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Purpose:
The purpose of this lesson is to analyze the data observed in the experiments, compare the results with the students' predictions and draw conclusions about the environment.
Duration:
One Forty-Five Minute Class Period
Objectives:
The learner will:
- gather and record data.
- analyze data against prediction/prior knowledge.
- apply techniques of comparison and critical thinking.
Service Experience:
Materials:
Instructional Procedure(s):
Anticipatory Set:
Have the students who brought “trash” from home attach it to the Slobosaurus outline and say how the material could have been reduced, reused or recycled.
- Ask the students to complete the Day Three observation of the experiments on the Recording Results experiment forms from Lesson Three: Let's Experiment!
- Divide the students into small groups equaling the number of experiments conducted. Give each group a large piece of chart paper labeled with the experiment number and divided into two columns: Predicted and Observed. Using their own recording forms the group should collaboratively fill in the columns in large clear printing so that it can be posted in the room for the entire class to use in the class discussion.
- Hold a class discussion about their observations of each experiment. For each experiment ask if their predictions were supported by their observations. Complete the remaining questions for each experiment as a class. Check for understanding of why the results were observed and what the results demonstrate about the effects of pollution. (The teacher may have to supply the information if the students do not infer it from the data. Help the students see the connection between the experiment and the real-world pollution.)
Assessment:
Participation in the “Slobosaurus” and experiment discussions
Thoughtful completion of the recording forms for each experiment ( Attachment Three: Recording Results from Lesson Three: Let's Experiment! )
School/Home Connection:
Extension:
Challenge students to research and report on famous environmentalists and environmental advocates. Have students find out what aspect of the environment they represented, when they were most influential, and how they communicated their message. Some environmentalists to explore: John James Audobon, Ernest Everett Just, Francisco “Chico” Mendes, Ansel Admas, Denis Hayes, Robert Redford, John Craighead, Yvon Chouinard, Vo Quy, Jim Darling, Chief Seattle, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Albert Gore, Jane Goddall, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and William Wong.
Bibliographical References:
- Bellamy, David. How Green Are You? Frances Lincoln, 1991. ISBN:0711206791
- Harlow, Rose. Pollution and Waste: Environmental Facts and Experiments. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002. ISBN: 0753455056
- Maze, Stephanie. I Want to Be An Environmentalist. San Diego: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. ISBN: 015201862x
Lesson Developed and Piloted by:
Barbara DillbeckCurriculum Director
Learning to Give
Handouts:
Unit Contents:
Overview:Earth Connections Summary
Lessons:
- 1.
- "Mother Earth" - Past
- 2.
- "Mother Earth" - Present
- 3.
- Let's Experiment!
- 4.
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
- 5.
- Looking at the Data
- 6.
- Let's Make a Plan
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