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Content: The 3rd grade science core standard states that students will study the movement of the Earth and the moon. They begin to learn of forces that move things; they learn of heat and light. Third graders observe, classify, predict, measure and record. For this lesson students will observe the moon and the Earth and understand how they relate to one another.

Pedagogy: For this lesson I will use some direct instruction when observing different things yet they will make predictions on their own, classify different things, measure and record data, and enjoy the process. I will monitor the students and use guided learning to help them stay on the right track when learning these concepts.

Technology: I will use google earth to enhance this lesson by showing pictures of the earht and moon and allowing the students to see the positioning of these in comparison to the larger pictures. Student will also get to see pictures that I will get from different sources on the internet to aid them in learning this curriculum.

Virtual Tour Plan

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Location
Activity
Google Earth Content


1. Location: The Earth.
Activity:I will show them pictures of where we live, the Earth! Pictures from space so we can see what it looks like!
Google Earth Content: Show them pictures of the Earth.



2. Location: Where we live.
Activity: I will show students pictures of where we live and how small it is in comparison to the world.
Google Earth Content: Show zooming in on where we live.







3. The Moon
Activity: I will show them pictures of the moon, where it is in relation to the Earth and the whole solar system.
Google Earth Content: We will observe the moon and it's characteristics.






4. I will show them China, Australia, and places that are opposite us on the Earth.
Activity: We will look at places that are very different from us, their cultures etc.
Google Earth Content: We will look at other places, their characteristics ets.

ABC Storybook

My story board continued

ABC book story board

Digital Storytelling-TPACK

What is the content we will be using?

We will be creating an ABC book by taking pictures of an item representing each letter of the alphabet.  Our storybook is for Kindergarten to help them recognize the letters of the alphabet, items that start with those letters, and recognizing how to spell the words. 

What is the pedagogy you are using and why is it a good fit with the content? 

Teachers can use this movie in their classrooms to allow the students to see the letters associated with pictures and words that start with that letter.  Incorporating books and other objects with the movie are a great way for students to be immersed in letters and words.  Allowing students to read aloud the letters and say the words with the pictures helps develop fluency. 

What is the technology you'll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy? We will be using the program photostory to create our picture ABC book.  This is a great fit because it is simple to use and will allow students to successfully  see and understand the letters and pictures. 

TPACK QUESTIONS

What is the content you'll be using in your lesson?

We focused on friction and the effects of different objects making friction.  

What is the pedagogy you are using and why is it a good fit with the content?

We used discovery learning and collaborative learning that are both important pedagogical concepts.  Working in groups is an essential part of the learning process and helps children learn to work together and brainstorm together.  It is a great fit with content together because we were able to successfully learn about friction as well as technology. 

What is the technologoy you'll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy? 

We used a probe to measure the temperature of the objects we used to make friction.  We used a program on the computer that tracks the temperatures and records it in a graph fashion.  This program made it so much more fun to measure friction and extremely easy to read!