Atmosphere+Lesson+Plan+Review+Week+5

=Distance Learning - Lesson Review= Below is what you submitted to dl@pisgahforestinstitute.org on Monday, March 24, 2008 at 07:05:27


 * Name:** Kim Collazo
 * E-mail:** kscollazo@gmail.com
 * Lesson Title:** Is Air a Fluid?
 * Topic:** Atmosphere
 * Subtopic:** Atmospheric Structure, Weather
 * Question 1:** This lesson could tie nicely into the 6th grade science curriculum. Since they will be studying the flow of energy through systems. This lesson will help them better understand the characteristics of the vital atmosphere around Earth.
 * Question 2 :** Objective 4.01 Describe the flow of energy and matter in natural systems: * Energy flows through ecosystems in one direction, from the sun through producers to consumers to decomposers. * Matter is transferred from one organism to another and between organisms and their environments. * Water, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen are substances cycled between the living and non-living environments.
 * Question 3:** The lesson objective is clearly stated in the lesson summary at the beginning.
 * Question 4:** The instructions were very clearly stated, and include pictures for greater understanding.
 * Question 5:** At this point there are no questions associated with this lesson.
 * Question 6:** Questions I would include would be: 1. What was created by mixing the baking soda and vinegar? 2. Explain what you think caused the candle to go out. 3. Did this experiment support or cause you to reject your hypothesis? Why? 4. Using the pictures you took of the demonstration, create a comic strip with 5 panels that would convince someone that air is a fluid.
 * Question 7:** I would present this as a demonstration with 6th graders, and have them taking pictures of the lab with digital cameras we have in the room. This would keep their attention and provide them with a task to complete.
 * Question 8:** I like the simplicity of the lesson and also the dramatic effect the lab has.
 * Question 9:** It does not include student activities (like creating an hypothesis ahead of time, and making conclusions at the end), but that is okay. I can add these.
 * Question 10:** I would have the students hypothesize whether they think air is a fluid ahead of time and provide support for this hypothesis. I would also add the above questions and activities to the end.
 * Question 11:** The hypothesis and questions/activities are all that I would add.
 * Rating:** 8

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