Critical Thinking and Communication
Using Digital Tools with Stemscopes, Grade 4, Life Cycles
Ahead of time, please have downloaded the following apps:
from self serve- Explain Everything and Comic Life
from the apps store- QRafter and Socrative Student
QR codes are posted outside on the windows. Please feel free do download these websites as you choose. Most of them go to steps or videos with tutorials about the app.
Two of the 4Cs are the framework of this activity:
Critical Thinking and Communication within a content area
According to the Framework for 21st Century Learning ( The Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills, __http://www.p21.org/overview__ ), these are the Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills:
Reason Effectively
Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use Systems Thinking
Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems
Make Judgments and Decisions
Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve Problems
Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
These are the Communication Skills:
Communicate Clearly
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions
Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)
Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact
Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)
Socrative Survey #1 areas in which Critical Thinking and Communication Skills were used this year
Objectives and Purpose of Activity
4.10C Explore, illustrate and compare life cycles in living organisms, such as butterflies, beetles, radishes or lima beans
this unit focuses on the critical thinking skills of:
2.10C investigating and recording the unique stage of insects life cycles
3.10C and comparing how animals and plants undergo changes in their life cycles
Purpose of Lesson for Workshop Attendees:
Attendees will:
participate in a lesson that calls for critical thinking and communication skills, and calls for the use of apps and tools on iPads
using the stemscopes resources, iPad resources, and internet resources, attendees will explore, illustrate, and compare life cycles.
experience the role of student in a classroom with individual or shared iPads
explore the components of developing student centered lessons and activities that are embedded in the curriculum
adapt existing Stemscopes lessons for personalized and partner learning with iPads
Explore Activity:
We will use a Stemscopes Lesson with iPad, internet, and other digital resources where applicable
Use Safari to go to:
eanesisd.stemscopes.com
log in with your Stemscopes login
If you don't have one use:
eanespreview
science
From your Dashboard go to Scopes> 4th Grade> Organisms and Environments>Life Cycles
click GO
Almost everything listed on the left can be done on iPads, even the interactive vocabulary game (with a special flash browser app) . The simulation will need to be done on a mac or pc.
This lesson calls for observation of live specimens...in the interest of time, we’ll use photographs of the stages for our observations and comparisons.
Go to the Explore Section on the left and open the Student Journal from Stemscopes site >click "view PDF file">touch the top of the screen and select Open In...>scroll down those choices until you see Neu Annotate +.
Open the Student Journal with New Annotate +
Part 1.
There will be 3 in each group.
Each person will be responsible for teaching the group about the life cycle of their specimen: mealworm, cricket, or plant.
Using the websites provided in the table below, each pair will complete the Student Journal portion for your specimen. (you can edit the Student Journal because you have opened it in Neu Annotate +, which allows you to write, draw and more on pdfs.)
Only fill in the journal part for your specimen, either cricket, meal worm or plant.
The journal calls for numbers of specimens observed. since we are not observing real specimens....just ignore the number aspect and somehow record what each stage looks like in the boxes, and write about the changes on the lines below. (for recording, you can draw or copy and paste photos from the internet site)
mealworm
cricket
plant
http://goo.gl/RYQ6e Newton Schools
http://goo.gl/Gzgw9- Enchanted learning
http://goo.gl/qpObk
Google images
http://goo.gl/pZ8Zx Mr.Nussbaum
http://goo.gl/rwo9h Enchanted Learning
http://goo.gl/CFX9w
Google images
http://goo.gl/7uErJ Jason's indoor guide
http://goo.gl/RZ87M Life cycle of Tulips
http://goo.gl/4qqcy Google images
Part 2.
Email the jpg (image) of your life cycle information back to the group and talk about what you have learned.
Part 3
Each group member then creates a presentation in which they compare all 3 specimens.
We'll Use Explain Everything to make a video telling the story comparing the 3 specimens.
Part 4 If time
Upload your presentation to: X Drive Central Shared>SHARED All District Staff> STAFF Development>summer 2012>iPad Immersion 3-5>June 12>Critical Thinking
Working with the 5E's in Stemscopes
Looking down the left side of the Lesson page, the 5 Es are listed with links for the materials.
Many of these are easy to use on iPads
Engage
The Pre-Assessment can be completed by students on their iPads and you can view the results on your teacher login.
(note classes have to be created in Stemscopes and students have to be enrolled in classes for these results to be viewed)
It could be done in Socrative, but Socrative does not take images.
Science Rocks- Students can view lyrics while listening to the music. Two pages open in different tabs in the browser.
Explore
Student Guide is a PDF and the students can open it right on their iPad
Student Journal is a PDF.
Explore e-Portfolio is a Power Point, but select open in Keynote or Explain Everything
Explain
Question Prompts can be delivered with Socrative
Picture Cards slide show can be used as review and to help answer the questions prompts. Have the students work in pairs...one with picture cards slide show on their iPad, the other with the Socrative quiz open. Students could complete the Question Prompts individually, but it calls for them clicking in and out of the Picture cards Keynote back to the Socrative app.
Student Vocabulary Cards: Students can open them with neuAnnotate or Explain Everything
Interactive Vocabulary Game:this is a flash activity and can be used with a flash browser app.
Progress Monitoring Assessment- interactive on iPad, responses are submitted to teacher (note classes have to be created in Stemscopes and students have to be enrolled in classes for these results to be viewed)
Elaborate
Next Step Inquiry: students can use neuAnnotate or Explain Everything for this
Extensions: taking students out to look for organisms...photograph or video with iPad
Reading Science: can be read, quiz taken, and answers submitted on iPad
Books on Topic: links take you to Amazon
Math Connections: print out and do pencil paper...or open with neuAnnotate or Explain everything and upload completed document to web dav or email to teacher
Interactive Virtual Investigation: This is flash and has to be done on mac or pc
Evaluate
Writing Science: provide prompt on paper or from Stemscopes website, students use SnapVu, Explain Everything, iMovie, Keynote, etc..to get creative..show it in Backward Cam
Standards Based Assessment: interactive on iPad, results can be viewed by teacher
Open- Ended Assessment: put in pages or keynote for more elaboration and for kids to bring in photos
Interactive Review Game: open with flash browser
Concept Builder: Directions and rubric for an open ended project
Intervention
TEKS Unwrapped
Guided Practice
Cloz-ing in on Science- fill in the blank -students can complete on iPad with neuAnnotate..
Concept Attainment Quiz -Can be delivered with Socrative for a formative assessment.
Reason Effectively
Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use Systems Thinking
Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems
Make Judgments and Decisions
Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve Problems
Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
These are the Communication Skills:
Communicate Clearly
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions
Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)
Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact
Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)
Socrative Survey #1 areas in which Critical Thinking and Communication Skills were used this year
Objectives and Purpose of Activity
4.10C Explore, illustrate and compare life cycles in living organisms, such as butterflies, beetles, radishes or lima beans
this unit focuses on the critical thinking skills of:
2.10C investigating and recording the unique stage of insects life cycles
3.10C and comparing how animals and plants undergo changes in their life cycles
Purpose of Lesson for Workshop Attendees:
Attendees will:
participate in a lesson that calls for critical thinking and communication skills, and calls for the use of apps and tools on iPads
using the stemscopes resources, iPad resources, and internet resources, attendees will explore, illustrate, and compare life cycles.
experience the role of student in a classroom with individual or shared iPads
explore the components of developing student centered lessons and activities that are embedded in the curriculum
adapt existing Stemscopes lessons for personalized and partner learning with iPads
Explore Activity:
We will use a Stemscopes Lesson with iPad, internet, and other digital resources where applicable
Use Safari to go to:
eanesisd.stemscopes.com
log in with your Stemscopes login
If you don't have one use:
eanespreview
science
From your Dashboard go to Scopes> 4th Grade> Organisms and Environments>Life Cycles
click GO
Almost everything listed on the left can be done on iPads, even the interactive vocabulary game (with a special flash browser app) . The simulation will need to be done on a mac or pc.
This lesson calls for observation of live specimens...in the interest of time, we’ll use photographs of the stages for our observations and comparisons.
Go to the Explore Section on the left and open the Student Journal from Stemscopes site >click "view PDF file">touch the top of the screen and select Open In...>scroll down those choices until you see Neu Annotate +.
Open the Student Journal with New Annotate +
Part 1.
There will be 3 in each group.
Each person will be responsible for teaching the group about the life cycle of their specimen: mealworm, cricket, or plant.
Using the websites provided in the table below, each pair will complete the Student Journal portion for your specimen. (you can edit the Student Journal because you have opened it in Neu Annotate +, which allows you to write, draw and more on pdfs.)
Only fill in the journal part for your specimen, either cricket, meal worm or plant.
The journal calls for numbers of specimens observed. since we are not observing real specimens....just ignore the number aspect and somehow record what each stage looks like in the boxes, and write about the changes on the lines below. (for recording, you can draw or copy and paste photos from the internet site)
mealworm
cricket
plant
http://goo.gl/RYQ6e Newton Schools
http://goo.gl/Gzgw9- Enchanted learning
http://goo.gl/qpObk
Google images
http://goo.gl/pZ8Zx Mr.Nussbaum
http://goo.gl/rwo9h Enchanted Learning
http://goo.gl/CFX9w
Google images
http://goo.gl/7uErJ Jason's indoor guide
http://goo.gl/RZ87M Life cycle of Tulips
http://goo.gl/4qqcy Google images
Part 2.
Email the jpg (image) of your life cycle information back to the group and talk about what you have learned.
Part 3
Each group member then creates a presentation in which they compare all 3 specimens.
We'll Use Explain Everything to make a video telling the story comparing the 3 specimens.
Part 4 If time
Upload your presentation to: X Drive Central Shared>SHARED All District Staff> STAFF Development>summer 2012>iPad Immersion 3-5>June 12>Critical Thinking
Working with the 5E's in Stemscopes
Looking down the left side of the Lesson page, the 5 Es are listed with links for the materials.
Many of these are easy to use on iPads
Engage
The Pre-Assessment can be completed by students on their iPads and you can view the results on your teacher login.
(note classes have to be created in Stemscopes and students have to be enrolled in classes for these results to be viewed)
It could be done in Socrative, but Socrative does not take images.
Science Rocks- Students can view lyrics while listening to the music. Two pages open in different tabs in the browser.
Explore
Student Guide is a PDF and the students can open it right on their iPad
Student Journal is a PDF.
Explore e-Portfolio is a Power Point, but select open in Keynote or Explain Everything
Explain
Question Prompts can be delivered with Socrative
Picture Cards slide show can be used as review and to help answer the questions prompts. Have the students work in pairs...one with picture cards slide show on their iPad, the other with the Socrative quiz open. Students could complete the Question Prompts individually, but it calls for them clicking in and out of the Picture cards Keynote back to the Socrative app.
Student Vocabulary Cards: Students can open them with neuAnnotate or Explain Everything
Interactive Vocabulary Game:this is a flash activity and can be used with a flash browser app.
Progress Monitoring Assessment- interactive on iPad, responses are submitted to teacher (note classes have to be created in Stemscopes and students have to be enrolled in classes for these results to be viewed)
Elaborate
Next Step Inquiry: students can use neuAnnotate or Explain Everything for this
Extensions: taking students out to look for organisms...photograph or video with iPad
Reading Science: can be read, quiz taken, and answers submitted on iPad
Books on Topic: links take you to Amazon
Math Connections: print out and do pencil paper...or open with neuAnnotate or Explain everything and upload completed document to web dav or email to teacher
Interactive Virtual Investigation: This is flash and has to be done on mac or pc
Evaluate
Writing Science: provide prompt on paper or from Stemscopes website, students use SnapVu, Explain Everything, iMovie, Keynote, etc..to get creative..show it in Backward Cam
Standards Based Assessment: interactive on iPad, results can be viewed by teacher
Open- Ended Assessment: put in pages or keynote for more elaboration and for kids to bring in photos
Interactive Review Game: open with flash browser
Concept Builder: Directions and rubric for an open ended project
Intervention
TEKS Unwrapped
Guided Practice
Cloz-ing in on Science- fill in the blank -students can complete on iPad with neuAnnotate..
Concept Attainment Quiz -Can be delivered with Socrative for a formative assessment.