Summer Workshop Plans

Summer Workshop Agenda

Time	Tuesday August 4	Wednesday August 5	Thursday August 6	Friday August 7
8:30-11:30	Machines and Electricity groups: Overview of physical science learning. Snippet #1 - Your Brain and Memory Introduction to structure of summer workshops. BREAK "Being a professional in a changing system" Machines-small groups: Spring scale investigations. Balance/lever investigations. Design or prediction problems using levers.	Machines and Electricity groups: Overview of Pedagogy - Why study content to get better at teaching simple units. Pedagogical frameworks and expectations (notebooks with units, etc.) Machines small groups: Finish lever investigations Sharing levers from home and telling lever stories about them.	Machines-whole group: Introduction to inclined planes, including vector addition of forces. Demo: Moving someone up a ramp vs. lifting. Machines-small groups: Investigations of inclined planes.	Sharing Time: Electricity visits simple machines (1 hour) Machines visit electricity (1 hour) Machines-small groups: Introduce bicycle
Lunch - 11:30
12:15-3:30	Machines-whole group: Physical science and physical stories. Demo: Lifting a person with first and second class levers. Machines small groups:Lever stories and Newton's law stories. Homework for T3's: Bring an example of a tool that includes a lever.	Machines-whole group: Introduction to pulleys. Demo: Tug of war or lifting a person with pulleys. Machines small groups: Pulley investigations Homework for T3's: Bring machine that includes inclined plane, wedge, or screw.	Machines-whole group: Wedges and screws as inclined planes. Machine-small groups: Investigations of inclined planes (con't). Sharing explanations of inclined planes, wedges, or screws from home. Planning for sharing.	Machine-small groups: Bicycle crank and rear wheel investigations.
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time	Monday August 10	Tuesday August 11	Wednesday August 12	Thursday August 13
8:30-12:00	Machines-whole group: Energy and efficiency in mechanical systems. Snippet #2 - Professional Development Machines-small groups: Discussion of reflections. Adding energy and efficiency to earlier stories. Continuing bicycle investigations.	Machines-whole group: Expectations for independent investigations. Machines-small groups: Independent investigations Writing reports or posters.	Sharing Time: Electricity visits simple machines (1 hour) Machines visit electricity (1 hour) Individual synthesis and analysis task.	Machines-whole group: Learning stories and planning learning cycles Grade level groups: Detailed activity planning. Long term patterns-life and earth science calendars
Lunch - 12:00-12:45
12:45-3:30	Machines-whole group: Complex mechanical systems, including non-machine components. Machines groups of 20: Complete bicycle investigations. Plan independent investigations.	Machines-mall groups: Sharing results of independent investigations within group. Preparing for sharing with electricity group.	Machines and Electricity groups: Snippet #3 - The Brain and Student Learning Setting goals for grade level groups. S3 fishbowl using preassessment data that they collected last spring. Deciding on goals and preassessments. Grade level groups: Teaching strategies: template for exemplary teaching.	Grade level groups: Detailed activity planning Electricity and Machines groups: NSF Evaluation Wrap-up and Conclusion
4-5	S3	S3	S3	S3

Time	Tuesday August 4	Wednesday August 5	Thursday August 6	Friday August 7
8:30-12:00	Introduction Snippet #1 - Your Brain and Memory Overview of Physical Science and Electricity Introduction to Magnetism Magnetism Lab - Poles and Fields Making Sense of Magnetism	Overview of Pedagogy Batteries and Circuits Lab 1: Simple circuits Naive concepts about circuits - 1 Writing Task	Studying the "Wall" Examining household circuits Energy Transformations Making sense of circuits: Writing/drawing activity	Sharing: Electricity visits simple machines (1 hour) Machines visit electricity (1 hour) Introduction to the Oersted Effect Recreating Oersted's observations Electromagnets Lab
Lunch - 12:00	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:45-3:30	Concept map on magnetism and electricity -8 DEFER UNTIL WINTER Introduction to current electricity, circuits and circuit diagrams Electrical Cells and Batteries Battery Lab	Battery and Circuit Lab 2: Making series and parallel circuits and using circuit diagrams. Applying your knowledge to real problems	Energy Transformations, Synthesis of Circuits, Cells, and Batteries Preparation for Sharing	Identifying variables in electromagnets. Making a stronger electromagnet. Post Lab Discussion What if we added more batteries? More turns? Changed the core? Solenoids Writing Task
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time	Monday August 10	Tuesday August 11	Wednesday August 12	Thursday August 13
8:30-11:30	Snippet #2 - Professional Development Review of Week 1: Magnetism, current, electricity and circuits, Oersted effect and electromagnetism. Introduction to electrical generators and transformers Electrical generators and transformers lab. Making sense of generators and transformers	Group A: Field Trip to Power Plant Group B: Radio Kit and Preparation for Sharing	Sharing Debriefing Field Trip Synthesis	Grade Level Discussions Teaching Strategies [Continued] Detailed activity planning. Long term patterns - life and earth science calendars.
Lunch 11:30	Lunch: Solenoids in automobiles	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:15-3:30	Introduction to Electrical Motors Motors Lab Summarizing Induction Transformers and Generators Preparing for Field Trip	Group A: Radio Kit and Preparation for Sharing Group B: Field Trip to Power Plant	Snippet #3 - The Brain and Student Learning Plenary Session: Preparation for Next Year-setting goals for grade level groups S3 Fishbowl on Planning using pre-assessment data they collected last year. Grade Level Groups: Teaching strategies and template for exemplary teaching.	Grade Level Discussions Teaching Strategies [Continued] Detailed activity planning. Electricity and Machines groups: NSF Evaluation Wrap and Conclusion.
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