Midterm ProjectLee Ann DeHaas

8th GradePhysics27 StudentsGeneral Education Class and Inclusion Class

Students will be able toIdentify Isaac Newton’s Laws of MotionUnderstand the law of inertiaDetermine the force needed to accelerate objectsDemonstrate the law of equal and opposite reactions

Q&A Discussion (informal)Exit Slip (informal)Completed Lab Analysis (formal)

SenseStudents activate prior knowledge of gravity

MeaningGain meaning through Down Time & Prime Time 2

LaunchDo Now: Explain the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces

Primacy (Prime time 1)Newton’s Laws notes

Down timeStations Lab

Recency (Prime time 2)Exit slip: Real life applications of Newton’s Laws

Concrete RandomConcrete Sequential

Abstract RandomAbstract Sequential

VisualSMARTBoardDemonstrations

VerbalLectureSkit

MathematicalUsing formulas

KinestheticDemonstrationsHands-on

MusicalVictim of Gravity song

InterpersonalDiscussionGroup work

IntrapersonalIndependent stationsExit Slip

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SMARTBoardELMO document cameraComputersCalculators

NeuronsResponsible for functioning of brain and nervous systemAllows students to take in and process information

Sensory InputThe use of the 5 sensesLinked with the thalamus

FrontalHigher-order thinkingProblem solving

TemporalMusic and sound

OccipitalVisual recognition

ParietalSpatial orientationCalculations

ThalamusSight, sound, touch

HypothalamusHomeostasis

HippocampusShort term memory to long term memory

AmygdalaEmotions

New Jersey. Department of Education. New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. Web. 10 Oct. 1213.Sousa, David A. How the Brain Learns. 3rd. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2006. MSETRamapo.org. Ramapo College. Web