static electricity: building academic language one charge at a time
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Static Electricity: Building Academic Language One Charge at a Time
Claudio Vargas and Diana VelezJuly 25, 2012
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Session Goals•Explore the concept of static electricity with hands-on activities (charge, electrons, force, triboelectric effect)•Use meaning making strategies that support English Language Learners•Examine how oral discourse and writing in science notebooks deepen understanding
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TEKS – Physical Science•8.5(A) describe the structure of atoms, including the masses, electrical charges, and locations, of protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in the electron cloud.
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TEKS – Science Processes•6-8 2(A) plan and implement comparative and descriptive investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, and using appropriate equipment and technology
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•Making Content Comprehensible• Scaffolds
•Developing Academic Language• Vocabulary• Comunication – oral and written
ELPS: The Big Ideas
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Activate Prior Knowledge
•What do you think is happening here?
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Static Electricity•Focus Question: What is a general rule for how charged objects interact?•Rotate through stations (15 minutes each)
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Static Electricity•Focus Question: What is a general rule for how charged objects interact?•Science Talk:
• I noticed ______.• I think _____, because ______.• I agree/disagree with ____ because _____.• I wonder __________.
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Pictorial Input•Focus Question: What is a general rule for how charged objects interact?
Vocabulary in context:•negative charge•positive charge• static electricity•attract• repel•electron
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•Electrifying Experience•Focus Question: What is a general rule for how charged objects interact?•Answer the focus question in your notebook.
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Science Notebook Reflections• I want to know more about … (because)• I still have questions about …• Some interesting things I learned today were …• I was reminded of …• I would like to try … (because)• I have changed my thinking about …• I wonder …• When ________ I began to think of …• I like the idea of …• I am confused about … because …• I was surprised by …• I used to … but now I …