Lesson Plan I

Hey Yadira,
I am doing a powerpoint for grades 1-2. I am having the students make a powerpoint on different facts of the Kalamazoo River. They will making five differnt slides over the span of 4 days. I am pretty sure as long as we do different ideas and they are based on different topics that we should be fine. I hope you have a great break!

Thanks,
Megan Green

Assinment V

Hi Megan,

Yes, I kow that you are doing your lesson plan I with technology; my lesson plan will include making a poster board on ways water is contaminated. I like to remind you that our lessons are suppose to be on different concepts within our water resources' topic. That I do know. I am doing second grade level. What grade are you doing? I know our teacher said to do different concepts for our lessons, but does that mean to do different grade levels as well? The syllabus on week 6 only mentions that if two members of the team use the same lesson, neither will receive points for this assignment.

Take care and have a safe spring break,
Yadira

Lesson Plan I

Hey Yadira!
I know we spoke about our lesson plans in class on Monday but I just wanted to remind you that I am going to be doing an activity working with technology. As of now I am pretty sure I will be having the kids make a power point. I might be in the computer lab either tomorrow or Friday if I dont get it done tomorrow. Let me know if you need anything!

Thanks,
Megan

Assignment IV

Assignment IV Part A:

We are planning to have our second grade students in the Kalamazoo School District map out the different locations that we have been discussing throughout our Water Resources Unit. These locations may include cities on the river, lakes and dams that are tributaries for the Kalamazoo River. We have provided a map example that shows six different locations along the Kalamazoo River. We would like the students to describe the purpose of the locations that they select in relationship to the Kalamazoo River. For example, the Southern Branch of Lake Michigan is the largest tributary of the Kalamazoo River. When the students have chosen their locations and described its particular function, they do not have to make a route connecting the locations, but to give a descriptor on how that location relates to the Kalamazoo River.

Assignment IV epals and Google Maps

View Route of Kalmazoo River in a larger map


This is our example map for our lesson. We would do this activity with second graders and above, any younger the students would not yet be ready to handle the complexity. When working with a higher grade level we would modify the assignment to include more locations and more discriptions. This example however is based on a second grade criterium. The activity includes researching the Kalamazoo River and its related locations. The students also need to make the connection of how each of the locations are related to the Kalmazoo River.

Assignment IV

Hi Yadira,
Yes I am planning on meeting you in the computer lab today before our Sped class. I have class previous to this but I will be done at 12:15 and we will have a good 30-45 minutes to work on it. The assignment that needs to be completed for tomorrow is the google maps/ e pals assignment. Our concept map is not as big of a priority as of now. We should have plenty of time to get our map done but remember we need to comunicate through our gmail folder that I sent you in order to get a good grade on this assignment. So whatever we do not complete before class we can do independently at home and just work through epals. Anyways we can talk more this afternoon. Ill meet you in the compter lab of sangren around 12:15.

Thanks Yadira!

Megan

Concept Map and Assigment IV Parts A and B

Hi Megan,

As far as our concept map, we should add more information on the ways our water resources are becoming polluted and the ways our water can be clean or be prevented from further contamination. Are you going to be able to meet me tomorrow before our SPED 4270 class? Please call me and let me know where to meet you. Our Assignment IV Part A and B is due 02/19/10 by 11:59 pm, so call me, okay.

Yadira

Change of Websites

www.epa.gov/grtlakes/aoc/kalriv.html

Hi Yadira,
I just wanted to let you know that I changed one of my websites but after looking at yours I don't think that should be a problem. I hope you have a great weekend and I will see you on Monday!

Thanks,
Megan

Evaluation Websites & Water Resources Mapping

hsahernandez said...

Hi megan!

I think that our websites are not the same, so I believe we are good. I have three different ones than the ones you have. These are:
http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/water_resources
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/water.html
http://pubs.gov/fs/fs-027-01.
Our web evaluations are due tomorrow, 02/12/2010 by 11:59pm. As far as our water resources mapping, I will continue thinking for other ideas than the ones we have thought already about. If you have any questions let me know about the web evaluations or the mapping let me know.

Thank you,
Yadira

Web Evaluations

Hi Yadira!

These are the websites that I plan on evaluating. Let me know if you were already planning on using one of these and I can choose a different one. Also I plan on working on our Google Map assignment over the weekend so that we will have a good start o Monday. Let me know if you have any questions.

http://mi.water.usgs.gov/splan5/sp11100/kfluvial.php

 

http://www.kalamazoocity.org/portal/water.php

 

http://www.co.portage.wi.us/groundwater/Teach/edmat2.htm

Thanks,

Megan

concept map 1

Water Resources

Hi Megan,

I think that uses of water, water quality and water pollution will be good ideas for our inspiration project. Let me know what ideas are of your interest. The Assignment II - Part A -- Collaborative Inspiration is due on 02/05/10. There would be open Lab on Friday from 1-4. I am planning on attending to it.

Yadira