OBJECTIVE: MODEL LESSON FOR

INTEGRATION OF VIDEO CLIPS, INTERATIVES OR

SIMULATIONS.

I. ENGAGE: Set the hook.

Me by pool this summer - talking to my nephew!

He lives in Santiago Chile

I’m talking about beautiful weather in Bivalve.

He’s talking about how cold it is in Chile!

I said, “Scott, are you nuts, it’s summer time!

He said, “ No, Aunt JoAnne, South America

has the opposite season of

North America!

So that makes me wonder, just what is the deal with seasons? Why do we

have them, how are they caused?

Let’s think about what we already know.

II: WHY DOES THE EARTH HAVE SEASONS?

• ON YOUR PAPER, EXPLAIN USING WORDS AND DIAGRAMS, WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

PART III: SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER

• SHARE YOUR EXPLANATION OF WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

• COMBINE WHAT YOU AND YOUR PARTNER KNOW ABOUT WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASON.

• MAKE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT TO YOUR ORIGINAL EXPLANATION.

IV: VIEW THE FOLLOWING ANIMATIONS TO HELP EXPLAIN

WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

• TEACHER TUBE• BRAINPOP• PRENTICE HALL• TEACHER DOMAIN• BILL NYE

PART VI: RETHINK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED.

• IN PART IV ON YOUR WORKSHEET, USE WORDS PHRASES AND LABELED DIAGRAMS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

PART V: EVALUATE YOUR LEARNING

• COMPARE YOUR LEARNING ABOUT SEASONS.

• READ YOUR ORGINAL EXPLANATION, COMPARE THAT TO YOUR MOST RECENT EXPLANATION. HOW HAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING CHANGED?

• WHAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN NOW THAT YOU COULD NOT BEFORE?