Germantown Middle School – Weekly Lesson Plans
Teacher: Carlson
Week of: 8/17 to 8/21
Subject: STEM
Classroom News/Due Dates:
Lab Contracts are due to Mrs. Carlson.
Turn in Handbook forms to Mrs. Carlson (1st Block only)
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Standards:
Unit 1: Orientation and Ethics
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Day/Date
Bell
Schedule
Bell Work
Monday
8/17
Quizlet: Review
Unit 1 Terms
B
TI = Teacher Input, M = Modeling, GP = Guided Practice, IP = Independent Practice
TTW = “The teacher will…”
TSW = “The students will…”
(“The student will…”)
Unit 1 Comp. 2:
Recognize the
importance of
personality
development,
leadership, and
teamwork in relation
to the classroom
environment,
interpersonal skills,
and others.
Assessment
Observation, Activotes
Project, Quiz, Unit Test,
DCA, etc.
ANTICIPATORY SET: How do you learn best? What makes you think
so?
TSW begin on Canvas Page “Unit 1 Comp. 2”. Read about different
learning styles. TSW take the Jung Typology Test to learn about their
best learning style.
2. Students will create a short Prezi Presentation about themselves and
submit the URL link to Canvas for grading.
Homework: Talk about your personality test results with your parents.
Closure
Prezi Project
Were you
surprised by
your test
results? Why?
Why not?
Prezi Project/
Marshmallow
Challenge
In groups or
teams, how can
we best handle
conflict?
Prezi Project/
Marshmallow
Challenge
In groups or
teams, how can
we best handle
conflict?
1.
ANTICIPATORY SET: What makes a team work? What skills are
needed for a team to work cooperatively?
Tuesday
Quizlet: Review
Unit 1 Terms
Unit 1 Comp. 2:
Recognize the
importance of
personality
development,
leadership, and
teamwork in relation
to the classroom
environment,
interpersonal skills,
and others.
Quizlet: Review
Unit 1 Terms
Unit 1 Comp. 2:
Recognize the
importance of
personality
development,
leadership, and
teamwork in relation
to the classroom
environment,
interpersonal skills,
and others.
8/18
A
Wednesday
8/19
B
Procedures
Objectives
1.
TSW complete the All about Me Prezi and submit the URL to Canvas for
grading.
2. On the Unit 1 Comp. 2 Page in Canvas, students will watch several videos
and read articles about leadership, teamwork, decision-making and
communication skills. After watching those videos, students will
participate in the Marshmallow Challenge.
3. Marshmallow Challenge- Teams will have 18 minutes to build the tallest
freestanding structure made with 1 marshmallow, 20 spaghetti sticks, 1
yd. of masking tape and string. The marshmallow must be on top of the
structure.
Homework: How can you apply these resolution strategies to your friendships?
ANTICIPATORY SET: What makes a team work? What skills are
needed for a team to work cooperatively?
1.
TSW complete the All about Me Prezi and submit the URL to Canvas for
grading.
2. On the Unit 1 Comp. 2 Page in Canvas, students will watch several videos
and read articles about leadership, teamwork, decision-making and
communication skills. After watching those videos, students will
participate in the Marshmallow Challenge.
3. Marshmallow Challenge- Teams will have 18 minutes to build the tallest
freestanding structure made with 1 marshmallow, 20 spaghetti sticks, 1
yd. of masking tape and string. The marshmallow must be on top of the
structure.
Homework: How can you apply these resolution strategies to your friendships?
Thursday
8/19
Quizlet: Review
Unit 1 Terms
A
Unit 1 Comp. 2:
Recognize the
importance of
personality
development,
leadership, and
teamwork in relation
to the classroom
environment,
interpersonal skills,
and others.
Friday
8/20
Quizlet: Review
Unit 1 Terms
B
Differentiation:
Unit 1 Comp. 2:
Recognize the
importance of
personality
development,
leadership, and
teamwork in relation
to the classroom
environment,
interpersonal skills,
and others.
ANTICIPATORY SET: What type of career could you see yourself in
after high school or college?
1.
TSW go to the Unit 1 Comp. 2 page in Canvas to watch short video clips on
each of the 16 Career Clusters.
2. TTW discuss with students the importance of learning about each cluster
to help prepare them for high school and college classes.
3. TSW go through the link to the GCF website to discover career needs,
explore careers, learn salary basics, gain job skills, and make a career
plan.
4. TSW take the GCF Free Career Quiz and write down the results to
discuss.
Homework: Talk to your parents about future careers that interest you.
What questions
did you miss?
Exit Card:
Write down
your quiz
results.
What questions
did you miss?
Exit Card:
Write down
your quiz
results.
ANTICIPATORY SET: What type of career could you see yourself in
after high school or college?
1.
TSW go to the Unit 1 Comp. 2 page in Canvas to watch short video clips on
each of the 16 Career Clusters.
2. TTW discuss with students the importance of learning about each cluster
to help prepare them for high school and college classes.
3. TSW go through the link to the GCF website to discover career needs,
explore careers, learn salary basics, gain job skills, and make a career
plan.
4. TSW take the GCF Free Career Quiz and write down the results to
discuss.
Homework: Talk to your parents about future careers that interest you.
Students will be given extra time to complete assignments, direct instruction from the teacher, or printed out copies of the assignments found in Canvas.