After students completed their diagrams, I had them each write a detailed paragraph that fully described what causes night and day to occur on Earth and what causes the change of seasons on Earth. I was slightly disappointed in the overall quality of the written work my students completed. Next time I use this lesson, I plan to use a rubric so my students will know exactly what is expected out of them.
When all students were completed with both assignments, I had them work in small groups using a flashlight and inflatable globe to model Earth's tilt and position during each season. Unfortunately, since I did not want to use a flash when taking these pictures I was only able to get one that was worth posting.
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteDo you think that your students had a good understanding of the model and just did not have enough guidance in the written response (hence the idea for the rubric)? As an alternative, do you think that an oral presentation might work for this lesson?
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link along with your posting. It looks like your students were really engaged. I love that you tunred off the lights & had them use flashlights to model. i'm sure they loved that.
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI do believe that my students had a good understanding of the model but they had a difficult expressing it in words. An oral presentation might work well with this lesson. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to try it out next school year.