Assignment1-Redo

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Grade Level:** 7th - Students will think and decide about 2 activities they do every that waste’s energy. - Students will come up with different ways to change how they do each activity so that it does not waste energy. - Students will create a Flickr slideshow, using photos from the Creative Commons section of the website, demonstrating how they will do the activities they have chosen using less energy. - 2.1.4 – Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information. - 2.1.4 – Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions and solve problems. - 1.3.1 – Respect copyright/intellectual property rights of creators and producers. - 1.3.5 – Use information technology responsibly. - 1.3.3 – Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information. - 4.1.8 – Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning. - Students will be shown pictures of overloaded electrical sockets, a large traffic jam and other images that show people wasting energy. - Students will be given statistics about the various ways that individuals waste energy on a daily basis. - After being shown these statistics, students will be given the opportunity to share ways that they think energy could be saved. - The instructor will lead the class to getting to the Creative Commons section of the Flickr website. - The instructor will also show the class how to create their slideshow in case there are students unfamiliar with the process. - Students will be given an example of how to properly cite an item from the Creative Commons so they can do this with their images. - Students will be split into pairs to complete the assignment. - Students will watch a demonstration Flickr slideshow prepared by the instructor with images that support a way to conserve energy. - I will do a few searches within the Flickr site and will ask students if the photos that I select from each search are a Creative Commons photo or not. I will then reinforce the fact that only photos from the Creative Commons section of Flickr are allowed to be used for the assignment and that they must be properly cited. - I will float around the room from pair to pair to make sure that students are completing the assignment as directed using the Praise, Prompt and Leave method. - Each pair will present their Flickr slideshow to the class. - Ticket to leave with the question: What is one thing a family member can do to help save energy in their everyday life?
 * Subject Area:** Science
 * Lesson Title:** Energy Conservation
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