Heat and Changing States of Matter - Discovery Education

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SUGGESTEDACTIVITIESThe Suggested Activities offer ideasfor activities you can direct in theclassroom or have your students completeindependently, in pairs, or insmall work groups after they haveviewed the program. To accommodateyour range of classroom needs,the activities are organized into skillscategories. Their labels will tell youhow to identify each activity and helpyou correlate it into your classroomcurriculum. To help you schedule yourclassroom lesson time, the AIMShourglass gives you an estimate of thetime each activity should require.Some of the activities fall into thesecategories:Meeting IndividualNeedsThese activities are designed to aid inclassroom continuity. Reluctant learnersand learners acquiring Englishwill benefit from these activitiesgeared to enhance comprehension oflanguage in order to fully grasp contentmeaning.MATHCurriculumConnectionsMany of the suggested activities areintended to integrate the content ofthe ATM program into other contentareas of the classroom curriculum.These cross-connections turn theclassroom teaching experience into awhole learning experience.Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking activities aredesigned to stimulate learners’ ownopinions and ideas. These activitiesrequire students to use the thinkingprocess to discern fact from opinion,consider their own problems and formulatepossible solutions, draw conclusions,discuss cause and effect, orcombine what they already knowwith what they have learned to makeinferences.Cultural DiversityEach AIMS Teaching Module has anactivity called Cultural Awareness,Cultural Diversity, or CulturalExchange that encourages students toshare their backgrounds, cultures,heritage, or knowledge of other countries,customs, and language.Hands OnThese are experimental or tactileactivities that relate directly to thematerial taught in the program.Yourstudents will have opportunities tomake discoveries and formulate ideason their own, based on what theylearn in this unit.WritingEvery AIMS Teaching Module willcontain an activity designed for studentsto use the writing process toexpress their ideas about what theyhave learned. The writing activitymay also help them to make the connectionbetween what they are learningin this unit and how it applies toother content areas.In The NewsroomEach AIMS Teaching Module containsa newsroom activity designed to helpstudents make the relationshipbetween what they learn in the classroomand how it applies in theirworld. The purpose of In TheNewsroom is to actively involve eachclass member in a whole learningexperience. Each student will have anopportunity to perform all of the tasksinvolved in production: writing,researching, producing, directing,and interviewing as they create theirown classroom news program.Extended ActivitiesThese activities provide opportunitiesfor students to work separately ortogether to conduct further research,explore answers to their own questions,or apply what they havelearned to other media or contentareas.Link to the WorldThese activities offer ideas for connectinglearners’ classroom activitiesto their community and the rest of theworld.Culminating ActivityTo wrap up the unit, AIMS TeachingModules offer suggestions for ways toreinforce what students have learnedand how they can use their newknowledge to enhance their worldview.8© Copyright 1999 AIMS Multimedia
VOCABULARYEvery ATM contains an activity thatreinforces the meaning and usage ofthe vocabulary words introduced inthe program content. Students willeither read or find the definition ofeach vocabulary word, then use theword in a written sentence.CHECKINGCOMPREHENSIONChecking Comprehension is designedto help you evaluate how well yourstudents understand, retain, andrecall the information presented in theAIMS Teaching Module. Dependingon your students’ needs, you maydirect this activity to the whole groupyourself, or you may want to havestudents work on the activity pageindependently, in pairs, or in smallgroups. Students can verify their writtenanswers through discussion or byviewing the video a second time. Ifyou choose, you can reproduce theanswers from your Answer Key orwrite the answer choices in a WordBank for students to use. Students canuse this completed activity as a studyguide to prepare for the test.CONSUMABLEACTIVITIESThe AIMS Teaching Module providesa selection of consumable activities,designed to specifically reinforce thecontent of this learning unit.Whenever applicable, they arearranged in order from low to highdifficulty level, to allow a seamlessfacilitation of the learning process.You may choose to have students takethese activities home or to work onthem in the classroom independently,in pairs or in small groups.CHECKINGVOCABULARYThe Checking Vocabulary activityprovides the opportunity for studentsto assess their knowledge of newvocabulary with this word game orpuzzle. The format of this vocabularyactivity allows students to use therelated words and phrases in a differentcontext.TESTThe AIMS Teaching Module Test permitsyou to assess students’ understandingof what they have learned.The test is formatted in one of severalstandard test formats to give yourstudents a range of experiences intest-taking techniques. Be sure toread, or remind students to read, thedirections carefully and to read eachanswer choice before making aselection. Use the Answer Key tocheck their answers.© Copyright 1999 AIMS Multimedia9
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