Lesson Plans
Air is something that most of us take for granted! Remember that YOU are THE key!
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Workshop
Models
Integrated Science Learning Environment (ISLE) Matrix. Nix & Ledbetter ‘feature’ the bold items to show different ways of introducing/supporting lessons. The point is to demonstrate how independent resources can be combined to make a point! The technology shouldn’t be ‘separate’ from the teaching – or the learning… Teachers can make a powerful impact by using the probe ware for demonstration purposes. We use as many sensors as reasonable to demonstrate the versatility of the products; similarly, we merge different types of activities from different study areas. Then, we discuss ways to expand ideas for student use when they (the teachers!) have the opportunity in their classrooms.
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SCIENCE education |
History |
CO2 sensor: cricket respiration ‘demo’ |
Inquiring minds (solids, liquids, and gasses) |
Mission |
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Individual awareness |
Microtrek treasure hunt (ecological knowledge) |
Barometer sensor: current reading |
Air Lift! (effects of air on an object) |
Lesson 1: Where is the air? |
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Personal health |
Quick-frozen critters (ecological knowledge) |
Exercise heart rate monitor: Heart beat health Motion sensors |
Wind bag! (lung capacity) |
Lesson 2: What do all those colors mean? Lesson 5: What does dirty air do to my lungs? |
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Environmental impact |
Environmental barometer (ecological knowledge) Litter we know (sustainability) |
Sound sensor: Noise pollution |
Adaptation and survival (pepper moth population) Air pollution (identify types and sources) |
Lesson 3: What makes the sky dirty? Lesson 6: Why can’t I go outside to play? |
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Human impact |
Too close for comfort (sustainability) ‘Taking action’ (student involvement) |
CO2 sensor: Indoor CO2 build-up |
The rag man (class waste investigation) |
Lesson 4: What can I do to help the air? |
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Responsible action |
Prairie memoirs (social and political knowledge) Checks and balances (sustainability) |
pH sensor: Acid rain simulation |
‘To Air Is Human’ TEKS correlation |
TXU projects and other programs
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science EDUCATION |
‘How to use the Project WILD guide’ |
Electronic data collection |
Community juggling (RNIX) |
Teacher resource links |
YOU are THE key! Detailed Seminar Outline.
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8:30 |
Sign-in and set-up! |
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WELCOME |
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9:00 |
System dependencies and inter-relationships |
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‘Community Juggling’ activity |
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‘Heart beat health’ activity |
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Introducing ‘Andy Airedale’ |
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9:30 |
Today’s agenda: Environmental literacy ð action |
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PASCO Xplorer probeware |
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Project WILD History |
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NTCAC Mission |
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UNDERSTANDING AIR |
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10:00 |
Seeing the invisible: experiential training models |
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‘Inquiring minds’ activity |
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Electronic data collection over time |
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Cricket respiration experiment (CO2 sensor) |
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‘Under pressure’ experiment (Barometer sensor) |
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‘Air lift’ make & take |
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INDIVIDUAL AWARENESS |
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11:00 |
Recognizing air as a natural resource |
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‘Microtrek Treasure Hunt’ activity |
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‘Where is the air?’ lesson 1 |
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‘Wind bag’ activity |
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12:00 |
Personal health issues |
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‘What do all those colors mean?’ lesson 2 |
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‘What does dirty air do to my lungs?’ lesson 5 |
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‘Quick frozen critters’ activity |
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‘WORKING’ LUNCH |
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12:30 |
Reflection, review, and realization |
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‘Prairie memoirs’ activity |
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Electronic data collection over time |
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Cricket respiration experiment (CO2 sensor) |
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‘Noise pollution’ experiment (Sound sensor) |
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Tend to personal necessities |
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MONITORING QUALITY |
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1:30 |
Why worry about air quality? |
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‘Too close for comfort’ activity |
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‘Adaptation and survival’ make & take |
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Causes and effects of air pollution |
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‘What makes the sky dirty’ lesson 3 |
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‘Why can’t I go outside to play’ lesson 6 |
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2:30 |
Action-Interaction-Reaction: YOU are THE key! |
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‘What can I do to help the air’ lesson 4 |
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‘The rag man’ activity |
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Indoor CO2 build-up (CO2 sensor) |
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Acid rain simulation (pH sensor) |
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‘Environmental barometer’ activity |
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BREATHING DEEPLY |
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3:30 |
Making a difference ~ success in your classroom and beyond! |
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TXU Clean Air program |
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Project WILD history & how to use the guide |
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Project website: http://www.utdallas.edu/~rnix/AIR |
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AIR spinner classroom reminder and activity |
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General science bundle drawing |
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4:00 |
Thanks, materials distribution, and farewells! |
