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Lesson Plan ﻿ BugScope Lesson Plan  Campus: Horizon Elementary || State Standards [] |||| Subject Specific: ** Science **  F.8.7 Understand that an organism's behavior evolves through adaptation to its environment  G.8.1 Identify* and investigate* the skills people need for a career in science or technology and identify the academic courses that a person pursuing such a career would need  G.8.2 Explain* how current scientific and technological discoveries have an influence on the work people do and how some of these discoveries also lead to new careers   // Technology Specific: //<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[] <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A.8.2 Identify and use common media formats <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A.8.4 Use a computer and communications software to <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">access and transmit information <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ||||  · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will gain a greater understanding of the bugs in Pewaukee · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will gain a new perspective when looking at bugs · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will see the different characteristics in bugs that they have captured. · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will write a report on a specific bug and present it to the class using multimedia, showing how the bug interacts in our ecosystem. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> |||| <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Approximately 3 weeks before the scheduled BugScope Session, students will collect bugs from their homes, neighborhoods, parks, etc. The bugs will be shipped to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign so they arrive 1 week prior to the session. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will learn about different bugs and their impact on our ecosystem prior to the session. They will devise a list of questions to ask the entomologists during the session. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On the day of the session, students will control Electron Scanning Microscope from their classroom, zooming in on the bugs they collected. They will be able to chat live with the scientists and grad students and ask them questions concerning the bugs or the technology. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After the session is complete, students will have a link to the transcript and images that were captured during their session. They will have to pick one bug and create a PowerPoint presentation on that bug. They will have to describe different features of the bug and how it is beneficial and/or harmful to our ecosystem. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> |||| · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will be graded on the accuracy of their content, their presentation skills, and how well they incorporated pictures into the slideshow. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> |||| · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students who wish to participate in further enrichment may research an additional bug, the careers of entomologists, or the microscope that was used. || · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Projector (So all can watch at the same time) · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sample bugs collected about 2-3 weeks prior to session · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Computer lab time for building PowerPoint presentation · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Library time for prior and additional research on bugs <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Title of Lesson: BugScope || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Date: 10/2/10 Timeframe of Lesson: 1 Hour – Prep 3 weeks in advance ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author(s): Joe Finn Jr. || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">School District: Pewaukee School District
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Subject Area(s): Science || <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Grade Level(s)/Course: 6th Grade Science ||
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