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Activity 1 - SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brainstorm a list of essential learning strategies related to your content area below.

Scientific Method Compare and contrast Evaluating Organizing Analyzing Concluding Making Conclusions Validating Cooperative Learning Collaboration Research Perserverance Critical Thinking Generating Hypothesis Infering Non-linguistic representation Measurement Estimation Vocabulary strategies

Brainstorm a list of possible Web 2.0 tools. Wiki for scientific Method Blog other scientists Compare and contrast - google docs (Venn Diagram) or alternate podcast or video Evaluation - Diigo Collaboration - Ning, Del.icio.us, twitter Research - Del.icio.us, wiki

What analog activity could you make digital? Make Lab reports digital

Activity 2 Choose a topic - Scientific Method Review the NETS standards for students and the NYS standards related to this topic Found on Standards 1, 2, 6, 7 for intermediate science Living Environment: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Key idea 2.3, 2.4 Establish some overarching learning goals and objectives Develop a set procedure to tackle science problems.

Assessment and authentic evaluation Use the chart paper to Web that topic first by subject, then by learning strategies or core subjects. Decide on Initiating and Culminating activities. Each person at the table should choose an area of the visual web you want to create an lesson activity around.
 * __Plan learning experiences:__** Develop a variety or single learning experience(s) related to the topic. Integrate technology. (Resource section on wiki will help) Plan for small and large group activities, learning centers/stations, independent research, exploration, problem-solving, using both divergent/convergent learning activities