Step 2:

The Great
Adventure
Carrie Owens
&
Charles Rowland

Miss Phillipss 4 th period Planet

Earth class
Phillips laid back but in control
26 7th and 8th grade students
Classroom pleasantly cluttered homey
Not much room for movement

Frequent reorganization of table groups

Landfills and the Environment

13 groups of 2
book foldable followed scientific method.
Lesson Plan:
Engagement: The students watched a model demonstration
and took notes on foldable.
Exploration: Then students hypothesized their own landfill
lining combination, created it, and tested it with ammonia to
see if it worked.
Explanation: We gave a short explanation of what their
results meant and talked about why landfills are important.
Elaboration:
Evaulation: Students had an open response on their foldable.

Reflection
Overall, the lesson went well, but ran short.
Kids got it.
Future improvements to the lesson:

More preparation
Extension: having students run another lining test
More supply containers spaced
More in-depth, prepared Explanation

Our Semester
Charles gained:

Middle School experience

Questioning skills
Improvisation
Time management

Carrie gained:

Middle School experience

More confidence
Learned about foldables
Time management