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Hello,
I'm writing a 5E lesson plan under weather unit for 2nd grade. This particular lesson is about "identifying the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in clothing" (TEKS 8 (B)). I am planning for students to test fabrics with water to be used for rainy days. My engagement is reading to them a book about rainy day, in explore students will observe various fabrics, and in explain I will demonstrate the porosity of various fabrics, and talk about the results. Does anyone have any ideas about elaboration?
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To elaborate I would allow the students to bring their own fabrics so that they can apply more in the activity. Bringing in their materials will allow them to interact mentally and cognitively. I would also have the students elaborate on their own fabrics and how they think it will work.
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This sounds like an engaging lesson! However, I would try to do the exploring first to get students interested in the lesson. I would read your book as the closing to your lesson. During the lesson, I think by comparing it to their different life experiences, students will understand the lesson objective. By having students explain their thinking and their thought-processes and why they would chose a particular fabric because of the students life-experiences will ensure students understand the lesson.
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This works well, because I am doing this now too!
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This is a perfect way to incorporate literacy with your core subject, Science. I find it very interactive with the use of fabric testing to make choices in clothing to use for rainy days. The only elaboration I could suggest is that you do an extend activity for the students (i.e. a quiz, crossword puzzle, worksheet). In doing this, you allow the students to take the knowledge they have receive in class to the home as a homework. This is a great way to keep the information refreshed! Great activity!!
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First I would conduct your experiment to enage your students then I would read your story. After doing this I would have pictures depicting different weather along with pictures of clothing and ask the students to sort the clothing by the weather circumstances they fall under.
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Anila,
Here is a playlist of videos that may benefit you. Each of these videos is a demonstration that teaches a different idea about the weather. These videos are part of a YouTube channel I have been developing called FunScienceDemos which is designed for teachers, parents, and students. The demonstrations are NGSS aligned and cover a variety of topics that young learners should know before they enter high school. Please check it out and subscribe.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLat8Jejmdx1u65_enc5FGpbTKTfkc0hGr
Best,
Dr. George Mehler Ed.D.,
Temple University
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