Week 8 Science and Math Voice Thread

Here is my Voice Thread video:

Week 7 Science and Math

For my science activity I am going to focus on the 6th grade science.

Standard 5:
Students will understand that microorganisms range from simple to complex, are found almost everywhere, and are both helpful and harmful.

Objective 1:
Observe and summarize information about microorganisms
a.Examine and illustrate size, shape, and structure of organisms found in an environment such as pond water

The students will have access to the virtual pond and information about types of pond microorganisms such as protozoa, algae, tardigrades, worms and arthropods. This activity will introduce the students to basic types of microscopic life forms. The students will have the opportunity to investigate, illustrate and categorize the microorganisms.

Step 1: Watch video
Step 2: Visit the virtual pond and select a microorganism
Step 3: Fill in the chart for that microorganism. Give its name, sketch it, and state where it is usually found.
Step 4: Follow the link for further details and write down one interesting fact.
Step 5: Complete chart for 4 more microorganisms

Content:
This science activity will focus on identifying and classifying a variety of microorganisms.

Pedagogy:
Students will name, categorize, and illustrate different microorganisms in a chart

Technology:
Students will have the opportunity to use the virtual pond. This is a good fit with the content because students will be able to explore much information about the microorganisms without having to handle or collect them.

YouTube video url:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1NbZn11Ss

Virtual Pond url:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ponddip/index.html

Also, I'm sure many of you know I love math. I really enjoyed the National Archives of Virtual Manipulatives. I have it bookmarked and can't wait to share it with my kids.

Tours I Have Seen...

Alyssa Young, Ashley Daley, Malorie Walton
I really enjoyed how different all the tours were. I have lots of new ideas, just wish I had more time to explore them.

Week 6 Google Earth Tour

Here is the URL for my Google sites page and tour: http://sites.google.com/site/earthtoursite/googletour
The four sites for my Erosion Landforms tour are:
1. The Sphinx near Cairo
2. The Sahara Desert
3. The Perito Moreno Glacier in South America
4. The Little Snake River in Colorado

Week 5 Google Earth Tour Preview

For my Google Earth tour I will be showing different types of weathering and the results of that weathering in four areas of the Earth.

This will address the Utah State core curriculum for 4th grade science, standard 3, objective 2 which is to “explain how the processes of weathering and erosion change and move materials that become soil.”

Content: I will show land features that address wind erosion, water erosion, glacial erosion, and how erosion has damaged ancient Egyptian artifacts.

Pedagogy: I would use the tour as a supplement to our class discussion and worksheets on weathering. I would set it up as a center activity to do with a completion assessment worksheet.

Technology:
Google Earth is a great fit for this topic. Instead of just looking at textbook pictures or at maps, the students can see how the landforms fit into their surroundings. I will also be including links to information web pages.

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1. Perito Moreno Glacier	Use the ruler to measure the width of the glacier. Follow the link and write down three interesting facts about the glacier.	Place marker, Ruler Layers: terrain, borders and labels
2.Snake River	Follow the pathway along the Snake River. List three evidences of water erosion.	Place marker, Path tool Layers: terrain, borders and labels
3. Sahara Sand Dunes	Look around at the variety of dunes. How does the wind affect the landscape. Look at the image overlay. What effect does the wind have when there is no vegetation to hold the soil in place?	Place marker, Image overlay Layers: terrain, borders and labels
4.Sphinx	Follow the path through the pyramids to the Sphinx. Follow the link to read about uncovering the Sphinx. Use the slider to look at the Sphinx closely, then use the direction indicator to move around it. What evidences of erosion do you see?	Place marker, Path tool Layers: 3-D buildings, terrain, borders and labels