Water Quality and Our Environment: Frontloading Activity Teacher: Kelly Brown Grade/Class/Subject: 6th Grade Science Introduction: The frontloading activity is designed to and address activate students’ prior knowledge conceptions and/or misconceptions about water quality. The images students observe come from the news articles they will read later on in the unit. Students also complete an initial response to the essential question which can then be returned to later in the unit as a self-reflection of their learning. Unit/Theme: Water Quality Standards: MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. Content Objective(s): Language Objective(s): Students will make subjective and objective Students will write observations and inferences as observations about the quality of water based on notes. photographs. Students will orally describe observations and ask questions. Key Vocabulary: Supplementary Materials: subjective observation Slides with pictures objective observation See, Think, Wonder note sheet contamination bacteria purified filtered SIOP Features Preparation Scaffolding Group Options of content class ☒Adaptation ☒Modeling ☒Whole to background practice groups ☐Small ☒Links ☒Guided to past learning practice ☒Links ☒Independent ☒Partners incorporated input ☒Strategies ☒Comprehensible ☒Independent Integration of Processes Application Assessment ☐Reading ☐Hands-on ☒Individual ☐Group ☒Writing ☒Meangingful to objectives ☒Speaking ☒Linked ☒Written engagement ☐Listening ☐Oral ☒Promotes Lesson Sequence: Think-Pair-Share essential is dirty question, “What water?” Students complete quick write (5 minutes) in response to essential question, is dirty Provide “What water?” water sentence starter , “Dirty is…” Records answers on board. Review any unfamiliar vocabulary words (contaminated, bacteria, students’ filtered, purified). Share content and language objectives with students. Review note taking template. Define and differentiate subjective observations and objective observations: Show picture of woman wearing all green. Objective observation- the women is wearing green pants, a green shirt, and a green hat. Subjective observation- I think the is green, the women is celebrating St. women’s favorite color
Water Quality and Our Environment: Frontloading Activity Teacher: Kelly Brown Grade/Class/Subject: 6th Grade Science Introduction: The frontloading activity is designed to activate students’ prior knowledge and address conceptions and/or misconceptions about water quality. The images students observe come from the news articles they will read later on in the unit. Students also complete an initial response to the essential question which can then be returned to later in the unit as a self-reflection of their learning. Unit/Theme: Water Quality Standards: MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. Content Objective(s): Students will make subjective and objective observations about the quality of water based on photographs. Language Objective(s): Students will write observations and inferences as notes. Students will orally describe observations and ask questions. Key Vocabulary: subjective observation objective observation contamination bacteria purified filtered Supplementary Materials: Slides with pictures See, Think, Wonder note sheet SIOP Features Preparation Scaffolding Group Options ☒Adaptation of content ☒Modeling ☒Whole class ☒Links to background ☒Guided practice ☐Small groups ☒Links to past learning ☒Independent practice ☒Partners ☒Strategies incorporated ☒Comprehensible input ☒Independent Integration of Processes Application Assessment ☐Reading ☐Hands-on ☒Individual ☒Writing ☒Meangingful ☐Group ☒Speaking ☒Linked to objectives ☒Written ☐Listening ☒Promotes engagement ☐Oral Lesson Sequence: Think-Pair-Share essential question, “What is dirty water?” Students complete quick write (5 minutes) in response to essential question, “What is dirty water?” Provide sentence starter , “Dirty water is…” Records students’ answers on board. Review any unfamiliar vocabulary words (contaminated, bacteria, filtered, purified). Share content and language objectives with students. Review note taking template. Define and differentiate subjective observations and objective observations: Show picture of woman wearing all green. Objective observation- the women is wearing green pants, a green shirt, and a green hat. Subjective observation- I think the women’s favorite color is green, the women is celebrating St.
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