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Target Audience:
A second grade
technology class
Objectives:
Students will demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft Word.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint.
Students will be able to cite references.
Students will use technology to enhance learning and promote
creativity.
Students will conduct research using Internet Explorer.
Students will identify the characteristics of rocks.
Students will identify the 3 major types of rocks.
Students will use technology to explore the rock cycle.
Procedure:
For this website entitled, We Will Rock You!,
students will be researching the characteristics,
classifications,
and cycle of rocks. Their main focus will be to use Internet
Explorer and create either a PowerPoint or poster
presentation based on their findings. The students will have
prior knowledge of the software applications
through their computer classes. They will use this
knowledge to complete the tasks required of them.
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Bloom's Taxonomy will be applied so that students will use
critical thinking skills to master new material before
progressing to the next level. It begins with a simple
definition of rocks and continues to the higher order
thinking skills where students will have to demonstrate how
rocks evolve through the rock cycle and be able to present
the information using specific technology skills.
Multiple Intelligences:
This website will provide students
with a variety of activities that teach to different
intelligences.
The verbal/linguistic learner learns best through the use of
language including speaking, writing, reading, and
listening.
They are able to verbally or in writing explain, convince,
and express themselves. They enjoy writing and creating with
words. This student will be directed to vocabulary terms and
the writing about rocks.
The logical/mathematical learner learns best through
numbers, reasoning, and problem solving. This website
will include activities where the
student will have to gather data, notice patterns, and show
results of the information.
The visual/spatial intelligence refers to learners
who learn best
by visual clues and tend to organize their thinking spatially. They
like to think and create pictures. They are also drawn to
information that is presented in a visual form. These
students will use books to examine pictures of different
rocks. They will guide the research by locating websites on
the Internet that have rock activities and provide the
layout for the PowerPoint presentation.
The musical/rhythmic intelligence learns best through sounds
including listening and making sounds such as songs,
rhythms, patterns, and other types of auditory expression.
These students will be able to add music to the presentation
or create a musical instrument using rocks to accompany the
presentation. This learner might also like to do an audio
narration of the information.
The bodily/kinesthetic learner learns best through
physical activity such as dance, hands-on tasks,
constructing models, and any kind of movement. They are able
to manipulate and control objects, as well as express their
ideas through movement. Using the digital camera or
video camera would be an activity this learner might enjoy.
The intrapersonal learner learns best through metacognitive
practices such as getting in touch with their feelings and
self motivation. He/She will be reflective about the
information acquired and be good at note taking.
The interpersonal learner learns best through interaction
with other people through discussions, cooperative work, or
social activities. This student might like to interview a
geologist or talk to the staff at the Franklin Museum.
The naturalist learns through the interactions with the
environment including outdoor activities, field trips, and
involvement with plants and animals. They see the subtle
meanings and patterns in nature and the world around them.
Rock collecting may already be a hobby of this student and
he/she may enjoy examining the different rocks under a
microscope or magnifying glass.
The extentialist learner learns best through seeing the "big
picture" of human existence by asking philosophical
questions about the world. This student will think about how
much rocks can teach us about the transformation of planet
Earth over millions of years.
Learning Styles:
Anthony
Gregorc identified the different learning styles.
According to Gregorc, there are four basic learning styles.
These styles will be addressed throughout the website.
Concrete Sequential (CS) learners are hardworking,
conventional, accurate, stable, dependable, consistent,
factual, and organized. This learners need for organization
will be addressed through the step-by-step directions given
and the use of checklists to complete the assigned tasks.
Abstract Sequential (AS) learners are analytic, objective,
knowledgeable, thorough, structured, logical, deliberate,
and systematic. This learner will prefer to use
his/her skills for Internet research and analyzing the
information he or she discovers during these searches.
Abstract Random (AR) learners are sensitive, compassionate,
perceptive, imaginative, idealistic, sentimental,
spontaneous, and flexible. These students may join other
students to share and discuss information found relating to
the different tasks.
Concrete Random (CR) learners are quick, intuitive, curious,
realistic, creative, innovative, instinctive, and
adventurous. These learners will have the ability to
use paper copies of the worksheets, rubrics, and checklists
to help them complete the assigned tasks.
New Jersey Core Curriculum
Standards:
This website integrates science, language arts, and
technology. Students should come to the computer lab
with prior knowledge of rocks and the rock cycle as well as
software applications.
Standard 3.2
(Writing) All Students Will Write In Clear, Concise,
Organized Language That Varies In Content And Form For
Different Audiences And Purposes.
Standard 3.4 (Listening) All Students Will Listen Actively
To Information From A Variety Of Sources In A Variety Of
Situations.
Standard 3.5 (Viewing And Media Literacy) All Students Will
Access, View, Evaluate, And Respond To Print, Nonprint, And
Electronic Texts And Resources.
Standard 5.1 (Scientific Processes) All Students Will
Develop Problem-Solving, Decision-Making And Inquiry Skills,
Reflected By Formulating Usable Questions And Hypotheses,
Planning Experiments, Conducting Systematic Observations,
Interpreting And Analyzing Data, Drawing Conclusions, And
Communicating Results.
Standard 5.8 (Earth Science) All Students Will Gain An
Understanding Of The Structure, Dynamics, And Geophysical
Systems Of The Earth.
Standard 8.1 (Computer And Information Literacy ) All
Students Will Use Computer Applications To Gather And
Organize Information And To Solve Problems.
Extension
Activities:
Below are some extension
activities to use at the end of the unit.
Have students create a rock joke book.
Use the jokes on the website below or have them
create their own and present it as a class book and give each student a
copy.
Rock Jokes
Students can
illustrate a "rock saying" in KidPix or some other drawing
application.
Rock Sayings
Let your students make an edible rock!
Edible Rocks
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