EVALUATION OF LESSON FOUND ON THE INTERNET

EVALUATION OF LESSON FOUND ON THE INTERNET

Evaluator: Jordan D. Beveridge

Date: June 28, 1999

Lesson Title: Dinosaur Footprint Activity

Site Address: http://home.sprynet.com/~rlgreen/dino.htm

Grade Level: K-12

Description of Lesson:

During this three day lesson plan, the class is asked to examine a set of dinosaur tracks found at a "construction site" (prepared by instructor) and to devise hypotheses concerning the nature of the tracks and the dinosaur behaviors revealed by the tracks. Students acquire experience with collection and evaluation of field data. Students use these observations to validate or dispute selected hypothesis put forward by other groups.

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If technology is not used, could it be added?

Yes, students could create a story of the event and present in a multimedia format or do research on the Internet to try and find which dinosaurs would make these tracks.

Other Comments:

This activity could be made as simple or complex as you would like to make it. Students will definitely learn the concepts of observation, questioning and hypothesis as part of a Scientific Methods unit.

Lesson Title: How Things Fly

Site Address: http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/siyc/flight/start.html

Grade Level: 9-12

Description of Lesson:

These lesson plans embrace that spirit of adventure and discovery by having students draw upon their own experiences and sense of movement to understand the basic physics of flight.

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If technology is not used, could it be added?

Other Comments:

Great lesson which will teach students about flying and its history.

Lesson Title: I'm Inclined to See (Exploration)

Site Address: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Physical/PHY0019.html

Grade Level: 11, 12

Description of Lesson:

The purpose of this activity is to look at the motion of a sphere on an inclined plane and to discover basic relationships involving distance, time, speed (velocity), and acceleration.

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If technology is not used, could it be added?

Yes, students could use MBL or CBL to collect data. A graphing program could be used to graph data and manipulate data. Students could present their finding with a multimedia presentation.

Other Comments:

This is an inquiry-based approach. The lab activity would be done at the beginning of the unit for students to learn about the relationships of distance, time, speed, velocity and acceleration.

Lesson Title: Please Ex-Planet!

Site Address:

http://www.windows.umich.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/teacher_resources/explanet_edu.html&sw=false&sn=880788&d=/teacher_resources&edu=high&br=graphic&cd=false&fr=f&tour=

Grade Level: 7-12

Description of Lesson:

This activity lets students research a particular planet and then share their findings with the rest of the students in their class.

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If technology is not used, could it be added?

Other Comments:

Good lesson for finding information on different planets. This lesson could be expanded for students to find out anything about space and report to the class with a multimedia presentation. This is a great site (http://www.windows.umich.edu). I would not restrict students to the scope of this lesson in upper grades.

Lesson Title: Lunar Lollipops

Site Address: http://www.windows.umich.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/teacher_resources/lunar_edu.html&sw=false&sn=880788&d=/teacher_resources&edu=high&br=graphic&cd=false&fr=f&tour=

Grade Level: 7-12

Description of Lesson:

After completing this activity students should understand that the observed phase of the Moon is determined by the Moon's position relative to the Earth and Sun.

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If technology is not used, could it be added?

Other Comments:

A simple, but good lesson on making students actually visualize what is happening with the Earth, Moon, Sun system. This lesson is part of a great site. (http://www.windows.umich.edu)

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