What's the Story? Lesson 5

This lesson is the final lesson to be conducted over a three-week period and will take the full class period. Conduct this lesson at the end of the three weeks — Friday.

Today, you will:

• Prepare students for group presentations.
• Begin class presentations.
• Lead class discussion on ways to share findings outside class.

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Preparation

• Set up computer and projector for presentations.
• Review Presentation Rubric.

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Activities

Group Presentation Activity

• Group researchers present their research and assessment findings.
• Lead discussion on each activity regarding:
  • How they drew their conclusions
  • How this experiment could be expanded to an entire school or larger populations
  • What surprised students about what they learned?
  • Were their hypotheses correct?
  • What were they not able to find out?

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Assessment

Graded Summative Assessment

If you need a graded assessment, there are at least two opportunities for grading in this activity.

1. Participation grade: Give grades based on class discussion.
2. Documentation grade: Give grades based on presentation.

Formative Assessment

For a formative assessment try using a Rubric.