Click on the button below to see my Discovery Education Board on Lunar Phases.
I decided to use Discovery Education Board Builder for this project since I have not used it to create a board yet. I attended a training on this tool that was offered by my district so I had some background knowledge, but have never used it like I have used Glogster in the past. Now that I have completed a board, I can certainly see this tool as something that I could use with my fourth graders. One of my science units is Astronomy, including the solar system and the lunar phases. I created a board that I can use with my lessons on the lunar phases. With this board, students will learn about the lunar phases through different modes. I included a video from Discovery Education that introduces the moon and some basic facts about the moon. The other video included is from EdPuzzle; this video talks about the lunar phases. This video pauses at different points throughout the video for students to answer comprehension questions. Another resource I included is an article that talks about the lunar phases and what they look like all over the world. I chose this article because it gets students to think about the bigger picture. After reading the article, students will complete a short answer question via Google Forms.
As Gardner stated in Five Minds for the Future, children need to know what they are learning and also need to know how their learning can be put to use (Gardner 2008). In the Google Form I created, students are asked to relate their learning from the article to their life. In the article Is it the Full Moon at the Same Time Around the World?, students will learn that the lunar phases are consistent worldwide. The author of this article, Ezzie Spencer, ties the concept of lunar phases to the bigger picture of our world, stating “in this chaotic world, with so much difference and sadness and love – that we are all unified together on the same globe, under the same sky, watching the same moon" (Spencer 2016). As a writing prompt, students will reflect about what lesson they can take away from Spencer’s statement, engaging their respectful and ethical mind.
References
1. Discovery Education. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from https://app.discoveryeducation.com/builders/boards?assetGuid=d14e2c24-be35-0f39-fff1-ceb74b0d0fde&includeHeader=true&layout=default
2. Gardner, H. (2008). Five Minds for the Future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
3. Is the Full Moon the Same Time Around The World? | Lunar Abundance. (2017, January 27). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from http://www.lunarabundance.com/full-moon-same-time-around-the-world/
As Gardner stated in Five Minds for the Future, children need to know what they are learning and also need to know how their learning can be put to use (Gardner 2008). In the Google Form I created, students are asked to relate their learning from the article to their life. In the article Is it the Full Moon at the Same Time Around the World?, students will learn that the lunar phases are consistent worldwide. The author of this article, Ezzie Spencer, ties the concept of lunar phases to the bigger picture of our world, stating “in this chaotic world, with so much difference and sadness and love – that we are all unified together on the same globe, under the same sky, watching the same moon" (Spencer 2016). As a writing prompt, students will reflect about what lesson they can take away from Spencer’s statement, engaging their respectful and ethical mind.
References
1. Discovery Education. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from https://app.discoveryeducation.com/builders/boards?assetGuid=d14e2c24-be35-0f39-fff1-ceb74b0d0fde&includeHeader=true&layout=default
2. Gardner, H. (2008). Five Minds for the Future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
3. Is the Full Moon the Same Time Around The World? | Lunar Abundance. (2017, January 27). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from http://www.lunarabundance.com/full-moon-same-time-around-the-world/