Name ____________________________________________
RIA
Science, Year 2
Date _________________________________
Cooperative Group Work and Writing in Science
Bridge
Complete the following sentence frames:
It is important to be able to write in science because…
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It is important to be able to work as part of a cooperative group because…
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Learning Targets
Content: I can identify (tell you) the four different branches of science and describe (tell about)
what each branch studies.
Language: I can meet the content standard by taking information from a graphic organizer and
turning it into a short essay.
Other: I can work as part of a cooperative group.
Vocabulary you are responsible for:
cooperative group: when three or more people work together to complete a task
protocol or procedure: the steps you take to complete a task
consensus: to make a decision with all group members
task: the job to be done or the goal that you meet
Mini Lesson
There are a few purposes (reasons) for today’s lesson:
1. A very short introduction to the different kinds or types of sciences that you can study
2. A writing sample to show how much you have grown this year
3. To work as a cooperative group and develop protocols or procedures that we will use this year
since you will spend a lot of time working in groups
Expectations:
In the work period part of this paper, you will find a filled in graphic organizer on science. You
will work in teams of 3-4 to take that graphic organizer and turn it into 1-2 paragraphs. As you work, I
want you to write down what you needed to do to work with the members of your team to complete
the task in the space provided.
This lesson will take 2 days so do not worry if you do not get done today!
Work Period
The study of the non-living components of Earth
and Space systems, including the topics of…
The study of the behaviors of physical objects with
relation to energy, including the topics of...
Rocks, Minerals
Energy and Power Relationships
Earth Processes
Magnetism
 Weathering
Electricity and Currents
 Weather
and Erosion
and Climate
 Earthquakes
 Continental
Simple and Complex Machines
and Volcanoes
Forces and Motion
Drift and Plate Tectonics
Mathematical Relationships and
Outer Space
 Red
Patterns
vs Blue Shifts
 Planets
, Moons, Space Objects and Orbits
Earth and
Space Science
Physics
Science
Chemistry
Biology
The study of living things and how they relate to
the world around them, including the topics of…
The study of matter and energy, including the
topics of…
Ecosystems
Atoms, elements, and compounds
Relationships between living and non-living things
Bonding
Genetics, DNA, and Proteins
Electrochemistry
Organisms, including humans
Nuclear chemistry
Classification
Chemical reactions
Medicine
Energy relationships between atoms/elements
Reproduction
Evolution
Use this space to record (write down) the things you needed to do to work well as a team.
Share Out…
As a class, we will share out the protocols that you developed so that we have a working list of steps
we will take when we work as a group!
Summary
Complete the following statement…
I met our learning targets today by
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Closing
Match the definition in column B with the term in column A by placing the letter of the definition in
front of the correct term.
Column A
Column B
a. the steps you take to complete a task
____ cooperative group
____ task
b. the job to be done or the goal that you
meet
____ protocol or procedure
c. to make a decision with all group members
____ consensus
d. when three or more people work together
to complete a task
Group Members Names: ___________________________________________________________
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Use this paper to write the final copy of your paragraph(s) on science using the information from the
graphic organizer.
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