Renovation for the Nation Lesson 1
This lesson is the first of three lessons to be conducted over a two-week period and will take
one full class period. This lesson should be incorporated on Monday of the first week.
Today, you will:
- Review previous explorations and discuss lessons learned.
- Distribute Case Study Samples.
- Divide students into groups groups
(remain in groups from What's the Story or divide students into groups of 3-5).
- Guide student groups in brainstorming
and identifying problems and possible strategies
that could be developed into an experiment
in class.
"The Case Study Samples in this section were not difficult for the students to understand, and they were brief
enough to keep their interest. The Planning Guide was well constructed and provided excellent examples for
the groups to use in conducting their discussions."
6th Grade Teacher - Arizona
Preparation
Activities
Class Activity
Review: It is recommended that your class has visited the three previous Eat, Move, Learn Explorations.
- Work with your class to review previous experiences in other explorations.
- Step Two It: What did you learn about people's movement patterns?
- Energy In, Energy Out: What did you learn about Energy In, and Energy Out?
- What's the Story: What did you learn about survey methods and analyzing data?
- Distribute Case Study Samples and have students read.
Group Research Activity
- Divide students into groups (remain in groups from What's the Story or divide students into groups of 3-5).
- Distribute Student Planning Guide Day 1 - Brainstorming and review. This will
give students ideas on how to identify problems and develop strategies for brainstorming ideas.
Assessment
Graded Summative Assessment
If you need a graded assessment, there are at least two opportunities for grading in this activity.
- Participation grade: Give grades based on class discussion.
- Participation grade: Give grades based on group discussion.
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