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Science Lesson Planner link last week’s planner here: TL (3/18-3/22) Science Weekly Planner 2024

UCI Week #: Spring Break Monday 3/25 (Even) Tuesda Wednesday 3/27 (Even) Thurs Friday 3/29 (Even)
y 3/26 day
(Odd) 3/28
(Odd)

Instructional Time & # of Minutes P.4: 10:35 - 12:05 (90 mins) P.4: 11:05 - 12:25 (80 mins) P.4: 9:35 - 10:35 (60 mins)
P.6: 12:45 - 2:15 (90 mins) P.6: 1:05 - 2:25 (80 mins) P.6: 10:55 - 11:55 (60 mins)
Minimum Day

Teacher Lesson Title Windmill Lab Proposal EM Induction Gizmos continued EM Induction Gizmos
EM Induction Gizmos start
Continue conferences Final unit concept map
Start conferences (our version of grade
justification but we have 5-7 minutes Finish conferences
one-on-one conversations with students)

Describe in a sentence or two the overall goal of the unit. Describe the focus of this week’s lessons.

Energy Unit Goal:


This unit’s goal is to allow students to see how energy is everywhere and society heavily depends on its use to function. Thus, our goal is first to understand how one form of energy
transforms into another, then analyze whether there is a more efficient, cost-effective, or safer way to do this conversion, considering our communities, environment, and overall
civilization.
Students will be able to explain how modern civilization’s dependence on energy has shaped society, the environment, and our understanding of ourselves.
- What is the “cost” of this energy use? What is its benefit?
This week’s lessons continue our discussion of energy and wrap up EM induction in motors, generators. Students will be applying their knowledge of electricity and magnetism to
create a design for windmills and how to harness wind energy and turn it into useful forms of energy. As a connection back to energy and the morality behind its use, this week’s
lesson investigates how energy is transformed from motion to electricity, and vice versa, to achieve the specific uses that we desire out of a system. After a lot of discussion on how
energy has been used in a “bad” way, this week’s lesson wraps up with how energy can be used in a “good” way by designing more efficient devices to convert to useful electricity.

Planning the Purpose of the Lesson:

Scope & Sequence Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


What is your phenomenon?
How will this lesson support it? Phenomenon: How can we harness energy (Filler day — Conferencing) (Filler day — Conferencing)
from wind? What are the costs and benefits of Phenomenon: How can we harness energy Phenomenon: How can we harness energy
wind energy? How can we use our knowledge from wind? What are the costs and benefits of from wind? What are the costs and benefits of
of EM induction to design better windmills? wind energy? How can we use our knowledge wind energy? How can we use our knowledge
of EM induction to design better windmills? of EM induction to design better windmills?
This lesson starts off by reintroducing wind
energy and having students design more As a continuation of the previous day’s lesson. This is the last day before we all go on spring
efficient windmills using the knowledge of EM Students get to apply their knowledge of break so students will be continuing on their
induction. They will plan for data collection, electromagnetic (EM) induction to their design EM induction packet and wrap up their
analysis, and argumentation sessions for what of windmills. They can revise their proposals windmill lab proposal.
they think is the optimal blade design for from the previous day as they complete their As a final wrap up of our unit, students will
windmills to harvest the most energy. EM Induction Gizmos packet. For example, revisit their pre-assessment concept map
they may realize that the generator in their they’ve created at the beginning of the quarter
windmills would need a higher rotational and make revisions to include new concepts
speed to generate more energy because EM we’ve learned.
induction states that motion can be converted
into usable energy.

Objective/Learning Target Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


What (ideas) and how (science skill) will
students be expected to be able to do by the Students will design more efficient windmills Students will explain how electricity and Students will explain how electricity and
end of the lesson? using the concept of EM induction by magnetism are related to one another by magnetism are related to one another by
Students will (action) (idea) by completing a scientific proposal that outlines completing a Gizmos simulation-guided completing a Gizmos simulation-guided
(product/activity). variables, control groups, data, etc. packet. packet.

Students will make connections between


concepts covered in our Energy unit (nuclear
fission, cancer, radioactivity, medical imaging,
atomic bombs, motors and generators, etc.)
by revising their initial concept map using new
concepts they’ve learned.

Connection to Student Identities & Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


Experiences
How does this lesson provide students the Students come from various backgrounds and Prior knowledge: <- Same as previous 2 days
opportunity to apply their out-of-school have various conceptions of energy and what - Students come to this lesson already Prior knowledge:
identity, cultural/social knowledge, and/or is considered “efficient”. They may have seen knowing the key idea that motion can - Students come to this lesson already
lived experiences during the lesson. wind farms across California in remote places, be turned into electricity via a motor. knowing the key idea that motion can
often in the deserts with a lot of wind. On the This lesson provides students an be turned into electricity via a motor.
other hand, other students may not have opportunity to make this connection to This lesson provides students an
experience with wind energy at all and didn’t real-world examples of windmills, opportunity to make this connection
think that CA has wind farms. What are some hydroelectric power plants, etc. to real-world examples of windmills,
important factors to consider in not only our hydroelectric power plants, etc.
design of windmills but also where to place Funds of knowledge: (similar to previous day)
them? How are we affecting communities, the - Tapping into students’ knowledge of Funds of knowledge: (similar to previous day)
environment, and our energy output by renewable energy and where they - Tapping into students’ knowledge of
utilizing wind mills? have seen wind farms throughout renewable energy and where they
This lesson provides an opportunity for California. have seen wind farms throughout
students to apply their funds of knowledge of - Asking students about where they California.
how we “farm” and use energy in California. think windmills are located help - Asking students about where they
Then, students get to connect their provide students an opportunity to think windmills are located help
experiences in proposing better windmills and share out places they’ve been to, why provide students an opportunity to
methods of harnessing renewable energy. they think these places are “good” for share out places they’ve been to, why
collecting wind energy. they think these places are “good” for
- This will help reveal not only what collecting wind energy.
students think is the best design for - This will help reveal not only what
wind turbines but also where wind students think is the best design for
turbines should be placed, as well as its wind turbines but also where wind
potential repercussions. turbines should be placed, as well as
its potential repercussions.

Planning the Student Experience of the Lesson:

Warmup/Opener Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


How will you begin the lesson to build upon
students’ FoK and elicit their initial ideas? CDT: CDT: CDT:
Include & highlight: What are the primary sources of energy How many wind farms do you think California Why does making a more efficient windmill
● Discourse strategies for structuring today? has? Where might you think these wind farms matter? Why don’t we just make a ton of
student talk What are some issues with our modern way are located? mediocre windmills? What are the pros and
of getting energy? cons of each case?
Think-write-pair-share:
Think-write-pair-share: - Think: How many wind farms do you Think-write-pair-share:
- Revisit: CA’s energy breakdown think California has? Where might you - Think: Revisit the advantages and
- Which ones are considered think these wind farms are located? disadvantages we’ve discussed about
renewable energy? Why? - Write: Jot down some numbers in spiral wind energy. Why do we need more
- What does it mean by notebook, a potential map of CA and efficient windmills?
“renewable”? where the wind farms might be - Write: Jot down some reasons in your
- What are some advantages of using located. spiral
renewable energy? Are there potential - Pair: Check your neighbor whether you - Pair: Check table partner whether you
disadvantages? have similar numbers for wind farms as share similar sentiment.
- Now let’s focus specifically on wind, well as similar locations! - Share: Quickly share out the important
since it is the top 3. - Share: Provide students the reason as to why we need better
discretionary space to share out their windmills.
map for where wind farms are by
handing them the laser pointer to Ideal wind sites are often in remote locations.
point at a blank map of California. -> Installation challenges (so it’s better to build
Encourage students to give a brief a few more efficient turbines than a lot of
description of why they chose these mediocre turbines). In addition, offshore wind
locations. energy transmission and grid interconnection
capabilities need improving.

Visual/Noise impacts to neighboring


communities? -> quieter turbines.

Wind plants can impact local wildlife ->


properly situating wind plants and research to
reduce the impact of wind turbines on wildlife.

Off-shore wind energy?


- Discuss potential benefits and costs!

<- show this


after 2-3 rounds of student share out.

Save questions and comments for next time


we meet!

Think-write-pair-share:
- Think: What are some advantages and
disadvantages of using wind energy? Reference: Wind Research and Development |
- Write: generate a t-chart to create an Department of Energy
extensive list of how wind energy
may be advantageous or Save questions and comments for next time
disadvantageous we meet!
- Pros: renewable -> energy from
natural sources that do not deplete
on human timescale. Does not
impose as much risk as nuclear/Safer.
- Cons: require land and materials,
maintenance, where to build, storage.
- Pair: share out list with table partner
- Share: come to an extensive list as a
class for things to consider as we
design windmills.

Body of Lesson Not Started Not … Completed No… Completed


Outline of the body of the lesson sequence.
Include & highlight: Brief introduction to wind: EM Induction Gizmos packet while we do EM Induction Gizmos packet while we do
● Discourse structure - What is wind? one-on-one conference one-on-one conference
● Back pocket questions/Checks for
Understanding (probing & pressing) Back-pocket questions How do windmills take advantage of the
In what ways is the “creation” of electricity by a principle of Electromagnetic (EM)induction to
moving magnet similar to the “creation” of a generate electricity?
magnetic field by a current? <- depending on individual student’s
- A current is really a stream of moving
charges, so just as a moving magnet Revisit Unit 3 concept map (for those who
induces an electric field, a moving finish the simulation and Gizmos early):
charge (or charges) will induce (create)
a magnetic field.

Think-write-pair-share: If the current moves clockwise around a wire


- Based on your understanding of this loop, in which direction are electrons moving?
model, how is wind created? - Counterclockwise because we have
- What scientific law or principle support defined current to be the opposite of
this model of wind movement? the actual flow of electrons.
- Law of convection/heat
transfer. Why does the electric field become stronger
when the magnet moves faster? How might Produce a concept map to organize these
this idea be applied to our windmill designs concepts to address our Unit 3 Essential
to make them more efficient? question:
- When the magnet moves faster, the
magnetic field through an area (flux) “How has energy usage shaped our individual
changes more frequently, which human experiences, and society at large?”
means a greater electrical field is
generated -> more electricity. Potential concepts:
- Energy, Human impact, Transfer of
Where would the H and L be for these winds? Why does the electric field become stronger as energy, society, technology, beneficial,
the magnet approaches? harmful, atomic bombs, Hiroshima
Read & Annotate: - The change in magnetic flux per unit and Nagasaki, environmental impact,
- To dive deeper into windmill time is greater when the magnet is destruction of buildings, blast radius,
technology and how engineers have closer. radioactivity, cancer, efficiency,
used it over the years to harness wind Suppose a wire loop was moved through a electromagnetic energy, MRI
energy and convert it into electricity, magnetic field that was completely machines, information technology,
students will read and annotate the uniform. Would the motion of the wire loop windmills, conservation.
Introduction section up to “Your Task”. induce a current? Explain.
- This individual reading time serves as - No—the magnetic flux through the How can you describe and categorize energy?
an opportunity for students to process loop will not change. Where does energy come from?
information, make connections, and How is energy converted into usable forms?
apply their knowledge to new Consider the case of a coil spinning How can we determine if energy is used
contexts: perpendicular to the magnetic field. Does the responsibly?
- Questions to guide reading: current produced in this coil always moves in What fundamental forces govern nature?
- What is our guiding question the same direction?
for this lab? - Yes, because the magnetic flux doesn’t How do nuclear reactors work to generate
- How can we maximize change. power?
the amount of What were the effects of using nuclear
electrical energy that weapons?
will be generated by a What are the fundamental particles?
wind turbine based on What is radioactivity and how does it affect
the design of its us?
blades? How might energy affect the individual on a
- How does a windmill work? molecular scale?
- What energy transformations How can MRI and medical imaging detect
are involved in a windmill? cancer?
How does our use of energy affect our
Draft proposals in small groups: environment and society?
Assigned roles in small group to guide Conference: (whole periods 80 minutes - 10 to
discussion: POGIL roles get situated and CDT = 70/5 -> 14 students) -> Conference: (whole periods 60 minutes - 50
- Allowing students to design their own do it quick! to get situated and CDT = 50/5 ~ 8 students)
procedures for collecting data, giving
students an opportunity to try, to fail,
and to learn from their mistakes.
However, scaffold students as they
develop their procedure by having
them fill out an investigation proposal
- Details the steps students plan
to take to gather data.
- How they might analyze that
data, and which hypothesis is
supported after data analysis.
Data collection:
- What are the variables of your
windmill design?
- What specifically about the
blades are you interested in
testing?
- How might this independent
variable lead to a change in
your dependent variable?
- How do the components of the
system interact with each other?
- How can you describe the
components of the system
quantitatively?
- How could you keep track of changes
in this system quantitatively?

CCC questions to deepen students’ thinking


- How might changes to the structure of
a wind turbine blade affect how it
functions?
- What other factors might
affect a blade’s efficiency and
function?
- Is it useful to track how energy flows
into, out of, or within this system?

Conference (spare 30+ minutes to get through


4-5 students)

Wrap Up Discussion Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


How will you ask students to share how their
thinking has changed since the beginning of Notemake + Think-write-pair-share Notemake + Think-write-pair-share Think-pair-share: What changes have you
the lesson/unit? How will you structure this - How does EM induction relate to our - How does EM induction relate to our made to your final concept map?
talk? windmills? How do wind turbines take windmills? How do wind turbines take Share out of changes to concept map:
● Discourse structure advantage of this physics principle? advantage of this physics principle? - More connections between concepts:
- Kinetic energy of rotation -> - Kinetic energy of rotation -> which concepts in particular?
electrical energy via generator. electrical energy via generator. - Removed certain connections: why
- Faster rotation speed -> more - Faster rotation speed -> more so? What new knowledge did you gain
kinetic energy -> more kinetic energy -> more changes to make these adjustments
changes to magnetic flux -> to magnetic flux -> more
more electricity induced. electricity induced.

Planning for Assessment:

Look and Listen For… Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


What will you specifically be looking for
during the lesson to let you know if students Students’ responses to the CDT and their Students’ responses to the CDT regarding Students’ responses to the CDT regarding why
are making progress toward your objective? perception of renewable energy sources: where they might see wind farms: we want to improve efficiency of one wind
- Pros: clean, natural sources (not - What factors go into determining the turbine rather than a whole farm of it:
depleted in human timescale), no locations of wind turbines? - Installation challenges (so it’s better to
carbon emissions. - Remote/Deserted -> would not build a few more efficient turbines
- Cons: the materials that must be impact humans or than a lot of mediocre turbines)
produced for these energy sources to environments as much - Noise impacts to neighboring
work, land use, impacts to - Flat lands -> on valleys of communities? -> quieter turbines.
environment, etc. mountains so wind flow down - Wind plants can impact local wildlife
- Consider these as you design your -> properly situating wind plants and
windmills! Where would you place research to reduce the impact of wind
them? turbines on wildlife.
- Off-shore wind energy as an
alternative?

Evidence of Learning Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


How will you collect data about your
students’ learning progress to guide your Students’ progress in completing their lab Students’ revision to their lab proposal if Students’ responses to EM Induction Gizmos
next lesson? proposal: necessary: (Teacher’s version):
Guiding question: - Look for more specific details in data ElectromagneticInductionSE_Key.pdf
- Students write down the guiding collection:
question of the lab: - Angle of blades: Students’ revised concept map on Cmap
How can we maximize the amount of - Table detailing various cloud (on a different file than their initial one)
electrical energy that will be generated by a angle measurements - Are there more concepts?
wind turbine based on the design of its (30 degrees, 45 - Justified connections between
blades? degrees, 60 degrees, concepts.
Data Collection: 80 degrees, etc.)
- With their group members, students - Number of blades:
have agreed upon one blade design to - Table specifying
test (angle of blades, number of specific number of
blades, or shape of blades) in their blades to insert.
experiment. - Type of blades:
- Correctly identified independent and - Circular, elliptical,
dependent variables. rectangular, etc.
- Specific data collection methods:
group members have all agreed upon Students’ responses to EM Induction Gizmos
the same table to use when collecting (Teacher’s version):
data. ElectromagneticInductionSE_Key.pdf

Planning for Supporting All Students:

UDL: Supporting ALL Learners Completed


Describe 1-2 UDL strategies and scaffolds
that you are intentionally providing in the Using different modality of engagement for students to interact with course materials (perception of the materials as well as expression of student thinking):
materials provided to students (e.g. - Graphic organizers
handouts) that help ensure all students can - Engage students in the analysis of pros and cons, costs and benefits, affordances and constraints of renewable energy (particularly wind energy) in
be successful? When, who, and HOW will it ways they feel most meaningful, whether that be creating a venn diagram, a t-chart, or a bullet-pointed list of how wind energy is more
support learners? beneficial/advantageous than it is costly/disadvantageous.

Accommodations and Modifications Completed


Describe 2-3 modifications specific to this Digital/online version available to accommodate students with 504/IEP who may prefer to complete handouts on their computers rather than by writing. This may
week’s activities considering your students also help with students’ completion of the EM Induction packet as they would need to use an online simulator, anyway.
with 504’s and/or IEPs. - This instructional move serves to support students who may need
Describe how the modification(s) will Incorporating breaks/chunks in between segments where students could stop, talk with neighbors, and reflect on what we’ve covered so far. These “chunks” can be
support the student(s) specific to the task(s). think-pair-share or note-making sessions where students can think individually first, jot down their thoughts, and share with neighbors afterwards.
- This move serves to appeal to not only IEP/504 students as they get to have more time to process information but also other students to brainstorm, reflect,
and write down questions that may become new learning opportunities to revisit at a later time.

Language Support Completed Not … Completed No… Completed


Provide a Language Objective for each day.
AND Students will design an experiment (function) Students will describe (function) how Students will synthesize (function) concepts
Describe additional support for MLLs to determine how different variables of blade Electromagnetic (EM) Induction (vocab) works in within the Energy unit such as nuclear fission,
specific to this lesson designs will affect the efficiency of wind turbines the context of windmills by exploring a efficiency, decay, radioactivity, cancer, MRI,
(vocab) by completing an Argument-Driven Gizmos simulation and completing guided medical imaging, EM induction, magnetism,
Inquiry proposal that outlines their data questions on the packet (discourse). electricity, etc. (vocab) by creating a concept
collection and analysis methods (discourse) into map on Cmap cloud and engaging in a
distinct segments. Providing translations of key terms (electricity, think-pair-share (discourse).
magnetism, EM induction) on slides for MLLs
Providing graphic organizers aided by to follow along. Providing translations of key terms (electricity,
translations of key terms on slides (renewable magnetism, EM induction) on slides for MLLs
energy, windmills, wind farm, efficiency, etc.). to follow along.
This would help support MLLs who may need Allowing students to make revisions to their
to organize their thoughts into visual diagrams, concept maps on their computers also allow
aided by translations. them to make quick translations and access
digital tools.

Materials & Resources

Student Resources: In Progress Not … In Progress No… In Progress


Describe the resources you will provide
students (ex: handouts, materials, etc.) Windmill Lab ADI.pdf ElectromagneticInductionSE.pdf ElectromagneticInductionSE.pdf
Proposal Descriptive Studies - Short.pdf
Note: Provide a LINK to the actual materials ElectromagneticInductionSE.pdf 23-24 Conference Protocol_third quarter… 23-24 Conference Protocol_third quarte…
for supervisor visits!
Conference: OCA: https://cmapcloud.ihmc.us/
23-24 Conference Protocol_third quarter… - Reminder of experience reflections
feedback form. OCA:
Graphic organizers displayed on slides - Reminder of experience reflections
- Venn diagram feedback form.
- t-chart

Teacher Resources: In Progress Not … In Progress No… In Progress


What resources did you start from that
informed your lesson? (provide link) What TL (3/25-3/29) Windmill Lab, EM Gizmos… TL (3/25-3/29) Windmill Lab, EM Gizmos… TL (3/25-3/29) Windmill Lab, EM Gizmo…
resources will you be using to facilitate this
learning?
Descriptions & Support for Each Section

Scope & Sequence Objective/Learning Target Connection to Student Identities & Experiences

◆ What is the phenomenon that this day’s lesson supports? How does it ◆ A learning target or objective can take multiple days, however, each ◆ Students are not empty vessels that need to be filled, rather they
support it? day should still include the components below. bring with them a vast amount of cultural, social, emotional wealth of
knowledge. These are known as their funds of knowledge that we
◆ Ex: Students are working on explaining why wildfires are worse now ◆ What and how will students be learning? What = concept/idea, How =
need to create opportunities for them to leverage as they strengthen
than they were 100 years ago. Today’s lesson will have students use a application
their learner identity. Particular funds of knowledge that students
lab to investigate 2 of the factors they think contribute (temperature
◆ Ex: Students will describe patterns about how temperature and can use to connect to content are elements of their out-of-school
and lots of dry plants).
concentration affect the rate of a chemical reaction by collecting and identity, cultural/social knowledge, and/or lived experiences.
analyzing launch data about alka-seltzer rockets.
◆ Ex: If doing a lesson on signs of a chemical reaction, ask students
◆ Ex: Students will construct a model of what is happening inside the what their favorite food cooked at home is and how they know
film canisters during the rocket lab that causes some to launch faster whether it’s a chemical reaction or not.
than others.
◆ Funds of Knowledge as Rich Resources for ELL students
◆ Ex: Students will explain why rockets with hot water launched faster
than those with cold water, focusing on the rate and energy of
molecular collisions.

Warmup/Opener Body of Lesson Wrap Up Discussion

◆ This section describes how students’ interests will be piqued and ◆ Discourse Structure: In what structured way will students engage ◆ Closing the lesson together as a class
their funds of knowledge connected to the lesson. with each other to process what they are learning? Discourse Cheat ◆ How will students share how their thinking has changed since the
◆ Warmup described must connect to and support the body of the Sheet beginning of the lesson? What structures will be provided?
lesson ◆ Checking for Understanding strategies: What probing questions will ◆ How will students synthesize/summarize what they learned today,
◆ Things that are not considered Openers or launch are: support students’ sensemaking? uncover student thinking? How will explicitly discuss how they made connections to prior knowledge, etc
you know if students are making progress towards the lesson
● Homework review objective? What evidence will indicate this? How will you check for ◆ Ex: asdf
● Routines, such as writing the objective in their notes understanding as the lesson is progressing so that it informs your ◆ Ex: asdf
decisions on how to move the lesson forward? AST Discourse Primer
● Taking attendance

Look and Listen For… Evidence of Learning

◆ What will you specifically be looking for during the lesson to know if ◆ How will the lesson provide students the time/space to summarize
students are making progress toward your objective? What will you and reflect on their learning today? How will this inform your lesson
specifically be listening for? planning for the next day?
◆ Ex: I will know students are engaged in the task because they will be
INSERT INFO. I will listen for students discussing the questions and ◆ What evidence can you collect of the learning and/or misconceptions
analyzing their data. that took place or questions they might have?

UDL: Supporting ALL Learners Accommodations and Modifications Language Support

◆ Equitable support for all students, with specific support and ◆ Considering your students with 504’s and/or IEPs, what will you need ◆ In addition to the embedded scaffolds, what else will you need to do
accommodations addressed for Learners with Specific Needs to do specific to this lesson to provide support? specific to this lesson to support MLLs?
◆ Describe how your discourse structures, CFU strategies, student ◆ Describe specifics of this particular lesson (not just general ◆ This is an area of focus on the edTPA, so it’s a good idea to get into
resources and assessments support all learners. accommodations and modifications. practice documenting the supports you are providing
◆ Describe specific accommodations/modifications you will provide ◆ This is an area of focus on the edTPA as well as a legal ◆ UDL & Academic Language (folder of resources)
for students with documented needs. responsibility, so it’s a good idea to get into practice documenting
the supports you are providing
◆ Describe specific scaffolds you will provide to support language
learners.
◆ This support should clearly apply to this particular lesson, not a
generic lesson.
◆ UDL Framework

Student Resources: Teacher Resources:

◆ Describe the resources you will provide students (ex: for note-taking, ◆ What resources informed your lesson?
collaborating, communicating their progress/understanding,
◆ Provide link, if applicable
practicing, asking for feedback, etc)
◆ What resources will you be using to facilitate this learning?
◆ Link all materials for supervisor visits
◆ Link all materials for supervisor visits

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