Popping Question the Enduring Understanding: Students will know that there is a logical sequence of steps to solving problems..

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Enduring Understanding:

Students will know that there is a logical sequence of steps to solving problems. .

Overarching Essential Questions:

What’s the best way to solve a problem? .

Learning Targets:

Science• Develop the knowledge

and skills necessary to do scientific inquiry.

• Apply design processes to develop solutions to human problems or meet challenges using the knowledge and skills of science and technology. .

Learning Targets:

Communication• The student

communicates ideas clearly and effectively.

Writing• The student writes in a

variety of forms for different audiences and purposes. .

What are we doing?

• An Inquiry and Design Lesson

• With an Understanding by Design Framework

• Cooperative Grouping • Incorporating Philosophy of

the Teacher Leadership Project from Washington State .

The Plan for Today

• 10:05-10:30 Introduction to Today’s Lesson

• 10:30-11:00 Performance Task

• 11:00-12:00 Concept Application

• 12:00-1:00 Lunch• 1:00-1:35 Concept

Application

The Plan for Todaycontinued

• 2:25-2:40 Break• 2:40-3:10 Finalize Lab Report• 3:10-4:15 Sharing Lab Reports• 4:15-5:10 Staff Discussion and

Letter• 5:10-5:25 Concept Assessment• 5:25-6:00 Reflection and

Closure

Staff Meeting

• Brainstorming Chart

• Advertisement

• CBBP Research Investigation Teams

• Memo

Topical Essential Questions

• What’s the relationship between size and bounce of a popper?

• What is essential to validate or disprove a claim? .

Procedural Brainstorm

What are the steps you would follow to validate or disprove the advertisement claim?

Inquiry-Based Problem Solving Checklist

Group Roles

• Quality Assurance Specialist –measures and ensures fair testing procedure, overall supervisor and manages the team.

• Primary Investigator – popper activator, ensures procedures of the experiment are followed. .

Group Roles

• Data Processor – records the data and enters it into an Excel Data Table.

• Materials Acquisition and Time Specialist – obtains and facilitates the acquisition and return of materials, assists where needed, and tells really funny jokes. .

The Work Time Plan

• 11:00-11:20 Design experiment

• 11:20-12:00 Conduct & Evaluate

• 12:00-1:00 Lunch

• 1:00–1:15 Explain

• 1:15-1:35 Model by creating graphs that represent the data .

The Work Time Plan

• 1:35-2:25 Prepare Communication piece

• 2:25-2:40 Break

• 2:40-3:10 Complete lab report and practice delivery

• 3:10–4:15 Group Presentations

Design Experiment20 minutes

• Plan the experiment you will conduct

• Record your procedures in the Problem Solving Checklist

• Collect the equipment and poppers .

Conduct Experiment

40 minutes• Conduct experiment

• Collect and organize data in Excel

• Evaluate the fairness of experiments

• Record your procedures in the Problem Solving Checklist .

Lunch time

Take a Break

Explaining Outcomes15 minutes

• Describe initial findings and record

• Explain possible reasons and record

• Predict future outcomes and record .

Model using Charting Tools

20 minutes

• Create charts that help you understand or explain your data

• Use available tools to analyze .

Communicating Results 55 minutes

• Use the Lab Report template to create your presentation

– Hidden slides

– Insert data and graphs .

Lab Report TemplateScoring Rubric

Break 2:25 – 2:40

Crunch Time! 30 minutes

During this time groups should

• Complete Lab Report

• Practice Delivery

• Review Scoring Rubric

• Review the Presentation Recording Form .

Presentations

During Presentation:• Individuals use the

Presentation Recording Form to record observations and conclusions from other teams

After Presentation:• Teams write summative

statements to be used in their letter .

Team Discussion 25 minutes

Discuss with your team:

• What does the information presented tell us?

• What was our individual team consensus?

• How do the results from other teams reshape our decision? .

Letter Writing30 minutes

• Write your letter using the letter scaffold template

• Consider the rubric during writing

• Share finished letter with one other research team .

Letter Template Example

Assessment15 minutes

• Take the Summative Assessment with the rubric to guide your thinking

• Click on Show/Hide button to complete your assessment

Popper Presents!

Time to pop the cork!!!!

Reflection

•Open Journal and record:

What skills or strategies were used today by the instructors to engage you and check your understanding?

Reading

•Please take some time tonight to read… “The Achievement Gap: Myths and Reality”

•Please highlight the sections that resonate with your beliefs and practices.

•Exit Slips