Thursday, October 13th, 2016

Thursday

Objective: I will create a model to describe the three stages of the water cycle with 100% accuracy.

Do Now: EduCanon: The Water Cycle   (10 minutes) Click Here for video Please remember to write the question and answer in your science notebook.

Whole Group: (30 minutes) 1. Review & collect homework 2. Periods 1 & 3 only: complete reading article: Water          Worries from Achieve3000 and Problem-Solution        graphic organizer.

Independent: (25 minutes) - You will work independently on an assigned article based on lexile. You will read the article TWO times. The second time you read the article you MUST takes notes on the main ideas about the water cycle. Articles are found on my homepage at the school website or by CLICKING HERE Once you have taken notes you will take to related quiz for your assigned article. Group A Test:  CLICK HERE GROUP A Group B Test:  CLICK HERE GROUP B Group C Test:  CLICK HERE GROUP C *** Remember to write down your score (%) in your science notebook by todays notes. ***

Collaborative: (45 minutes) 1. Review rubric and models for the water cycle foldable.  2. Create a foldable to model and describe the stages of the water cycle. PERIOD 5 ONLY: If students are done early they will read article: Water Worries from Achieve3000 and complete Problem-Solution graphic organizer. Students must read the STRETCH article only. Students will NOT do the activity. While reading the stretch article, highlight problems in blue and solutions in yellow to help complete the graphic organizer.

Exit Ticket: Foldable of the water cycle.

Homework: None.