Student Component

In this Space, discuss and/or hyperlink the STUDENT ACTIVITIES of your lesson plan PROCEDURE.

Try to make each page a self-contained whole. Unless the lesson has only four or five student pages, or is strictly linear, it is a good idea to give students their own "Table of Contents" to help with navigation. This can be as simple as a list of small type links to each of the major lesson sections, which appears at the bottom of each page.

Every lesson should include:

• Goals: give students an idea what they should try to do, e.g.:
  • demonstrate knowledge by predicting
  • produce something
  • solve a puzzle
  • prepare and explanation
  • report and discuss with others
• Clear instructions that will help them create a plan to reach the goal(s); this may include motivating a need to create their own:
  • hypotheses
  • investigations
  • procedures and strategies
• Vocabulary
• One or more Internet tasks:
  • Links to data sources, tools, or simulations
  • Reference sources
  • Searches and surveys
  • Ways to share data and results with others using postings or email
  • Consulting an expert via email

You may also want to include:

• Explanations, questions, and activities
• Worksheets
• Handouts
• Homework assignments
• Electronic discussion forum (See Talk of the Town)
• Lesson extensions and "Where-to-go-next"

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