Overview: I created this Lesson Plan to help students learn about how …
Overview: I created this Lesson Plan to help students learn about how to read weather maps. Weather maps give basic information about fronts, systems, and weather measurements. Weather maps illustrate the weather conditions for an area at a given time. SOL 6.7f states that students are expected to interpret basic weather maps, including the identification of warm and cold fronts. Also, students are to map the movement of cold and warm fronts and interpret their effects on observable weather conditions.Prior to this lesson, students should have already been introduced to weather tools, cloud types and types of weather.
Learn about the importance of getting outside and cultivating a relationship with …
Learn about the importance of getting outside and cultivating a relationship with nature. While there is an increasing divide between people and the outdoors, we know that deep connections with nature are important to a human’s well-being. Why do we need this connection? What do nature and wildlife do for us? Join us to hear from a variety of nature enthusiasts on how and why they relate to nature, and how we can help others continue to grow and develop their relationships with the outdoor world.
Demonstrate how to draw a landscape outline using foreground, middle ground and …
Demonstrate how to draw a landscape outline using foreground, middle ground and background. Tell the students that they will need to choose two different VA landscapes to draw including details and color.Draw an outline in pencil of the first regional landscape of your choice.Discuss colored pencil techniques. When coloring in your drawings, use several different colors and shades of a color as well as how to vary the pressure on your pencil to add depth to your drawing. Have students pass out supplies.Students write what two regions of their choice on the back of their first landscape drawing. Students work independently on their first landscape.
Why is Engineering a Hot Job? Listen to 3 students from Virginia …
Why is Engineering a Hot Job? Listen to 3 students from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Engineering to find out. Learn why these three students went into Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Presented by Science Matters
Biomechanical engineering is an interdisciplinary field of science that applies the rules …
Biomechanical engineering is an interdisciplinary field of science that applies the rules and principles of mechanical engineering to biological systems. It combines elements of many disciplines, including biology, engineering, physics, chemistry, and mathematics to better understand how physical forces influence living organisms. A biomechanical engineer may find work in the medical, scientific, industrial or governmental sectors. It is also sometimes considered a subset of Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering.
Following Curiosity and Perseverance on Mars often means roving to places with …
Following Curiosity and Perseverance on Mars often means roving to places with interesting materials to study, places away from the initial landing site. In this lesson, students experience the processes involved in engineering a communication protocol. To reach their goal, students must create a calibrated solution within constraints and parameters of communicating with a rover on Mars. Students will explore the opportunities and challenges of remote robotics by framing the problem around the idea that scientists and computer scientists must work together to successfully program rovers in remote locations like Mars. Students will also explore the idea that a robot simply follows a set of well defined algorithms. Students will be provided a set of possible courses that their robot must navigate. Students will code their robot to navigate around the obstacles within the course to arrive at a set location.
This lesson was designed by CPS Art teachers for Elementart and Middle …
This lesson was designed by CPS Art teachers for Elementart and Middle School Art teachers. We made sure to have space for art and cross-curricular objectives, vocabulary, modifications, as well as extensions.
Students will be introduced to computer science words in conjunction with similar …
Students will be introduced to computer science words in conjunction with similar standards already taught in English SOLs. They will see how actions in a plot are similar to events in a code and how cause and effect is similar to events that trigger actions. Prewriting will take place as they create a plan and codes for an Ozobot maze.
Learn about cooking and baking. They are really all about science. Using …
Learn about cooking and baking. They are really all about science. Using her kitchen as her laboratory, Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020, explores the power of food and the science of cooking. She dissects what happens when she's in the kitchen preparing two of her favorite foods- eggs and cookies. Join Miss America as she explores the biological building blocks of food and the molecular changes that happen when we cook. Developed for students in grades 6-10.
Students will learn the process of the scientific method by using whole …
Students will learn the process of the scientific method by using whole group interaction. Students will get a front row seat at learning the steps in the scientific method process. They will learn to use their scientific method checklist to make predictions on what they think will happen when you conduct the three different experiments. This can be used over the course of one week.Day one: hedgehog experiment Day three: volcano experiment Day five: rocket launch
Students will view a whole group video about responsibility and we will …
Students will view a whole group video about responsibility and we will discuss being responsible with various things such as information, technology, and classroom items (the sensory items) We will also discuss taking turns and sharing, etc. Students will then be split into 5 groups and rotate through various sensory items. These items include a calm down corner, stretchy fidget strings, pop it squeeze balls, multi colored quiet fidget toys, and slow rising squishy balls. Throughout these rotations, the teacher will remind students of the responsible behaviors expected.
Learn about the diverse group of passerines which we often call "songbirds." …
Learn about the diverse group of passerines which we often call "songbirds." Millions of people worldwide identify themselves as bird-watchers and love spending time outdoors watching birds, whether on intense birding expeditions, or simply watching birds in their own backyards. But birds are under pressure and are presented with many human-caused dangers in their lives. Learn how our daily behaviors impact birds all over the world and learn what you can do to help songbirds.UNTAMED looks at the wild and often perilous world of wildlife, as seen through the eyes of the patients of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, a non-profit teaching and research hospital for native wildlife.
Overall goal of the module (reference: The standards that reflect intended Enduring …
Overall goal of the module (reference: The standards that reflect intended Enduring Understanding)The student will:A.) model a longitudinal (compression) wave and diagram, label, and describe the components (wavelength, compression, and frequency) (PS.6 a)B.) explain the relationship between frequency and wavelength (PS.6 a)C.) plan and conduct an investigation related to sound (the investigation may be a complete experimental design or may focus on systematic observation, description, measurement, and/or data collection and analysis) (PS.6 b)This module was developed by Tracey Nipper as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University STEM initiative sponsored by the Viginia Department of Education.
Learn about the music of Brazil. Have you ever wondered how music …
Learn about the music of Brazil. Have you ever wondered how music transforms from notes on a page to something so beautiful it can touch our souls? Mike travels to Harrisonburg, VA to meet a pianist from Brazil, who teaches us about the music of Brazil and performs a lively piece on the piano. Mary guides us in moving our bodies to all of the different musical sounds and we learn to sing a children’s folk song in Portuguese.
Learn about the sounds of the night. Mary and Mike stay up late …
Learn about the sounds of the night. Mary and Mike stay up late to explore the magic and music of nighttime. We sing songs about the beauty of the night and a young pianist plays Clair de Lune under the light of the moon. Our friend, Dr. Lerdau, teaches us about nighttime creatures who are making music of their own: owls, crickets, and even plants! Enjoy a lovely evening with us as we discover the simple beauty of our surroundings.
In this 8th grade physical science module, students will calculate speed problems/scenarios …
In this 8th grade physical science module, students will calculate speed problems/scenarios using the speed equation (speed=distance/time), and compare and contrast the speed of multiple objects. This module was developed by Tracey Nipper as part of a Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy STEM initiave sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education.
The student will compare sound traveling through a solid and sound traveling …
The student will compare sound traveling through a solid and sound traveling through the air. After the completion of this module students will understand that sound travels fastest through solids, slower in liquids and slowest through gas. This module was developed by Sarah Donnelly as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University STEM initiative sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education.
As humans continue to move across and dominate the open landscapes of …
As humans continue to move across and dominate the open landscapes of North America, transforming diverse native ecosystems into managed areas for crops, livestock, or even simply for aesthetics, our native residents and transient wildlife lose habitat. That is why it is up to all of us – landowners and managers, farmers, and homeowners — to make decisions to oversee a multi-use landscape, one which both wildlife and humans can utilize for the benefit of all. For more information and classroom activities, please visit The Wildlife Center of Virginia and VPM UNTAMED websites.
Students will simulate the taxes placed on the colonists without having representation …
Students will simulate the taxes placed on the colonists without having representation and visually represent the loss of wealth for the colonists and the wealth gained by Parliament and the Monarchy by using Google Sheets to create charts.
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