At the bottom of the post I've updated with the actual lesson notes after teaching it... if you find my brainstorm-jumble frustrating, I hope this added information will help! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Already Owned:
Bought for Camp:
Planning:
-
read Triassic book from
- set out Triassic Period book, fossil, amber article
- set out This Dynamic Planet paper map
- print pages for Pangea flip book activity
- set out dinosaur books so students can choose the ones they are most interested in to make fact cards / research for poster or presentation
- set out brown yarns for weaving into layers of earth rug
- tomorrow - needle felt microbes for Microbe Mobile?
fossil from collection: fossil wood
the first dinosaurs! aha, the kids will finally find their feet under them
finger knitting string in field by the house - how long were the dinosaurs? how tall? which dinosaurs do kids most want to study? out of all the ancient life forms this will probably be the one they are most familiar with
The 230 Million Year Old Bugs Found Perfectly Preserved in Amber
article - 2012
plate tectonics again - This Dynamic Planet map
tiny mammals
ancestors of squids
conifers thriving in the dry climate
which artwork? where are we on the calendar now? how fast does time start to go? we may have to make some tough choices
prep Sunday night:
Implementation:
MONDAY PM - lay out and explore paper copy of This Dynamic Planet, after students observe that the volcanoes and earthquakes seem to form lines explain the theory of plate tectonics, find plates which are moving towards each other and away, review the idea of Pangea (introduced in Permian Period bk), pass out and solve Pangea puzzle (individually), Pangea flip book (collaboratively), read Triassic Period book and look at fossilized wood, share amber article, open and assemble Tree of Life material up to flowering plants
Reflection:
The Pangea puzzle was great and combined with the exploration of This Dynamic Planet it took almost an hour. Students were very invested. And following it with the flip book (I just cut out and assembled one flip book and then we decided together on a continent and colored it in modern times -- F20 -- and then went backwards in time until we got to F1) really helped to solidify the connection between then and now.
This post contains affiliate links to the materials I actually use for homeschooling. I hope you find them helpful. Thank you for your support!
Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
No comments:
Post a Comment