Virtual Science Fair Lesson Plan
Technology Integration Unit/Lesson Plan Template (modified from MTS Lesson Plan Template)
Lesson title: Virtual Science Fair
Name: Calleen Tokashiki
Subject area: Science
Grade level:7th Grade
Time frame: 3 to 5 weeks
Brief lesson/unit Summary/Description
Students will make a Keynote/PowerPoint Presentation of a Science Fair Project
State Content Standard/Benchmark addressed http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp
Science Investigation and Experimentation:
7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations…
c. Communicate the logical connection among hypotheses, science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence.
Educational Technology Standard/Benchmark addressed http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
Students will understand (lesson/unit objectives):
Understand scientific inquiry by creating an Keynote/Powerpoint Presentation to document their steps used in the scientific method including Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data Charts and Graphs, and Conclusion.
Essential Questions to guide this unit/lesson and focus teaching and learning:
What are you testing? What are your controls? What are your variables?
Technology & Web 2.0 resources needed (hardware and software, websites)
Macintosh Computers , Keynote/PowerPoint Software, Spreadsheet software for charts and graphs, Word Processing Software if experiments use surveys, cameras to document experiments, large screen w/ projector to display presentations
Procedure (learning activities)/ lessons of unit
Virtual Science Fair and Oral Presentation Rubric (Download from link below)
Notes: (this area may list accommodations, differentiation, as well as other key information that may not fit into the categories above)
Accommodations: Students may work together to perform their scientific investigation and to record data, but each must do their own write up and presentation. Students may assist each other on creating their presentation during class periods and receive help from teacher and aides.
Lesson title: Virtual Science Fair
Name: Calleen Tokashiki
Subject area: Science
Grade level:7th Grade
Time frame: 3 to 5 weeks
Brief lesson/unit Summary/Description
Students will make a Keynote/PowerPoint Presentation of a Science Fair Project
State Content Standard/Benchmark addressed http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp
Science Investigation and Experimentation:
7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations…
c. Communicate the logical connection among hypotheses, science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence.
Educational Technology Standard/Benchmark addressed http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
Students will understand (lesson/unit objectives):
Understand scientific inquiry by creating an Keynote/Powerpoint Presentation to document their steps used in the scientific method including Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data Charts and Graphs, and Conclusion.
Essential Questions to guide this unit/lesson and focus teaching and learning:
What are you testing? What are your controls? What are your variables?
Technology & Web 2.0 resources needed (hardware and software, websites)
Macintosh Computers , Keynote/PowerPoint Software, Spreadsheet software for charts and graphs, Word Processing Software if experiments use surveys, cameras to document experiments, large screen w/ projector to display presentations
Procedure (learning activities)/ lessons of unit
- Find area of interest/purpose. Choose Experiment. Make Title and Purpose Slides.
- Create a Hypothesis (Slide)
- Confirm controls and variables while gathering materials, modifying original written experiment as needed.
- Create Materials and Procedure Slides.
- Create table on spreadsheet for recording data (again confirm variables—control and manipulated on side of chart, filling in the responding variables within the chart).
- Conduct Experiment and gather data
- Make table(s) into graph(s) using spreadsheet software. Transfer to Slides
- Interpret data and graphs
- Create Conclusion Slide.
- Presentation to class
Virtual Science Fair and Oral Presentation Rubric (Download from link below)
Notes: (this area may list accommodations, differentiation, as well as other key information that may not fit into the categories above)
Accommodations: Students may work together to perform their scientific investigation and to record data, but each must do their own write up and presentation. Students may assist each other on creating their presentation during class periods and receive help from teacher and aides.
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