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These lessons were created as part of my Externship project in collaboration with the sixth grade science teachers at my middle school. They worked their way from the first level of inquiry towards student independence.

Created by cchapmandcps on Aug 10, 2008

Last updated: 03/04/10 at 04:47 AM

• Lesson 5: Weather Stations
  Apr 16, 2008

  I assist a teacher who has designed a project to her students where they will collect dat on weather using tools they build from instructions and everyday materials, then use their data to make weather predictions. This is a higher level inquiry, as students must apply their data to make predictions. However, they do need guidance in how to construct a weather station.

• Lesson 4: Forecasting Weather
  Apr 4, 2008

  Students work in pairs to forecast weather in a simulation where 2 air masses meet. One teacher uses the lesson as a level 3, because those students complete the simulation before reading about fronts; the other uses the lesson as a level 2 activity because those students read about fronts first, then confirm what they've read with the simulation.
  http://www.unitedstreaming.com/videos/dsc/externalApplications/Integrated_Science_Module/index.html?configFile=sim10

• Junior Solar Sprint Club
  Apr 2, 2008

  Students in the club create toy solar cars of their own design, test them, make inferences about how to better their design, and revise their models. They then compete in a regional competition on May 31.

• Activity: S'COOL Project
  Mar 13, 2008

  Students observe skies and collect data on cloud types for NASA.

• Lesson 3: Design an Investigation
  Feb 28, 2008

  Students watch a video clip of Mrs. Chapman putting a sensor in a car with the windows rolled up. They decide the hypothesis: that the car will heat more than the outside. They also provide possible controls for the experiment.

• Lesson 2: Energy Analysis
  Feb 19, 2008

  Level Two Activity: Students make inferences on energy usage in the United States compared to energy usage worldwide, based on data presented in charts.

• Lesson 1: The Solar Cooker
  Feb 4, 2008

  Class Demonstration: Teacher creates a solar cooker from a Pringles can, attaches sensor to the hot dog to measure temperature all day.