Process
1. You will be placed in groups of four and given a week to complete the task of finding all the information you will need to build a house with working circuits on your ow
2. Day 1; You will do the gallery walk together and learn some of the vocabulary words. You will then fill out the following worksheet and turn it in individually.
3. Days 2,3,4&5: You will pick which job you would like to try first. You will switch jobs each day by the fifth day you should have been each job at least once.
The Jobs are:
The Jobs are:
Materials Specialist: Your job is to come up with the items that will be needed to make the final house. You will need to fill out the appropriate page to help lead you in the research.
Researcher:Your job is to learn about simple and complex circuits so you can tell the rest of your group how to make them. You will need to fill out the appropriate page to help lead you in your research.
Graphic Designer: Your job is to come up with ideas of how to build and design the house. Can also make sketches to be able to show other group members. You will need to fill out the appropriate page to help you in your research.
Offline Resource: Scott Foresman 4th grade Science Text book Chapter 13
Electricity : bulbs, batteries, and sparks written by Darlene R. Stille ; illustrated by Sheree Boyd.
Electricity by Claire Llewellyn
Electricity : bulbs, batteries, and sparks written by Darlene R. Stille ; illustrated by Sheree Boyd.
Electricity by Claire Llewellyn
Foreman: Your Job is to make sure everyone is staying on task and help out if they need it. At the end when everyone is sharing their findings you will need to summarize at the end.
Day 6&7: You will work with your group to create a working flashlight and to help you understand how the circuits work. The flashlight will be an example of a Parallel circuit that has a switch.
Day 8,9,10-15: You will create your own house with working circuits. When you house is created you can write up your final paragraphs on electricity. Then when that is done you can spend what time you have left decorating your house. Last day do a Gallery Walk so everyone can go around and see each other's projects and read each other's paragraphs.