5. Teacher will take whole class to computer lab to teach students in a whole group setting, how to manipulate the technologies needed (PowerPoint or Prezi) to complete their presentations. Differentiation: The directions for each stage of the project will be broken down into digestible-bites. Students can be given task cards that explain what specifically needs to be completed for that stage of the project. When students are researching the topic, students with decoding and comprehension deficits will use a program called Read and Write Gold, thus, having the information read to them along with highlighting each word read. Furthermore, lower-achieving students or ELL students will use peer tutors to help assist with reading by buddy reading to each other. Lastly, these students will use graphic organizers to help organize their thoughts and notes. Safety Concerns and Reminders: Before students begin their research, rules and procedures for computer use will be reviewed by the teacher and posted by the computers. The teacher will also discuss the procedures and rules of labs, which are posted for students to reference. Lastly, students will reference a poster stating the rules of cooperative group behaviors. Concerns Safety Reminders Co-operative group work, hands on activities Only the materials person will gather and and materials... return materials from and to the teacher. When conducting density investigations/ Make all observations your sense of sight experiments involving oil, corn and ONLY never taste. colored water... When handling dishwashing soap remember Soap can make the other materials you are that... handling slippery. HANDLE WITH CARE.
5. Teacher will take whole class to computer lab to teach students in a whole group setting, how to manipulate the technologies needed (PowerPoint or Prezi) to complete their presentations. Differentiation: The directions for each stage of the project will be broken down into digestible-bites. Students can be given task cards that explain what specifically needs to be completed for that stage of the project. When students are researching the topic, students with decoding and comprehension deficits will use a program called Read and Write Gold, thus, having the information read to them along with highlighting each word read. Furthermore, lower-achieving students or ELL students will use peer tutors to help assist with reading by buddy reading to each other. Lastly, these students will use graphic organizers to help organize their thoughts and notes. Safety Concerns and Reminders: Before students begin their research, rules and procedures for computer use will be reviewed by the teacher and posted by the computers. The teacher will also discuss the procedures and rules of labs, which are posted for students to reference. Lastly, students will reference a poster stating the rules of cooperative group behaviors. Concerns Safety Reminders Co-operative group work, hands on activities and materials... Only the materials person will gather and return materials from and to the teacher. When conducting density investigations/ experiments involving oil, corn and colored water... Make all observations your sense of sight ONLY never taste. When handling dishwashing soap remember that... Soap can make the other materials you are handling slippery. HANDLE WITH CARE.
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