Heidi Bennett Fall 2010

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  1. Standard 3.1 Integrating and applying knowledge for instruction
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Standard 3.3 Development of critical thinking and problem solving

NY- New York State Standards
Subject: Science
Learning Standard: STANDARD 4:
Grade/Subject: Grades K-4
Area: The Physical Setting
Key Idea: Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water, and land.
Performance Indicator:
2.1 Describe the relationship among air, water, and land on Earth.
Detail: 2.1a Weather is the condition of the outside air at a particular moment.
Detail: 2.1b Weather can be described and measured by:
• temperature
• wind speed and direction
• form and amount of precipitation
• general sky conditions (cloudy, sunny, partly cloudy)
Detail: 2.1e Extreme natural events (floods, fires, earthquakes,volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms) may have positive or negative impacts on living things.

 Welcome to Standard 3.3 Development of critical thinking and problem solving of my online portfolio

In this section of my portfolio, I have included various artifacts from my Childhood Education preparation program that show how I have met this standard.

I have included a lesson plan that was written using specific textbooks for ideas, and it fits into the New York State Learning Standards for Science. The content area of this lesson plan is science and it is focusing on the climate types on earth. The lesson plan follows a 5E model template and it includes Engage, Explore, Explain, Evaluate, and Expand. This lesson plan includes three additional worksheets that will help the students see and understand what types of climates there are. The science lesson is introduced using a children's story from my science course textbook. I got many great ideas from my course texts, and it defiantly helped me in the creation of this lesson plan. This assignment is part of a unit plan about weather that I am creating with a group of students.

By completing this artifact, I have learned about how important it is to create lessons that have children actively engaged throughout the experience.  I have also learned about how important it is to follow the 5E model in order, because the students will learn best if they have a chance to explore something before it is explained to them. This assignment has taught me how to develop an inquiry based lesson plan using specific literature to teach science. I also learned about the importance of productive questions, and how to encourage students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. I created worksheets that have many pictures on them, and this would benefit the visual learners. I also included an informational video for the auditory students in the class. and it introduces them to key terms relating to climate.

File Attachments:
  1. Additional Science Worksheet Additional Science Worksheet
  2. Lesson Plan on Climate Lesson Plan on Climate
Author: Heidi Bennett
Last modified: 12/12/2010 5:49 PM (EST)