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Applications to a Gifted Education Program in an Elementary School
FIRE ECOLOGY WORKSHOP 2013
Michele ThelenGifted EducationJune 2014
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Overview
My Story
How Did Content Fit In?
Scientific Method
Dichotomous Key Lesson
Archaeology Lesson Ideas
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My Story• Gifted Ed in
Elementary School
• 80 students, grades K-6
• Cluster Model
• 4-Day Compacted Curriculum
• Enhance, Enrich Accelerate
CCSS
Gifted Standards
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Social-Emotional
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Where did it “fit in”?• Alignment to
classroom teacher units
Scientific Method
Plant Ecology
Archaeology
Weather
• Collaboration with gifted-cluster teachers
• Resources
Career Day
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Scientific Method• Presented to grades
3-6
• Used format for all science experiments & activities
• Common language/common concepts
• Aligned to SARSEF (Southern Arizona Regional Science & Engineering Fair)
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Understanding
Using
Creating
DICHOTOMOUS KEYS
(Lesson plan included in binder)
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Productive Group Work
Teacher models “thinking”
Students collaborate
Frequent pause & check for understanding
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Where to begin? Activating prior
knowledge
2nd graders & plant ecology background knowledge of desert plants & animals
Extension for 3rd & 4th graders
Think like a scientist
Work like a scientist
*Meet with students weekly
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Dichotomous KeysResources
Provide the background knowledge for future units (older grades)
Lesson built on previous lessons using dicot keys
Resources available at
www.thelenlearningteam.wikispaces.com/forest+fire+ecology
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Lesson Overview Activated prior
knowledge
Whole group activity: creating class shoe dicot key
Partner work: candy dicot key
Fine arts extension: shoe art
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4th grade unit
ARCHAEOLOGY
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Activate Prior Knowledge
• Review what classroom teacher had taught
• Create a starting point based on knowledge that was retained from class unit that was previously taught
What is an archaeologist?
What do they do?
What are their tools?
How do they “know” about ancient cultures?
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Introduction to Archaeology• Introduce concept of
“context”
• Summarize story for students
• Show some of the illustrations
• Conversations on how those that found the artifacts made deductions about them
• Students select common household object and brainstorm “alternate” uses for item
• Illustrate in black & white, give new name to object, & write up “description” to what it was used for
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Wupatki National MonumentGreat lessons available from National Park Service at:
Wupatki National Monument Teacher Resources
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Walnut Canyon National Monument
More hands-on, interactive lessons found at:
Walnut Canyon Teacher Resources
Tree Ring Activity
Walnut Canyon Web Quest
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Questions???