Metrics for Physical Science

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Metrics for Physical Science

• The Easy Way
• Learning
• the Metric System and Conversions
• Utilizing the Factor Label Method

Created and designed by Arnold Lund Kadoka High
School Arnold.Lund_at_k12.sd.us
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Objectives of the Metric Lessons

• The student will
• recognize that working with Metrics (S.I) is
  mandatory in today's world.
• know the fundamental units of the metric system
  (SI).
• choose the appropriate unit of measurement.
• know the prefixes commonly used in working with
  the metric system (SI).
• be able to convert to and from the unit to the
  prefixes the using the factor label method.

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Metric Activities

• The student will
• measure various object and volumes using the
  appropriate metric (SI) measurement tool.
• read the section in the text on measurements.
• read the handout Metrics the Easy Way.
• compute the problems on the metric problem
  handout.
• discuss the importance of knowing the metric
• system. (SI)

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Metric Assessment

• The Student will be graded on the following
  lesson assignments
• Measurement/Volume Lab
• Metric (SI) worksheets
• Their note on the discussion using OneNote,
• Using WebCT, transfer files to and from the
  teacher
• A test on the prefixes, fundamental units, and
  factor-label conversion to and from the unit

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1. How will you get the content into your
Tablet so you can use the power of digital ink
and other Tablet tools?

• The Student will
• be trained in the use of Microsoft OneNote to be
  used for all their note taking in my class.
• use their stylist to take notes on the content
  and convert it to text.

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2. How will the students receive their portion of
the assignment?

• Each assignment will have the work sheet and the
  problems to answer in WebCT.
• The Power Point used in the discussion showing
  how to work the problems will also be available
  through WebCT for review.

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3. What will the students be doing during the
lesson presentation? (Student Engagement)

• The student will
• actively engage by completing the lab and present
  their results on a whiteboard.
• observe a Power Point on the Smart Board.
• take notes on their TabletPCs.
• retrieve the Metric (SI) worksheet and compute
  the conversion problems.

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4. How will the student portion be submitted to
you for evaluation ?

• The students will
• submit their written Metric conversion
  assignments using the factor label to the
  instructor by using WebCT.
• present orally the completed labs using
  whiteboards.
• access and submit the test available on WebCT.

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5. How will you use the TabletPC to evaluate the
student work?

• The Instructor will
• retrieve the students worksheets and tests using
  WebCT.
• evaluate their documents using the Inking and
  annotation capability to make notes and record
  grades.

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6. What will be the strategy to return completed
assignments to your students?

• The Instructor will return the completed student
  documents with annotations and grade to the
  students via WebCT.
• The students will respond to graded lessons and
  the instructors annotations using WebCT features.

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7. Will there be times when the lids will be down
on the student computers?

• Yes,
• when the instructor is evaluating a process in
  which the TabletPC has a tool or program that
  enables the to do the without understanding (i.e.
  using a metric converter in Encarta to check
  their answer).
• when reading an assignment.
• when doing an in-class written assignment.
• NO COMPUTER IS PERMITTED IN THE LAB IF THERE IS A
  POTENTIAL FOR A COMPUTER DISASTER.

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8. Describe what challenges you see you may have
in managing your classroom and what your thoughts
would be for handling those.

• Preventing plagiarism by cut, copy and pasting.
• Ensuring that the students remain on task and
  using their stylist to take note and not playing
  games.
• Some students may have difficulties using some
  capabilities of WebCT (Using File).
• Instructor Response
• Random Google search of key phrases.
• Instructors may develop unique and motivating
  opportunities for the students and at the same
  time making them fun and hard to plagiarize.
• Syncroneyes will be employed to help instructors
  overcome some management issues.

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9. How repeatable is this lesson strategy for
lessons you will be teaching?

• This lesson strategy is easily reproducible and
  will be utilized frequently because the templates
  are adaptable for other lessons assignments.
• OneNote can be employed to check on note-taking
  skills and electronically give and receive
  homework and assignment responses. Ease with
  which one can make up on line quizzes and tests.
• All lesson materials can be but into WebCt
  features such as PowerPoint and Templates for
  future reference and utilization by the students.

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10. Other considerations

• WebCts notes could be utilized for a journal
• Short-answer essays utilizing Encarta (i.e.
  research origins of the Metric and S.I. system of
  measurement).
• Graphing calculator and graphing utilities of
  TabletPC in class and to analyze data lab
  outcomes (i.e. In metricTemp. vs. Time)
• Individual note-writing on a text section in
• OneNote or Journal as an outside reading
  assignment.

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10. Other considerations cont

• This method of delivery can be designed to meet
  the needs of all learners such as IEP students,
  tactile, visual and auditory because of all the
  technology available.
• A safe lab environment for the laptops to enable
  student to utilize lab software and probes such
  as Venier.
• The laptop will prove to be a very powerful
  scientific research tool and enable student to
  gather data, then analyze it later using powerful
  graphing software
• MORE TIME FOR THE STAFF TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE
  LESSONS AND ANCILLIARIES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.