Lesson Plans for Rita Cameron for the week of 11/11/2013 (Page 1)
Science
Learning Objective: Today we will explain how the tilt of the Earth's axis and
the revolution around the sun results in seasons of the year. (SC 4-3.4)
Essential Facts:
1. A revolution is the movement of Earth as it makes one trip around the
sun.
2. It takes Earth 365 days or one year to revolve around the sun one time.
3. Earth spins on an imaginary line called an axis. It runs through the
center of the planet.
4. It takes Earth 24 hours or one day to rotate or spin on its axis.
5. A rotation is the movement of Earth as it spins on its axis.
6. Earth has seasons because the Earth’s axis is tilted and the Earth
revolves around the sun.
7. Summer occurs when part of the Earth is tilted toward the sun.
8. Winter occurs when part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun.
9. Earth rotates around an imaginary straight line called an axis that runs
through the planet's center.
It is essential for students to know the effects on Earth due to the change in the
amount of sunlight caused by the tilt of Earth's axis. Autumn and spring occur
when neither part of Earth is pointed directly toward or away from the Sun. The
sequence of the seasons during the year is summer, autumn/fall, winter, and
then spring. Due to the tile of Earth, the number of daylight hours changes
throughout the year. As Earth revolves around the Sun, different parts of Earth
get more sunlight. The tilt also causes the northern or southern part of Earth, to
point toward the Sun. The top hemispheres have opposites seasons, and the
seasons do NOT depend on the distance of Earth from the Sun.
Shared Reading: Read http://www.scienceu.com/observatory/
articles/seasons/seasons.html
CFU:
1.) What are our season like?
2.) What are season like in other parts of the world?
3.) What causes the seasons?
Independent: Sing: (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) "The earth turns around,
the earth turns around. Once a day, every day, the earth turns around." "The
moon goes 'round the earth, the moon goes 'round the earth. Once a month,
every month, the moon goes round the earth." "The earth goes 'round the sun,
the earth goes 'round the sun. Once a year, every year, the earth goes 'round
the sun."
Group work (Lab): Sun, Earth, and Moon Project - Students will be given three
circles (Sun, Earth, and Moon - students will color them according to their
characteristics), three brads, two stips of black constuction paper (one longer
than the other). Students will put the pieces together (following the instructions
from the teacher). The project demonstrates the Earths revolution/orbits around
the sun and the rotation of the Earth. It also demonstrates the Moons revolution
around the Earth too!
Closure: Retell how the Sun, Earth, and Moon "work"
Social Studies
LO: Today we
will explain why
slavery was
introduced and
established in the
English colonies.
Essential Facts:
1. At first the
English tried to
enslave the
Native
Americans.
2. Plantation is a
large farm.
3. Virginia is one
the colonies
where planters
needed a larger
labor force to
work the
plantations.
4. The most
important cash
crop to the early
English colonies
was tobacco.
Teacher will
explain why
slavery was
introduced and
established in the
English colonies
in North America.
As large farms
and plantations
were established
in Virginia, the
planters needed
a large labor
force to plant and
harvest the cash
crop [tobacco]. At
first, the English
attempted to
enslave Native
Americans.
However, this
created tensions
with the
neighboring
tribes. Also,
Materials: construction paper, science journals
Technology: Smartboard, Smart Exchange Lesson, www.makemegenius.com,
S3 Curriculum Resources
Native Americans
knew the land so
well they were
able to easily
escape.
Read Aloud USA
Studuies Weekly
Week 12 pages
1-2
Shared Reading:
USA Studies
Weekly, Week 12
pages 2
CFU:
1.) What is a
plantation?
2.) Why did the
colonist decide to
use Africans as
slaves instead of
Native
Americans?
3.) Why was it
easy to Native
Americans to
escape?
Independent:
Students will
respond to the
CFU questions
using their social
studies journal.
Group Work:
Students will
read with teacher
USA Studies
WeeklyWeek 12
"Here's an
example of
triangular trade."
Materials: USA
Studies Weekly,
Week 12, social
studies journal
Technology:
Smartboard,
Smart Exchange
lessons
Learning Objective: Today we will explain how the tilt of the Earth's axis and
the revolution around the sun results in seasons of the year. (SC 4-3.4)
Essential Facts:
1. A revolution is the movement of Earth as it makes one trip around the
sun.
2. It takes Earth 365 days or one year to revolve around the sun one time.
3. Earth spins on an imaginary line called an axis. It runs through the
center of the planet.
4. It takes Earth 24 hours or one day to rotate or spin on its axis.
5. A rotation is the movement of Earth as it spins on its axis.
6. Earth has seasons because the Earth’s axis is tilted and the Earth
revolves around the sun.
7. Summer occurs when part of the Earth is tilted toward the sun.
8. Winter occurs when part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun.
9. Earth rotates around an imaginary straight line called an axis that runs
through the planet's center.
Shared Reading: Read workbook pp. 52-53. Answer checkpoint questions.
CFU:
1.) What causes the seasons to change?
2.) When Earth is pointed towards the Sun what season are we in?
Independent: Sing: (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) "The earth turns around,
the earth turns around. Once a day, every day, the earth turns around." "The
moon goes 'round the earth, the moon goes 'round the earth. Once a month,
every month, the moon goes round the earth." "The earth goes 'round the sun,
the earth goes 'round the sun. Once a year, every year, the earth goes 'round
the sun."
Group work (Lab): Answer checkpoint questions. Check out on line model of
the seasons (http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/Reasons2.html) and the Seasons
Interactive website
(http://www.sepuplhs.org/students/iaes/simulations/SEPUP_Seasons_Interactive
.swf) this website contains interactive seasonal information for four cities around
the world over the course of one year. Students will analyze the date provided
on the website.
Closure: What causes the seasons to change? When Earth is pointed towards
the Sun what season are we in?
Materials: lamp, globe, masking tape, science journal
Technology: Smartboard, Smart Exchange Lessons, S3 Curriculum Resources
LO: Today we
will explain the
role of an
indentured
servant. Indicator
4-2.3
Essential Facts:
1. Indentured
servant is one
who signs a
contract agreeing
to work for a
certain number of
years for food,
shelter, clothing
and passage to
the New World.
2. Plantation is a
large farm.
** Teacher will
explain the role
of an indentured
servant.Indenture
d servants were
brought from
England and had
a significant
impact on the
colonies. Settlers
continued to
need workers to
help in planting
and harvesting
cash crops, such
as tobacco. Poor
people from
England who had
been displaced
from their land
needed work,
while others
desired a better
or changed life in
a different place.
The settlers and
indentured
servants signed a
contract in which
they agreed that
the servant would
work for the land
owners for a
certain number of
years in
exchange for
food, clothing,
shelter, and most
importantly,
passage to the
New World. The
land owners were
also able to
secure more land
because they
paid the passage
of the indentured
servant
[headright
system]. Often
the landowner
did not live up to
the contract and
abused and/or
mistreated the
indentured
servant. The
servant hoped
that once their
time· of indenture
was over they
would have an
opportunity to
own their own
land. Once they
were free, many
moved to the
backcountry of
the colonies in
order to claim
their land. When
the number of
potential
indentured
servants was no
longer enough to
fill the need for
fieldworkers, the
colonists turned
to using slave
labor from Africa.
Read Aloud USA
Studies Weekly
Week 12 pages
2
Shared Reading:
USA Studies
Weekly, Week 12
pages 2
CFU:
1.) What is a
plantation?
2.) Why did
indentured
servants sign
contracts with
landowners?
3.) Explain the
role of an
indentured
servant.
Independent:
Students will
respond to the
CFU questions
using their social
studies journal.
Group Work:
Students will
read with teacher
USA Studies
WeeklyWeek
"Benjamin
Banneker (17311806)
Materials: USA
Studies Weekly,
Week 12, social
studies journal
Technology:
Smartboard,
Smart Exchange
lessons
Learning Objective: Today we will explain how the tilt of the Earth's axis and
the revolution around the sun results in seasons of the year. (SC 4-3.4)
LO: Today we
will explain the
impact of the
Essential Facts:
triangular trade,
and the enslaved
1. A revolution is the movement of Earth as it makes one trip around the and free Africans
on the
sun.
2. It takes Earth 365 days or one year to revolve around the sun one time. developing
culture and
3. Earth spins on an imaginary line called an axis. It runs through the
economy of
center of the planet.
North American.
4. It takes Earth 24 hours or one day to rotate or spin on its axis.
Indicator 4-2.3:
5. A rotation is the movement of Earth as it spins on its axis.
6. Earth has seasons because the Earth’s axis is tilted and the Earth
revolves around the sun.
7. Summer occurs when part of the Earth is tilted toward the sun.
8. Winter occurs when part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun.
9. Earth rotates around an imaginary straight line called an axis that runs
through the planet's center.
Shared Reading: Read pp. 54-55. Answer checkpoint questions.
CFU:
1.) What are the sequence of the seasons during the year?
2.) Which season occurs when part of the Earth is tilted most toward the Sun?
Independent: Sing: (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) "The earth turns around,
the earth turns around. Once a day, every day, the earth turns around." "The
moon goes 'round the earth, the moon goes 'round the earth. Once a month,
every month, the moon goes round the earth." "The earth goes 'round the sun,
the earth goes 'round the sun. Once a year, every year, the earth goes 'round
the sun."
Group work (Lab): Watch ETVStremline video: "The Earth's Tilt On Its Axis
and the Reason for the Seasons"
Closure: Write down two new facts learned from the video.
Materials: science journals
Technology: Smartboard, Smart Exchange Lessons, ETV Streamline
Essential Facts:
1. Indentured
servant is one
who signs a
contract agreeing
to work for a
certain number of
years for food,
shelter, clothing
and passage to
the New World.
2. Plantation is a
large farm.
** Teacher will
explain the
impact of the
triangular trade
and the
enslaved and
free Africans on
the developing
culture and
economy of
North
American. Slaves
were brought to
North America
through the
triangular trade.
Some may see
this term as an
oversimplification
, but it allows
students to see
the basic routes.
Trade routes did
follow patterns
depending on the
demand of
exporting and
importing goods.
The routes were
taken between
the North
American
colonies, Europe,
Africa, and West
Indies. For
example, on one
route, sugar was
purchased in the
West Indies and
transported to
New England to
be made into
rum. The rum
was then shipped
to Africa to be
exchanged for
slaves. The
slaves were then
taken to the West
Indies and sold
or exchanged for
sugar cane. The
sugar was taken
back to New
England to
produce more
rum and the
cycle continued.
Cash crops
grown in the
English colonies
such as rice,
tobacco, and
indigo, were sold
in Europe in
exchange for
manufactured
goods that could
not be produced
in the colonies
[mercantilism].
The part of the
slave's journey
aboard the ship
between Africa
and the American
colonies is known
as the "Middle
Passage."
Africans were
kidnapped by
other tribes in
Africa and were
marched [a
coflle] first from
the interior of
Africa to the
coast of West
Africa, to the
slave ships
where they were
traded/sold to the
ship's captain
who help them
until they could
fill up the cargo
hold. If they
survived this leg
of the journey,
they had to
endure the most
horrible part- the
Middle Passage
which means
much more than
just one part of a
journey. It is a
reference to the
inhumane
conditions
aboard the ships.
Since the slave
trade was
conducted for
profit, the
captains of the
slave ships tried
to deliver a
maximum
number of slaves
for minimum
cost. Africans
were imprisoned
as cargo in a
stifling space
below the ship's
deck. They
received little
food or exercise
while aboard the
slave ship. Many
slaves did not
survive the
Middle Passage.
Read Aloud USA
Studies Weekly
Week 12 pages
2
Shared Reading:
USA Studies
Weekly, Week 12
pages 2
CFU:
1.) What is the
middle passage?
2.) Explain the
triangular trade?
3.) What items
were shipped to
the Old World?
Independent:
Students will
continue to work
on map
independently.
Group Work:
Students will map
out the triangular
trade using copy
paper.They will
draw a large
triangle and label
the map. New
World, Old
World, Africa,
Middle passage,
Draw arrow to
show the
transportation of
goods, and the
draw pictures
and name the
pictures. Draw a
ship with stick
figure to
represent slaves
and write slaves
in above the
figure. Draw a
bag for sugar and
label and so on.
Materials: USA
Studies Weekly,
Week 12, social
studies journal
Technology:
document
camera
Learning Objective: Today we will explain how the tilt of the Earth's axis and
the revolution around the sun results in seasons of the year. (SC 4-3.4) Today
we will explain how the rotation of Earth results in day and night.
Essential Facts:
1. A revolution is the movement of Earth as it makes one trip around the
LO: Today we
will explain the
impact of the
triangular trade,
and the enslaved
and free Africans
on the
sun.
2. It takes Earth 365 days or one year to revolve around the sun one time.
3. Earth spins on an imaginary line called an axis. It runs through the
center of the planet.
4. It takes Earth 24 hours or one day to rotate or spin on its axis.
5. A rotation is the movement of Earth as it spins on its axis.
6. Earth has seasons because the Earth’s axis is tilted and the Earth
revolves around the sun.
7. Summer occurs when part of the Earth is tilted toward the sun.
8. Winter occurs when part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun.
9. Earth rotates around an imaginary straight line called an axis that runs
through the planet's center.
developing
culture and
economy of
North American.
Indicator 4-2.3:
Essential Facts:
1. Indentured
servant is one
who signs a
contract agreeing
to work for a
certain number of
Shared Reading:
years for food,
shelter, clothing
Teach pp. 496–497. These pages teach that Earth rotates from west to east and
and passage to
that Earth rotates once each day. Students learn that Earth’s rotation causes
the New World.
night and day.
2. Plantation is a
large farm.
CFU:
1.) Which direction does Earth rotate?
2.) How many times a day does Earth rotate?
**
3.) What causes night and day?
Slaves were
brought in from
Africa mainly
through the port
of Charleston to
do the fieldwork
and had a
profound impact
Group work (Lab): Use the checkpoint questions to check students’
on the economy
understanding. You may want to use the Scaffolded Questions.
and culture of the
colonies. Africans
Closure: Use the checkpoint questions.
brought with
them their own
Materials: science journals
culture, skills,
Technology: Smartboard, Smart Exchange Lessons, S3 Curriculum Resources and languages.
Africans were
very
knowledgeable
about raising
livestock and the
farming
techniques
needed to
cultivate rice in
the colonies. This
made the rice
plantations of
South Carolina
profitable.
Without African
skills and labor,
Independent: Sing: (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) "The earth turns around,
the earth turns around. Once a day, every day, the earth turns around." "The
moon goes 'round the earth, the moon goes 'round the earth. Once a month,
every month, the moon goes round the earth." "The earth goes 'round the sun,
the earth goes 'round the sun. Once a year, every year, the earth goes 'round
the sun."
the economy of
the Southern
Colonies would
not have
developed these
cash crops.
Africans also
impacted the
cooking styles of
the South, and
consequently
later the United
States, because
they often
prepared meals
for themselves
and the slave
owners and thus
introduced more
variety in
preparation than
stewing and spitroasting. They
added greens
and other
vegetables to the
plantation
owners' meat and
starch diets, thus
improving health.
Since Africans
came from
different tribal
groups and
spoke no English
when arriving in
the colonies,
some developed
distinctive
dialects such as
Gullah. Gullah
was a spoken
language of
Africans that
developed in the
Sea Islands off
the coast of
South Carolina
and Georgia.
Other customs
such as making
sea grass
baskets and
music were
important to the
slaves' extension
of their previous
culture into the
New World.
White slave
owners began to
feel threatened
by this growing
population of
slaves and
decided to
implement slave
codes to regulate
the behavior of
slaves in the
colonies.
Some slaves in
the north were
able to work
additional jobs in
order to purchase
their freedom. A
child born to a
mother in slavery
would become a
slave. However,
if a mother's
freedom was
purchased her
children would
also become free
as their status
followed their
mother's linage.
Many free
Africans found
work in the north
as artisans and
apprentices .
Later, some
slaves would
fight in the
American
Revolution in
hopes of
receiving
freedom in return
for their sacrifice.
Read Aloud USA
Studies Weekly
Week 12 pages
3
Shared Reading:
USA Studies
Weekly, Week 12
pages 3
CFU:
1.) Define Gullah.
2.) When
Africans came to
the New World
what did they
bring with them?
3.) Explain how a
slave could
become a free
person?
Independent:
Students will
write "Explain the
impact of the
triangular trade
on indentured
servants,
enslaved and
free Africans."
Group Work: Use
a flow chart to
explain the
impact of the
triangular trade.
(First, Second,
then after that,
finally)
Materials: USA
Studies Weekly,
Week 12, social
studies journal
Technology:
Smartboard,
Smart Exchange
lessons
Learning Objective: Today we will explain how the tilt of the Earth's axis and
the revolution around the sun results in seasons of the year. (SC 4-3.4) Today
we will explain how the rotation of Earth results in day and night.
Essential Facts:
1. A revolution is the movement of Earth as it makes one trip around the
LO: Today we
will explain the
impact of the
triangular trade,
and the enslaved
and free Africans
on the
sun.
2. It takes Earth 365 days or one year to revolve around the sun one time.
3. Earth spins on an imaginary line called an axis. It runs through the
center of the planet.
4. It takes Earth 24 hours or one day to rotate or spin on its axis.
5. A rotation is the movement of Earth as it spins on its axis.
6. Earth has seasons because the Earth’s axis is tilted and the Earth
revolves around the sun.
7. Summer occurs when part of the Earth is tilted toward the sun.
8. Winter occurs when part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun.
9. Earth rotates around an imaginary straight line called an axis that runs
through the planet's center.
Shared Reading: Read pp. 56–57 of South Carolina Science together with
students. These pages reinforce how Earth rotates on its axis, resulting in night
and day.
CFU:
1.) Earth rotates around an imaginary straight line. What is this line called?
2.) What does the Earth's axis run through?
Independent: Sing: (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) "The earth turns around,
the earth turns around. Once a day, every day, the earth turns around." "The
moon goes 'round the earth, the moon goes 'round the earth. Once a month,
every month, the moon goes round the earth." "The earth goes 'round the sun,
the earth goes 'round the sun. Once a year, every year, the earth goes 'round
the sun."
developing
culture and
economy of
North American.
Indicator 4-2.3:
Essential Facts:
1. Indentured
servant is one
who signs a
contract agreeing
to work for a
certain number of
years for food,
shelter, clothing
and passage to
the New World.
2. Plantation is a
large farm.
**
Slaves were
brought in from
Africa mainly
through the port
Group work (Lab): Use the webquest to review Day and Night
of Charleston to
(http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/
do the fieldwork
WebLessons/AsTheEarthTurns/default.htm)
and had a
profound impact
Closure: Write down two facts that you learned from the webquest about Day
on the economy
and Night.
and culture of the
colonies. Africans
Materials: science journals, science textbooks
brought with
them their own
Technology: Smartboard, Smart Exchange Lessons, S3 Curriculum Resources culture, skills,
and languages.
Africans were
very
knowledgeable
about raising
livestock and the
farming
techniques
needed to
cultivate rice in
the colonies. This
made the rice
plantations of
South Carolina
profitable.
Without African
skills and labor,
the economy of
the Southern
Colonies would
not have
developed these
cash crops.
Africans also
impacted the
cooking styles of
the South, and
consequently
later the United
States, because
they often
prepared meals
for themselves
and the slave
owners and thus
introduced more
variety in
preparation than
stewing and spitroasting. They
added greens
and other
vegetables to the
plantation
owners' meat and
starch diets, thus
improving health.
Since Africans
came from
different tribal
groups and
spoke no English
when arriving in
the colonies,
some developed
distinctive
dialects such as
Gullah. Gullah
was a spoken
language of
Africans that
developed in the
Sea Islands off
the coast of
South Carolina
and Georgia.
Other customs
such as making
sea grass
baskets and
music were
important to the
slaves' extension
of their previous
culture into the
New World.
White slave
owners began to
feel threatened
by this growing
population of
slaves and
decided to
implement slave
codes to regulate
the behavior of
slaves in the
colonies.
Some slaves in
the north were
able to work
additional jobs in
order to purchase
their freedom. A
child born to a
mother in slavery
would become a
slave. However,
if a mother's
freedom was
purchased her
children would
also become free
as their status
followed their
mother's linage.
Many free
Africans found
work in the north
as artisans and
apprentices .
Later, some
slaves would
fight in the
American
Revolution in
hopes of
receiving
freedom in return
for their sacrifice.
Read Aloud USA
Studies Weekly
Week 12 pages
2
CFU:
1.) Define Gullah.
2.) When
Africans came to
the New World
what did they
bring with them?
3.) Explain how a
slave could
become a free
person?
Independent:
Students will
write "Explain the
impact of the
triangular trade
on indentured
servants,
enslaved and
free Africans"
using the flow
chart from
Thursday. ( Use
words, such as,
First, Second,
then, next, after
that, finally, in
conclusion)
Group Work:
Materials: USA
Studies Weekly,
Week 12, social
studies journal
Technology:
Smartboard,
Smart Exchange
lessons