallery Walk 12:00-12:10 Work in Process Feedback Form Statement of Intent Ticket Out Monday, April 23, 2018
SCIENCE FICTION FAIR - MAKING Sign up for the BLOOD DRIVE Gallery Walk Wednesday Warm Up! Conferencing
Thursday, April 19, 2018
SCIENCE FICTION FAIR - CREATION PHASE BEGINS Creative Warm Ups - What? So What? Now What? STUDIO TIME
Plans/Review Sketch/Ideation Materials Gathering/Practice Conferencing TICKET OUT - Paper - Back of Form Printout Monday, April 16, 2018
SCIENCE FICTION FAIR - Myths & Beliefs Develop your own work - concepts/creative forms. Do Now! Cyborgs continuous write and draw Creative Forms: There - Possible
Can we just make a poster or a couple'a google slides or just do research? No, I am officially banning posters, google slides, and more than 1 hour of research (you can do more on your own time.) Studio Time
Concepts Creative Forms Planning/Experimenting Materials Ticket Out Form - Approvals or Changes Thursday. Making days 5 hours Th April 19 M April 23, W April 25, Th April 26 M April 30 Thursday, April 12, 2018
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 SCIENCE FICTION FAIR - Myths & Beliefs Creative Imagination Yesterday: Observe, Think, and Talk About Out, Out, Phosphene Candle Today: Creative Thinking and Experimental Making Monday: Begin Your Own Work Challenge: Stop with the "I don't completely understand every detail of this so I reject it." Try responding to the work and enjoying the process as well as the final product. If you are already beyond the need to have complete understanding, push yourself to work intuitively and make iterations or series. ------------------------------
Working with Alternative Materials
Open Minded and Actively Making - Practice/Exercise
Time Budget - Today Random - Explore Materials Choose Independent or Group Inspired by Out, Out PC or Solar Shade - not representing but inspired by (where your imagining started . . . where did it go?) 1 String Forms (String, Cardboard)
2 Light - Hanging/Moving Sculpture (Found materials, light, fan) 3 2D Torn Paper (variety of paper) 4 3DFolded paper towers (Paper, Tape, Scissors) 5 Tape Drawings 6 Overhead Projector (and found materials including paper) 7 Wire Drawings (wire, wire cutters) Present Without Excuses or Negative Comments TORNADO DRILL - leave stuff, High School Stairwell through to wall just past pool area Wednesday, April 11, 2018
SCIENCE FICTION FAIR Meet me at the JMKAC by 11:35. You may leave during lunch! Be there. We will have a tour and a meeting with Craig Grabhorn. Monday, April 9, 2018
Peace of the Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting for their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Do Now! Grab your notebook or a piece of paper. Should access to healthy food be a right for everyone? Claim - Support - Question FUTURE PROJECTS. ! ? DISRUPTION FOR GOOD! JMKAC because What do you want to do? (Online research is not enough.) DO. Action verb. Proposal What do you want to do? How does it connect to/support the food system issues that we identified? What will it change? Improve? Sustainability projects that have not been addressed - worm composting/composting in general. FOOD WASTE. Preparations for the garden. (We will work in the garden as a class then the weather is appropriate.) School lunches? Project topics Cooking healthy affordable food Water filters Animal Treatment - what will you do beyond research? Factory Farming - what will you do beyond research? Food quality/cleanliness - what will you do beyond research? Antibiotics/Vaccines - what will you do beyond research? Next steps? Classroom behavior. How can we work together on these problems? How can we get class behavior up to a quality level where we could take a field trip? Do projects outside of the classroom? Thursday, April 5, 2018
Rule 3:Eat your colors.Pollan’s advice: "The colors of many vegetables reflect the different antioxidant phytochemicals they contain...Many of these chemicals help protect against chronic diseases, but each in a slightly different way, so the best protection comes from a diet containing as many different phytochemicals as possible.” Do Now! Open your document from Thursday, March 15 - Your choice of question for the writing assessment for this trimester. Highlight your best, most persuasive or descriptive or informative paragraph. Be prepared to share. What are the issues here? What can we do to change/make improvements? Project Brainstorm STUDIO TIME Transplanting, Move Soil, Check Stairway Plants, Watering Writing Planning Forming Alliances Mind/Concept Map (Brain Dump with Connections) Ticket Out What? Project Proposal, Alliances So What? What is the issue you are addressing? Now What? How will you make a change? CLOSING: Peace of the Wild Things When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting for their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Wednesday, April 4, 2018
We need better government, no doubt about it. But we also need better minds, better friendships, better marriages, better communities. Do Now! Hello! Get a Wendell Berry Quote from me at the door. Read it. Think about it. On the back, write your name and notes about your first impressions and connections to the movie (yesterday) and your studies at our school. Sharing protocol. INDIE LENS Look and See Summary of the discussion. Action items? Three Articles - Physical Evidence (From Monday, March 19 - 1’s Read and prepare a READ, THINK, WONDER about the facts and ideas in this article. 2’s Read and prepare a READ, THINK, WONDER about the facts and ideas in this article. 3’s Read and prepare a READ, THINK, WONDER about the facts and ideas in This article. We will share this information on Thursday - you will need to have physical evidence (digital document or written notes) to participate.) Ideation for projects. Food surveys - data collection. Sustainability projects? Garden? Continuing projects - worms, paper recycling, aluminum recycling, New notebooks. Missing work. Thursday, March 22, 2018
Understanding new ideas isn't the problem. Letting go of old ones, there it is. Do Now! At your tables, with the help of a kindly volunteer, make a list of things that your food's ingredients told you about the food - factual, social, economic, environmental? Sharing. Get me up to speed! Cost Accounting? Ingredients? Goals? Food Inc. Pre/Post handouts (collect) Writing. Pollan Rules School Lunch Compass Points 3 Articles? Physical Evidence. Plans. Thinking ahead - after the break: Finish excerpts of the movie. Ideation for projects. Food surveys - data collection. Sustainability projects? Garden? Monday, March 12, 2018
"Avoid opinions to the best of your ability. It is not right to have opinions in important matters unless the evidence is not clear. An opinion is a necessary evil. It is something you put up with until you get more light." Do Now! Claim a table for your group. Get out your ingredient work from Thursday! Be ready to discuss progress and meaning. Plans for Wednesday, Thursday, and Next Monday. Share Animal Designs and Games - White Board. Thursday, March 8, 2018 "Avoid opinions to the best of your ability. It is not right to have opinions in important matters unless the evidence is not clear. An opinion is a necessary evil. It is something you put up with until you get more light." Yipes! I am out sick today. Please help the sub to find this page. You will also need a bunch of plain white paper - best to get from the office and my big tub of markers - the tub with the pink top in the hovel. (McKenna knows where it is.) I have your new folders at home with me - wasn't expecting to be out - for today - here is a list of table groups. 1 Alec, Sam, Sophia, Liesl (Ramen) 2 Alex, McKenna, Jennifer, Brian (Donettes) 3 Brandon, Xan, Tate, Mayka (Cheetos) 4 Briana, Yannie, Devin, Jaime (Beef and Barley Soup) 5 Tatiana, Braeden, Sammy, Robin (Mountain Dew) 6 Jordan, Michael, Xavier, Austin (Chocolate Pop Tarts) Do Now! Claim a table and get settled in your new groups. If you whole group isn't there - don't worry or change groups - stick with the plan. Our Food System Let's start out this study with a little exploration. Each table will get a list of ingredients (use the links above) for a common food or beverage. 1 Start out by putting the name or drawing of the product in the middle of the page. 2 Arrange all of the ingredients in a circle around it. 3 Divide up the ingredients - roughly equal number for each person at your table. 4 Research the following information and add it to the third round of the paper connected to the ingredient with lines. (by the by - feel free to draw! and add pages with tape as you need to (and you will need to.) Plant/Animal/Mineral (For example corn is a plant; lamb is and animal; sodium chloride or salt is a mineral.) 5 Round 4: How is the ingredient produced? This is the tricky one - think about the processes. For example: Corn flour - Corn is a plant grown on a farm, it is harvested, dried, cleaned, ground, packaged, shipped. Other plants will be cooked as well. (Add paper with tape - go ahead. These drawings can be big.) 6 Round 5: Use a red marker and place and 'E' anywhere that the processing/growing/etc. uses energy. 7 Round 6: If you have time use the seed map at the top of the resources column to identify where your product originally comes from. Review your work, help each other - add arrows and drawings where you find connections. Be sure your names are on the back. Thank you. Thursday, March 1
Evidence Collection Game Design or Animal Design Evidence/Requirements due today. Get a folder if you have more than one thing. BE SURE all papers/artifacts are identified with your name(s) or in a folder so identified. Please take your paintings/photos and notebooks for PoLs. See you in Third Trimester! Monday, February 26 and February 28
Evidence of Understanding - Create Animal Designs or Games Illustrating Your Knowledge and Understanding of the Forces of Population Ecology! Do Now! Studio Time Goals STUDIO TIME Create evidence (please check requirements) Conferencing Last day for missing/late work = Thursday, March 1. LAST DAY OF TRI 2 is Thursday, March 1 - Altered Schedule due to INDIE LENS - Finish, Rehearse, Practice Games
All illustrations and games are due. Thursday, March 8 Presentations of Animals and Games Thursday, February 22, 2018
Creation - Animal Design Illustrations and Games Do Now! QUICK JOT / Prepare to Share What would you use to provide evidence of your thinking and learning in this class? Sustainability Project? Keystone Species Portrait? Animal/Game Design? Home Learning Writing? WMYST? Studio Time Leading to a Gallery Walk with Feedback Gallery Walk No New Home Learning END OF TRIMESTER 2 SCHEDULE Thursday 22nd - Project Creation Studio Time - end of the hour gallery walk with feedback, home learning due
Monday 26th - Project Creation Studio Time - evidence Wednesday 28th - (ACT work keys - may alter schedule for Juniors?) Studio Time Finishing and Sustainability Project Reflection (set up in Home Learning Blog) LAST DAY OF TRI 2 is Thursday, March 1 - Altered Schedule due to INDIE LENS - Finish, Rehearse, Practice Games All illustrations and games are due. Thursday, March 8 Presentations of Animals and Games Monday, February 19, 2018
Residency - Jacob Olmedo - Events and Opportunities Trade Ya. Sustainability - check ins. Population Ecology Projects - Full Speed Ahead Production Digital Do Now! Go to the home learning for last week and find two students that you can make meaningful connections/extensions with - species characteristics? solutions to problems? game formats? suggestions? Use the reply function under the specific posts. I am looking for original meaningful connections and extensions. Thinking! STUDIO TIME MAKING - Done with research. Tangible results of today's time. Materials needs? (Time budget 4.5 hours.) Sustainability check ins - 1:30. No Journals today. Check in with me live and in person. TIMELINE for the End of Trimester 2 Afterschool workshops with Jacob Olmedo Events and Opportunities Thursday 22nd - Project Creation Studio Time - end of the hour gallery walk with feedback, home learning due Monday 26th - Project Creation Studio Time - evidence Wednesday 28th - (ACT work keys - may alter schedule for Juniors?) Studio Time Finishing and Sustainability Project Reflection (set up in Home Learning Blog) LAST DAY OF TRI 2 is Thursday, March 1 - Altered Schedule due to INDIE LENS - Finish, Rehearse, Practice Games All illustrations and games are due. Thursday, March 8 Presentations of Animals and Games Thursday, February 15, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 5rd Round - Conference Check Population Ecology Projects - Process Check - Ticket Out Preparation for Today! ALL HANDS - MOVE POSTERS Thursday Sustainability - Be prepared to show me what you have accomplished and answers questions about your work and why it matters. Go team! 5th Project Journal Today - Weekly Journal Form Population Ecology Group - Complete 1-3, and HL 4 have evidence - sketches, notes, to do lists Game Design Animal Design Ticket Out Sustainability - Weekly Journal Form Population Ecology - Monday, February 12, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 5rd Round - Conference Check Population Ecology Projects - Process Check - Ticket Out Preparation for Today! ALL HANDS - MOVE POSTERS Monday Sustainability - Be prepared to show me what you have accomplished and answers questions about your work and why it matters. Go team! 5th Project Journal Today - Weekly Journal Form Population Ecology Group - Complete 1-3, and HL 4 have evidence - sketches, notes, to do lists Game Design Animal Design Ticket Out Sustainability - Weekly Journal Form Population Ecology - Thursday, February 8, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 4rd Round Population Ecology Projects! DO NOW! Thursday Sustainability - Meet me in the lab! Prepare to share your plan for today. You will be working independently this week as we set up our Pop Eco Project Plans. Next week - conferences with evidence. Population Ecology Group - Review the Population Ecology Project Options. Make a plan for yourself. Think about alliances. Here are the links - there are paper copies in your folder as well. Game Design Animal Design Compass Points Feedback Plan Assessment Plan Studio Time - Decisions and Research Ticket Out Sustainability Weekly Journal Weekly Journal Form Population Ecology - Project Plan (what, with whom) Steps 1 and 2 In the Plans: NEW Home Learning Niche Partitioning Evidence Monday, February 5, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 4rd Round Population Ecology Projects! Mandatory Extended Day for more than 1 missing evidence. DO NOW! Monday Sustainability - Meet me in the lab! Prepare to share your plan for today. (Except Jordan/Devin - head out to your meeting. Who's taking notes? Get at least one 'quote'.) You will be working independently this week as we set up our Pop Eco Project Plans. Next week - conferences with evidence. Population Ecology Group - Review the Population Ecology Project Options. Make a plan for yourself. Think about alliances. Here are the links - there are paper copies in your folder as well. Game Design Animal Design Compass Points Feedback Plan Assessment Plan Studio Time? Ticket Out Sustainability Weekly Journal Weekly Journal Form Population Ecology - Project Plan (what, with whom) Steps 1 and 2 Mandatory Extended Day for more than 1 missing evidence. In the Plans: Niche Partitioning Evidence Thursday, February 1, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 3rd Round Population Ecology Background Knowledge (Last task!) DO NOW! Thursday Sustainability - Meet me in the lab! prepare any questions . . . take a look at the notes. Population Ecology Group - Discussion your table question(s) - be ready to share your ideas. Niche Partitioning and DNA Metabarcoding Intro/Overview - Save progress - evidence a week from today. Ticket Out Evidence: Sustainability Journals Progress? Niche Partitioning - Online progress to be completed by next Thursday. FYI No new HL. Please complete all missing evidence. Next Monday, February 5 Mandatory Extended Day for more than one missing assessment/project/evidence. Wednesday, January 31, 2018
THINKING DAY No technology. Do Now: Put your technology away - chromebooks, phones, music - all of it. Away today. Grab a clipboard, something to write with and a chair. Overview, Time Plan, Questions Rotation - 3 groups 20 min. Lexicon 20 min. River Altered Photographs 20 min. Keystone Portraits All 3 thinking assessments are due today. There is no new home learning for this week. Monday, February 5 - Mandatory Extended Day for more than one missing evidence of learning. Monday, January 29, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 3rd Round Population Ecology Background Knowledge (Last task!) DO NOW! Monday Sustainability - Meet me in the lab! prepare any questions . . . take a look at the notes. Population Ecology Group - Discussion your table question(s) - be ready to share your ideas. Niche Partitioning and DNA Metabarcoding Intro/Overview - Save progress - evidence a week from today. Ticket Out Evidence: Sustainability Journals Progress? Niche Partitioning - Online progress to be completed by next Monday. FYI Wednesday - Gallery Day with Reflections/Discussions, project selection Thursday - Reverse Today No new HL. Please complete all missing evidence. Next Monday, February 5 Mandatory Extended Day for more than one missing assessment/project/evidence. Thursday, January 25, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 1st Round Population Ecology Background Knowledge CLASS MEETING Engagement - Last Meeting with Mike Sustainability - Planning/journals >40% HL >30% Population background work Lack of interest in math, games, game design, projects Importance of our subject matter Habits of Learning and Collaboration Problem Solving/Evidence ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sustainability TH Population Ecology - Find your table group. Analyze/explain/describe your population graph. Studio Time (15-20 minutes) Choose one of these videos HOW TO AVOID BEING EATEN? or WHITE TAILED DEER ECOLOGY make notes on the key understandings/knowledge and identify factors/features that could be used to design a survival board game. Use your beautiful journal. What could benefit the organism's survival and the opposite - what could limit the organism's chances of survival? Be ready to share in the closing circle. If you are finished - move on to the new Home Learning 3. CLOSING Sustainability Groups - Weekly Journal Form (finish planning if you haven't already!) Population Ecology Circle (assessment) No new HL - please complete missing work. Monday, January 22, 2018
Dear Ecologists, I am out sick today. Please follow the directions below - it gets a little lengthy - but you can do it! This way we don't lose a Sustainability day. Please be kind and supportive to your substitute teacher and make sure he knows where you are working. Those of you working in the EcoLab in the back of Tara's room - plan carefully for a minimum of disruption to her class. Thank you, Karen DO NOW! Review the Tri 2 Schedule (over on the resources side of this page) to find your project and your compatriots. I am asking a few of you to train others - and then head back to your own group. THE PLAN! until 1:35 Kera/Yannie - Train Jaime and Sam to set up the microgreens with towers and with felts - I think the equipment is on my desk in the EcoLab - please bring it to the lab part of this room. Austin, Jennifer, Alec, Sophia, McKenna and Sammy - Team up to water the plants on the plant stands and table in the hall, the plants in the office window and . . . the middle school stairwell - make plan, fill watering cans in this room, if you spill wipe up the water. There are also a few plants in the EcoLab and the Tree House. Briana, Xavier, Xan, Alex, Tatiana, and Mayka - Work in the ecolab to check the bottles started and design more - what are the themes/purposes of more bottles/terraria? What materials do you need? Be ambitious in your planning. Braeden and Brian teach Brandon and Robin to add moist shredded paper to the worm bins, flip them, and clean out the bottom layer. Use gloves to gather veggies and fruits from garbage and feed the new tower (the chopper is in the drain board by the sink). CLEAN everything - we need to be better at that. Check how much the Thursday worms processed so far. Don't forget the towel over the top to prevent fruit flies. If you need more shredded paper - the paper shredder is in the office. We also need new signs about what can be composted . . . . Jared - choose a design from the project doc so I can order your materials! Jordan, Devin, Michael, and Tate (and Yannie if she has time) First, take a break from independent planning and plan a town hall event for Earth Week (April 22 - 29) related to your projects but also developing the whole school's understanding of sustainability. Work on independent planning/research. EVERYBODY returns to class by 1:35 and completes a weekly journal form (over there in the resources column.) Thank you, Karen Thursday, January 18, 2018
Sustainability Projects - 1st Round Population Ecology Background Knowledge Do Now! Sustainability TH - Meet me in the lab area for a circle - studio time goals. Population Ecology - Find your table group. Analyze/explain/describe your population graph. Population Ecology Video Together - Beginning Review and then skip to Density at about 4:50. Analyze and provide examples. What about your Keystone Species? Studio Time (15-20 minutes) Choose one of these videos HOW TO AVOID BEING EATEN? or WHITE TAILED DEER ECOLOGY make notes on the key understandings/knowledge and identify factors/features that could be used to design a survival board game. Use your beautiful journal. What could benefit the organism's survival and the opposite - what could limit the organism's chances of survival? Be ready to share in the closing circle. If you are finished - move on to the new Home Learning 3. CLOSING Sustainability Groups - Weekly Journal Form (finish planning if you haven't already!) Population Ecology Circle (assessment) Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Sustainability Projects Beginning/Planning and Training Class Norms - no earbuds/headphones/phones in view; chrome books closed; find your table; gigantic bags and knapsacks on the floor or on a lab table - start the DO NOW! without being asked. Do Now! Please sit in your temporary table groups and do the Population Review individually. Sharing Protocol. STUDIO TIME OPTIONS - Sustainability Groups 1 TODAY - Sustainability Planning Form Planning Form 1.17.18 2 Training - this is a process that will take some time - starting today. 3 HL due tomorrow 4 Continue working on 'Population Ecology Meets Algebra Practice' and Introduction to Population Ecology - Text/Notes You are responsible for 'Intro' through the Evolution Connection. (Thursday, January 18) Planning: Thursday - HL due, Sustainability Thursday Groups, Alternate Group complete math video and introduction text. Reverse that on Monday. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - Gallery Thinking - Keystones, River Photos, Lexicon Monday, January 8, 2018
1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics Review Class Norms - no earbuds/headphones/phones in view; chrome books closed; find your table; gigantic bags and knapsacks on the floor or on a lab table - start the DO NOW! without being asked. Do Now! Find your Thermodynamics/trophic pyramid group by number. Read the explanation, study the pyramid. Prepare a Connect, Extend, Challenge. Sharing/Questions Packing Peanuts Model Reflection Responsibilities for Thursday, January 18 Introduction to Population Ecology - Text/Notes You are responsible for 'Intro' through the Evolution Connection. (Thursday, January 18) Home Learning (Thursday, January 18) See you at Exhibitions! Thursday, January 4, 2018
Building Knowledge and Practice = Population Ecology Exhibition Rotation Work Check: Technology off, phones away or in locker, earbuds out, bags and backpacks off of the tables. On time, if late for learning - enter quietly and apologize. Temporary Table Groups Gathering! Circle Up. Studio Time 1 Help clean exhibition area, take down old and put up new. 2 Introduction to Population Ecology - Text/Notes You are responsible for 'Intro' through the Evolution Connection. (Thursday, January 18) 3 Population Ecology Meets Algebra PRACTICE (today) 4 Home Learning (Thursday, January 18) 5 If you were here yesterday for the choices form or if you didn't complete the form . . . . last chance. Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Beginnings: Population/Life Cycle Studies (Game Design Project) and return to the Sustainability Projects Do Now! Sustainability Project Choice Form Choices Investigate Whale Game Smithsonian Audubon Analyze Traits (Shared and Different) Watch Together (put the form in your beautiful journal) Population Ecology Discussion (everybody) Future Plans - Hang up artwork from altered photos and Keystone portraits. Develop background knowledge on population ecology and table top board game design.
Home Learning 2018 starts Thursday. Alternating days Sustainability Projects and Population/Games. Thursday, December 21
Evidence of Thinking and Learning: Completed Keystone Portraits, Vocabulary Quizlet, Gallery Tags Do Now - Whole Group - 2018 Sustainability Projects List Overview, Suggestions NatGeo Resource Vocabulary Quizlet STUDIO TIME - Complete PAINTING Please paint only on the substrate not on other's skin or clothes. Clean up your brushes and the table you are working on. If you didn't do it yesterday or wish to add - Fill in the gallery tag form. Be sure that your name is on the back of the artwork. Happy Holidays! Enjoy all of them! Thank you. Wednesday, December 20
Why is 'insert animal name here' a keystone species? What will happen or has happened because of its demise? Do Now! Fill in the gallery tag form. Do Next: Set up your painting and a paper feedback form. On top of the form put your name, your animal and why it is a keystone species. Feedback Protocol STUDIO TIME PAINTING Please paint only on the substrate not on other's skin or clothes. Clean up your brushes and the table you are working on. The last opportunity to paint will be tomorrow. Monday, December 18
Why is 'insert animal name here' a keystone species? What will happen or has happened because of its demise? Do Now! Creative Warm Up - find your term/definition partner and design a symbol for your word! Example on the board. Communication Elements of the Portrait Animal - Head, Torso, Whole Form? Facing forward, Silhouette? Background - Habitat, Colors, Patterns, Symbols? Text - Outside the body, inside the body, word bubble? Design Elements - Focal point, use of color, proportion/ scale, realistic/abstracted, balance, line, shape . . . STUDIO TIME PAINTING Gesso? Transfer paper? Watercolor, Acrylic, Ink? Conservation of resources. Practice papers. Stenciling Chromebook: Image of a work by your artist, Image of your keystone species Evidence of Progress!(?) Brush cleaning. Nobody leaves until . . . . Last Home Learning for 2017! Thursday, December 14
Why is 'insert animal name here' a keystone species? What will happen or has happened because of its demise? Do Now! Observe and analyze the bear painting based on this practical list. Communication Elements of the Portrait Animal - Head, Torso, Whole Form? Facing forward, Silhouette? Background - Habitat, Colors, Patterns, Symbols? Text - Outside the body, inside the body, word bubble? Design Elements - Focal point, use of color, proportion/ scale, realistic/abstracted, balance, line, shape . . . STUDIO TIME PAINTING Gesso? Transfer paper? Watercolor, Acrylic, Ink? Conservation of resources. Practice papers. Stenciling Chromebook: Image of a work by your artist, Image of your keystone species Evidence of Progress!(?) Brush cleaning. Last Home Learning for 2017! Monday, December 11
Why is 'insert animal name here' a keystone species? What will happen or has happened because of its demise? Do Now! In your beautiful notebook, answer the two driving questions! Be prepared to share. Watch Together/Design a Portrait Practice When Wolves Change Rivers Visit the Examples, Research Artist's Images Suggested Process, Required Process Transfer paper. Projector. Studio Time Tasks 1 Decide - Paper, Unstretched Canvas, Stretched Canvas (Size based on what I can afford - no less than 8 x 10) WRITE ON THE BOARD 2 Make a rough 'idea' plan/sketch in your notebook. List the elements. Communication Elements of the Portrait Animal - Head, Torso, Whole Form? Facing forward, Silhouette? Background - Habitat, Colors, Patterns, Symbols? Text - Outside the body, inside the body, word bubble? Design Elements - Focal point, use of color, proportion/ scale, realistic/abstracted, balance, line, shape . . . 3 Make an outline sketch to size. Use the paper on the big roll. Evidence collection. Materials will be available Thursday for working on backgrounds, sketches and text. We will start with feedback on your 'idea' sketch in your notebook. Thursday, Dec 7
Why is 'insert animal name here' a keystone species? What will happen or has happened because of its demise? Classroom Culture Do Now! Please help move tables and chairs to form a circle. Trade your home learning for your 'I will and will not' statements with me. When Wolves Change Rivers Professional Model Analysis Communication Elements of the Portrait Animal - Head, Torso, Whole Form? Facing forward, Silhouette? Background - Habitat, Colors, Patterns, Symbols? Text - Outside the body, inside the body, word bubble? Design Elements - Focal point, use of color, proportion/ scale, realistic/abstracted, balance, line, shape . . . Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Keystone Portrait: Planning your research and design Habits of Work and Self Discipline Do Now: (3-5 min.) Find and greet your table group. Find the Animals and Artists Document - does that work for you? If not - problem solving proposal. Do Next: (3-5 min.) Review the Project Document - also in your folder. Set up a compass points in your beautiful journal. North = Need to Know East = Excited About South = Suggestions or Next Steps West = Worried About Sharing Protocol (5-8 min.) PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Communication of the Science Why is this animal a keystone species? What would change if it was eliminated from its habitat? Communication Elements of the Portrait Animal - Head, Torso, Whole Form? Facing forward, Silhouette? Background - Habitat, Colors, Patterns, Symbols? Text - Outside the body, inside the body, word bubble? Design Elements - Focal point, use of color, proportion/ scale, realistic/abstracted, balance, line, shape . . . PROFESSIONAL MODEL ANALYSIS STUDIO TIME CHOICES 1 Science Research - Evidence of research questions, resources, notes/answers 2 Home Learning Home Learning/Study Choices for Thursday Watch the movie again Start investigating the NatGeo Resource Learn more about your artist Home Learning Claim Support Question Claim - What did you do and Why? Support - Statements of new knowledge. Specific and useful. Question - What questions will you ask to develop background knowledge about keystone species? On paper, by Thursday. Monday, December 4, 2017
Building Background Knowledge: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades Thinking About Scientific Method(s) Deciding (Species and Artist) Do Now: Greet your folder group. Grab your beautiful journal and open it up to a new page. Set up for a short movie "Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades" 12.4.17 Movie Protocol - Specific Observations Science: 1 . Scientific Methods of Observation and Investigation 2. Hypothesis - Changes Art: 3. Kinds and uses of images 4. Kinds and uses of shots 5. Kinds and uses of sound Choices/Overview/Step 1 "Homage" Artists - Give me a minute Species document in your folders Spend some time looking Decide Individual, but . . . . Ticket Out Your Name Species Choice and Back Up Artist Choice Your definition of keystone species Home Learning/Study Choices for Thursday Watch the movie again Start investigating the NatGeo Resource Learn more about your artist Home Learning Claim Support Question Claim - What did you do and Why? Support - Statements of new knowledge. Specific and useful. Question - What questions will you ask to develop background knowledge about keystone species? On paper, by Thursday. You will have some time on Wednesday. I will need help with the river exhibition and the plants. Thursday, November 30
Garden Winterizing STEP 1! Planning and Problem Solving Do Now! Grab your jackets. We are going to move the picnic tables/benches and tomato cages. Do Next: Read the Keystone Species document and annotate it with colors/highlighters for: Best summary sentence Most important phrase And single word that captures the connection to our home habitat Sharing Protocol Planning and Problem Solving Monday - Studio Time for Exhibition Preparation, Writing Statements from Rough Drafts, and Home Learning Monday, November 20
GET STUFF DONE! MAKE COOL STUFF! Studio Time for Creating Finished Version of Transformed Photographs and Prewriting Statements Do Now! Gather your resources: beautiful journal, rough drafts of photos. Pick up a copy of the statements directions. Please sit in your river groups (blue labeled folders.) Here's the Deal. Minimal use of chromebooks today - only for printing photos and reviewing research (max. 10 minutes.) Craftsmanship/quality of finished pieces. Thoughtful meaningful writing. No claims without evidence. Ask for help with photos from your table and from me. No home learning this week. Finish missing or late work. Photos and writing due at the end of the hour. Thursday, November 16
GET STUFF DONE! MAKE COOL STUFF! Studio Time for Creating Finished Version of Transformed Photographs Begin Statements Do Now! Gather your resources: beautiful journal, rough drafts of photos. Pick up a copy of the statements directions. Please sit in your river groups (blue labeled folders.) Here's the Deal. Minimal use of chromebooks today - only for printing photos and reviewing research (max. 10 minutes.) Craftsmanship/quality of finished pieces. Thoughtful meaningful writing. No claims without evidence. Ask for help with photos from your table and from me. No home learning this week. Finish missing or late work. Photos and writing due on Monday. Monday, November 13, 2017 Deciding, Planning, or Last 3 Classes Missing/Late work will be accepted this week. Mandatory extended school day on Monday, November 20. Do Now! Meet in your Environmental History Groups. Love Canal-Lab Area: Yannie, Xavier, Michael K, Sammy M., Robin, and Braeden Cuyahoga Fire - Table nearest Rachel's Desk: Jaime, Tate, Briana Lake Erie-Back table nearest the Hovel Door: Mayka, Jared, Devin, Alec, and McKenna Sadly Neglectful - Middle Tables: Everyone Else (10 prep. 10 present) Environmental History Groups: Prepare a short (2-3 min.) presentation including: 1 What happened? What caused that to happen? What needed to change to fix it? to be sure it doesn't happen again? 2 Connections to issues in our watershed . . . 3 Could that happen again? WorWY? Sadly Neglectful: What do you think? Better late than never. CLASS MEETING Today, Thursday, Monday Late/missing work accepted this week. Mandatory Extended Day on Monday, November 20. Wrapping up Trimester 1 Finished Transformed Photos and Art/Science Statements Here's what I am thinking: Today: History, Studio Time for Testing/Roughs, Photo selection, printing, materials requests, demo's? Thursday: Work on Transformed Photos, Finish any printing, last shot at demos? HL Blog for Art/Science Statements (paragraph each) Monday: Finish photos and statements November 30 (next day that we meet) Prepare exhibition and short presentations based on statements Problems: Sustainability Projects - Midpoint statements would stand for this trimester. Thursday, November 9
What is environmental art? Dear Ecologists, I am out sick today. Please learn something new and take full advantage of a bit of extra studio time. My cart - with your journals - may still be in the Ecology Lab area of Tara's room. Thank you in advance, Karen Do Now! Read the Environmental Art Document at your river tables. What kind of art are you working towards with your transformed photo? Share at your tables and share out one example to the whole group. STUDIO TIME 1 Home Learning 5,6, & 7 are still open! 2 Additional research and evidence for your Sheboygan River project. 3 Spend some time selecting photographs to use for the artwork part. Wednesday, November 8
What local issues are flowing through our watershed, lakes, rivers, and aquifer? Complete at least 1 rough draft/mock up. Do Now! Find your River Folder Groups Quick Jot: What do you already know about the environmental history in this week's home learning?
Love Canal? Cuyahoga River? Death of Lake Erie? Sharing Protocol Make a Rough Draft of at least 1 of your Transformed Photo Choices. Steps - Watch the Demo! 1 (2 minutes) Review your issue/topic notes and your transformed method. Accountability: Form and digital doc or journal pages 2 (10 minutes)Find examples of the transformed photo method. Books, google, pinterest. Accountability: bookmark example or add link to your digital doc or mark book pages with post it/your name. 3 (10 minutes) Make a sketch/plan (see the white board) and gather resources - including: photos from the folder or plain white paper with sketch ideas, magazines for collage, glue sticks, markers, scissors, etc. Accountability: sketch for ticket out 4 (15-20 minutes) Make at least one rough draft/mock up. Decide on photo(s) from the folder for your transformed photo. Size? Color or Black and White? Write it and the size on the back of your sketch. 5 Home Learning work - be prepared for tomorrow's discussion. Ticket Out: Sketch and rough draft/mock up. Monday, November 6, 2017
MEET IN TARA'S ROOM Show appreciation for Sustainability Support from Cellcom Sustainability Project Work Prepare for Discussion Do Now! Meet in your sustainability groups, today instead of Thursday, set product and process goals. Some groups will be informally sharing their work with guests from Cellcom and Ted. Some groups will be preparing for the Health Fair on Wednesday. Others will be continuing according to plan. Goals in your journals - out on the tables. If time - one word whip. PRESENTATION and STUDIO SHARING Accountability 1 JOURNALS/OBSERVATIONS 2 Sheboygan River Restoration Project Quizlet (paper) HL Notes for Discussion - Thursday Closing Gathering Thursday, November 2
What is your river or sustainability project priority? Gathering: Plans for Monday and Wednesday of next week. OPEN STUDIO TIME OPTIONS 1 Sustainability Project Necessities (Microgreens, Worms, Aluminum signs, ?) 2 Transplanting Help - many hands 3 Transforming Photographs Rough Draft/Practice Collage and hand coloring options (Folder) 4 Move Lexicon Posters 5 Text preparation - backgrounds 6 Water and Groom Plant Collection TICKET OUT EVIDENCE HL for next Thursday - discussion! HL for today - quizlet Monday. Monday, October 30
How do artists use specific artforms to communicate about environmental issues? How can we do the same - using transformed photographs to tell stories and illuminate issues flowing through our Sheboygan River watershed? Do Now! Find your group by number! Engage in the process! Missing work? After school tonight and Thursday. SHEBOYGAN RIVER STUDIO TIME Research your topic using the links in the document first. Record evidence in your journal or on a shared google document in the Folder. Which resources did you use? List the names. What information did you glean from each resource? Notes, ideas, images. Gather enough information to work on a rough draft of your transformed photo on Thursday. Reminder: HL for Thursday. Thursday, October 26, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? Do Now! Meet in your Sustainability Groups. Open this link to a spreadsheet of all of your Journal/Observations. Review your Journal/Observations - there should be 4 of them. One word whip! Mid Project Summary and Reflection SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT STUDIO TIME Closing Gathering HL for next Thursday! Wednesday, October 25
Essential Questions: Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our watershed, lakes, rivers, and aquifer? Do Now! Find your River Folder Groups Study the map of the Chicago River reversal - before and after. Be ready to describe, explain, question. HL Thinking assessment planning document. Paper/digital. STUDIO TIME (20-30 min.) Move the Lexicon Posters (5-10 min.) Ticket Out - Back of your Choices/Commitments Doc What do you want your transformed photograph to communicate about your Sheboygan River issue? Write 2 or 3 research questions to get you there. Monday, October 23
Essential Questions: Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our watershed, lakes, rivers, and aquifer? Do Now! Start a new page in your beautiful journals. Date Which of the three questions above would you like to respond to? Pick one. In your journal write an introduction to your answer to the question. Get our attention and give us an overview of your ideas. Just a beginning. Maybe why should we care? Be ready to share . . . someone else's beginning. (Write as legibly as possible.) Sharing protocol. STUDIO TIME 1 Decide on an issue or idea to follow with our River Speaks project. Fill out the form. ORGANIZE/FIND CONNECTIONS STUDIO TIME 2 Explore the book resources and options for 'transforming photos.' Pick two options to explore. Add to the form for your ticket out. Remember your HOME LEARNING. We will have a little time on Wednesday in class. It is due before class time on Thursday. It is an assessment of your thinking. Thursday, October 19, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? Do Now! Grab your beautiful journals. Meet with your Sustainability Groups. (5 minutes) Start a new page: 1 Date 10.19.2017 2 Simple logo design for your project 3 If your logo came with a sound file - what would it be? What 'sound effect' or music fits/describes your project? 4 In 1 or 2 words what is your role/job description for your project? 5 What is your process goal for today? What will you do? Sharing protocol. STUDIO TIME 1 Sustainability Projects Do something on the task list. Actually do it. Do it now. 2 Complete your fourth Journal/Observation Form. Next week we will be summarizing the first four forms for project assessment. 3 Start on the Home Learning - it will be assessed as part of the River Project background knowledge and problem solving. It will be assessed for quality of thinking, supporting details from resources, and quality of communication. You may want to pre-write/rough draft on paper before creating your response post. Special Notes: Caution about too much coming and going from Tara's classroom. Indoor Arboretum - Watering and grooming. New plants. Plant Sale - Stem Cuttings, more coleus and abutilon. Some drying out. Outdoor garden - help move tropicals to arboretum and empty car. Indoor veggies and microgreens - serving, estimate weekly production for restaurant contact. Measure. Mushrooms - restart existing kits? Coffee grounds process? We ordered kits . . . they are lost in translation. Bees - Plans for winter feeding and methods for mite treatments - in a sharable form. Population estimate from measuring and multiplying or count a panel and x 8 Vermicomposting - Regular cafe days?Posters? Where are we with regular plan and collection spots? Communication - First posts and pictures to me today. EcoMachine - Substrate samples and micro/macro assay. Add river water instead of sink water. I think that the tube in the prime tank is blocked? (Plan for fixing?) Aluminum and Paper - Place containers. Instruction posters. Stickers for containers. Publicity piece - work with Jennifer V. Monday, October 16
Essential Questions: Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our watershed, lakes, rivers, and aquifer? Do Now! No technology or earbuds today - put all that stuff away please. Grab your journal and find your issues brainstorm - mark the page with a tiny post it. Next - find a blank page and a pen, pencil or marker. Listen - draw what the sound looks like. NOT what the sound is - but the shape of the sound. (Engage your amazing creative, interpretive brain.) Great Lakes Map Study POSTPONED - Family Emergency Mandatory Extended Day Thursday, October 12, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? Do Now! At your sustainability tables, make this list in your journal: Name: Project: How will my project change something at our school? (Physical change, behavioral change, chemical change, cultural change?) What is the most important thing, just one thing, that I want people to know about my project? Share Sustainability Projects 1 Do something on the task list. Actually do it. Do it now. 2 Complete your third Journal/Observation Form. 3 Please title any photos that you add to the river project folder (like we did Monday with our river photos.) Special Notes: Caution about too much coming and going from Tara's classroom. Indoor Arboretum - Come this me! bring a watering can full of water and some scissors. Plant Sale - Stem Cuttings, more? Where are you at? Outdoor garden? Indoor veggies and microgreens - seeding Mushrooms - restart existing kits? materials for outdoor growing, Reishi prep? Bees - Plans for winter feeding and methods for mite treatments. Vermicomposting - Regular cafe days? Communication - First posts? EcoMachine - test results and mediation? Collect and add river water? Dead fish. Aluminum and Paper - Can we talk and look at containers? Publicity piece. Fill out today's JOURNALS/OBSERVATIONS Home Learning for today! Yipes - No home learning for next week. I know that makes you sad. Wednesday, October 11
Essential Questions: Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our watershed, lakes, rivers, and aquifer? Do Now! Help arrange the tables in rows. Find a partner and study the photos at your table. Prepare describe the science and culture evidence found in the pictures. What information can you glean from a photo? Water, Water Everywhere - Build Background Knowledge Brainstorm Local Water Issues STUDIO TIME Provide evidence of our river walks - photos and transcribed observation notes in the shared folder. This is due before class tomorrow. If you have time, work on this week's home learning. Please meet me at the door to Tara's room at 8:55 am on Thursday October 12 - tomorrow. Many thanks: Alec, Jaime, Austin, Tate, Devin, and Sam Monday, October 9, 2017
Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our lakes, rivers, and aquifer? DO NOW! Grab a question from me at the door - find your question group. Greet each other. We will watch this video together and make connections. We need 3-8 volunteers for Ecology Lab visitors on Thursday from 9 am - 10 am.
Project Introduction Home Learning - Extended day if you are missing 2 or more on Monday, October 16. Thursday, October 5, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? Together! Please grab your beautiful journal and head to your Sustainability Project Tables. We will watch this video together. In your journal - make a few notes on how your project connects to the ideas and terms in the video. How is your project connected to sustainability? Sustainability Projects 1 Do something on the task list. Actually do it. Do it now. 2 Complete your second Journal/Observation Form. 3 I will make a shared folder for all of our digital observations photos etc. (by next week). 4 Please title any photos that you add to that folder (like we did Monday with our river photos.) Special Notes: Thursday, October 12 am - Ecology Lab visitors - We need to staff stations in the Eco Lab - 5 groups of 11 5th Graders from 9 am - 10 am. Caution about too much coming and going from Tara's classroom. Indoor Arboretum - Rec. Department Plants, black trays Plant Sale - Stem Cuttings, more Outdoor garden - Bulb planting Indoor veggies and microgreens - seeding Mushrooms - restart existing kits? materials for outdoor growing, Reishi prep? Bees - Thursday prep Vermicomposting - When can we start in the cafe? Communication - First posts? EcoMachine - test results and mediation? Aluminum and Paper - Can we talk? Publicity piece. Fill out today's JOURNALS/OBSERVATIONS Home Learning for today! Yipes - part of your project accountability. Next Thursday's NEW HL 3 Monday, October 2, 2017
Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our lakes, rivers, and aquifer? DO NOW! Grab your journals and a clipboard if you wish. Stash your chrome books and backpacks away on the lab tables. If you have to use the bathroom - now's the time. Announcements: Blood Drive Donations and Volunteer Schedule Data, Water, Substrate, and maybe . . . Clams? Accountability - Data share and evidence next Monday. Collect last Wednesday - walking downstream and today walking upstream. Next week Wednesday, we will test the water and collect soil samples. Specialties/Roles Photography Descriptions and Notes Thursday is Sustainability Projects Day and Home Learning is due. Study - Watershed Vocabulary (list or quizlet) Thursday, September 28, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? Do Now: Fetch your journal and join your table group. Open your chrome book to the class website and navigate to the home learning. Identify a high quality example of responding to another student. What makes it high quality? What are the identifying characteristics of a high quality response to another's thinking? Sustainability Projects 1 Do something on the task list. Actually do it. Do it now. 2 Complete your first Journal/Observation Form. Special Notes: Indoor Arboretum - Rec. Department Plants, black trays Plant Sale - Stem Cuttings Outdoor garden - Water and weed, prepare for fall planting, prairie seeding (nodding onion, garlic, rudbeckia) Indoor veggies and microgreens - seeding Mushrooms - restart existing kits? materials for outdoor growing CLOSING CIRCLE Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our lakes, rivers, and aquifer? DO NOW! Grab your journals and a clipboard if you wish. Stash your chrome books and backpacks away on the lab tables. If you have to use the bathroom - now's the time. Announcements: Blood Drive, Kindergarten Science, Home Learning 1 week, Late/Leaving Brainstorm at your project tables - what kinds of data can we collect today as we walk downstream on both sides of the river? How can we accurately collect it? Specialties/Roles We will walk out the High School doors and turn left/east to 8th street and then right/south along the west side of 8th to the bridge. Group 1 North: will travel the north side to the harbor and the end of Pennsylvania Avenue - staying on public property. Group 2 South: will cross the bridge and walk along the south side of the river to the pier and then continue briefly along the beach to the south. We will meet back in the classroom at 12:35 pm. Accountability: Quality and quantity of data and observations in your journal. Thursday is Sustainability Projects Day and Home Learning is due. Next Monday we will walk upstream. Monday, September 25, 2017
Why is water essential for all life? How has Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River shaped our local landscape and culture? What local issues are flowing through our lakes, rivers, and aquifer? DO NOW! Find the term/definition matches. Check . . . Grab your journal. Tape the list into your journal. Announcements: Blood Drive, Kindergarten Science, Home Learning, 1 week, Late/Leaving SEE THINK WONDER Notebooks first. Practice vocabulary. Together. Watershed Models
Paper, Marker, Spritz Analyze Wednesday OUTSIDE WALKING Cameras/phone and otherwise IF you can email photos to your school email Hats, jackets, sunglasses, shoes Journals and something to write with . . . clipboards Allergy . . . meds and/or kleenex Thursday - Sustainability Projects HOME LEARNING for THURSDAY! Both parts. Thursday, September 21, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? Do Now: Fetch your journal and join your new table group. Individually: Check accountability - (2 min.)You should have 1 made a journal, 2 added a book plate, 3 filled out a project choice/skills inventory form and 4 turned in - either digitally or on paper - a Connect Extend Challenge on the Rambunctious Garden article. If you are missing any of this evidence - make arrangements to fix/finish it before 4:30pm today. In your table groups: Check your skills inventories - (5 min) as a group - have you got a bit of everything? Where are there holes? Specifically, where are there holes that will impact the success of your project? Share key results and needs. (5 min) SERVICE OPPORTUNITY - Kindergarten Insect Collection and Study Next Friday, September 29, 11:45 am - 1:45 pm Permission slips by Monday class time. SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT STUDIO TIME Overview and Models/Examples (5 min) (30 - 40 min) 1 - Develop background knowledge - research, resources, visits to spaces. Evidence of this with an entry in your journal. (5 min) 2 - Reinforce the edges of your journal cover with clear or fancy tape. See examples. (10 - 15 min) 3 - In class portion of your first home learning assignment. TICKET OUT Request for information and/or questions and ideas. Home Learning Part 2 Monday, September 18, 2017
What can we do, as individuals and a science class, to move towards sustainability and environmental consciousness in our community? 2-3 minutes Do Now: Book Plate Sticker INSIDE or OUTSIDE Front Cover Your Name (First and Last) Ecology & Art 2017 2-3 minutes Do NEXT: Review your Connect Extend Challenge - be prepared to discuss. 5-8 minutes Circle Up AGENDA OVERVIEW and ADDRESS THE QUESTION! What connections can you make between the essential question and your CEC of Emma Marris's book introduction? Review the Science Discussion Rubric - Call out your thinking. 15 minutes Whole group discussion. We will start out with free flow, but everyone will participate. Prepare, share, and invite . . . 5 minutes DEBRIEF discussion. Tear or cut out 1 part of the Emma Marris article that you connect to and 1 part that you are challenged by - tape them in your journal. 15 minute presentation SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS Questions? 5 minute Thinking, decisions based on interest and skill sets. Choice and Skills Inventory Connections between the essential question and the sustainability projects. Storage and . . . Journals, Missing CECs? STUDY - Ecology Lab Website Thursday, September 14, 2017 Assemble journals. Make creative decisions. Middle School Science Room 12:24 pm. Regular schedule. Do Now: Table Groups - find your name. Bookmark class website. Make business card. Business Cards (Name and Pronouns, Upper Left BLANK, Upper Right - Communication strengths, Lower Left - Ecology connection, Lower Right - Future. Interview and introductions. Studio Time: 1 Assemble covers and pages. Make covers if necessary. Binding side label and Name. You should have: Originals of your writing and drawing from the first two days. Monoprinted covers and extra card stock. Photopages. Photocopies of other ecologist's work. Blank pages. 2 College schedules. 3 Blood drive. 16 and older. 4 Home Learning Schedule 5 Emma Marris article. Connect. Extend. Challenge. Closing Circle: Classroom norms prompts Monday, September 11, 2017
Goals: Build Community & Experience Science Gathering - Image Cards (Connection to/representation of the ideas from the text set about ecology.) Agenda Overview Pencil Drawings. (1) 3D Classroom Objects and (2) Mini-field-trip overview and (3) monoprinted covers. Rotation with times on the board. Use ½ the paper space. Check out the prints from Thursday. Put your name on everything that you have made. Gathering folder/place. Help clean up. Signature page. Closing Circle - Gallery Walk Thursday, September 7, 2017
Welcome Étude High School Goals
Gathering - Name and Motion (Native Wisconsin Plant or Animal) Project Overview We will create pages to share and incorporate in a handmade journal for trimester 1 Observations and Reflections. Today - respond to text with words and drawings. Introductions and connections. Make covers. Monday - 3D to 2D and/or words. Classroom objects and mini-field-trip.Creating more original pages. Interests and transformations. Thursday - Assemble books and begin norms reflection prompts. Monday - Classroom norms and culture. Ecology Lab Tour and preferences. Text Samples - Respond with images, icons, words. Pencil on white paper. Use ½ the space. Demonstrate cover printing and ‘tour’ of art supplies. Rotate through stations. Time for same text groups and share = __________________. Put your name on everything that you have made. Gathering place. Help clean up. Thank you! |
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Mountain Topping/Strip Mining Coal Mining Video Edgewater Generating Station Coal Fired Process and Interactive Energy Resources Alliant Energy: Advancing Clean Energy What are fossil fuels? with Quizlet Sustainable Energy Background Climate Glossary Water Bottle Contest Wendell Berry Quotes Plans for W,Th, and Next M Seed Map Garbage to Garden Population Ecology Projects Game Design Animal Design Sustainability Weekly Journal Form Tri 2 Schedule Tri 2 Sustainability Project Doc Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades Project Document Choices Document Movie Keystone Species Examples NatGeo Resource Pages Homage Artists Jesse Reno Painting Animation Statements What is Environmental Art? Artform/Issue Analysis DO NOW The River Speaks Project Document Choices and Commitments Doc Watershed Quizlet Watershed Vocabulary Table 1st Trimester Sustainability Project Documents Evidence Plan Choice Form Presentation JOURNALS/OBSERVATIONS EVERY THURSDAY. Rambunctious Garden Emma Marris New Goals Discussion Rubric Collaborative Journal Making |