An Uplifting Experience

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An Uplifting Experience
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• Johnson S.T.E.M.
• Ms. Bridgette Flowers
• First Grade

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• Content Area
• Using critical thinking skills, students will
  investigate the principle of lift comparing 2
  airplane designs. The content areas of focus are
  science, technology, mathematics and engineering.

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• Focus Standards
• Science
• Investigation and Experimentation
• 1.0 Students will ask meaningful questions and
  conduct careful investigations.
• Students will draw pictures, record observations
  and data.
• Math
• Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
• 1.0 Students organize, represent and compare data
  by category on simple graphs.
• Mathematical Reasoning
• 1.0 Students make decisions about how to set up a
  problem.
• 2.0 Students solve problems and justify their
  reasoning.

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• Project Grouping
• Students will work independently and with a
  partner. Discussions will be held as a whole
  class.

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• Investigation Task
• Students will construct two different airplane
  designs. They will then fly them to see which
  design will give the airplane more lift. There
  will be 5 trials for each design.

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Getting Started

• Students discuss and make predictions using the
  Alpha Smarts.

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Engineering Process
Students constructing airplanes.
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Student Predictions

• I predict that airplane one will have better
  lift. Noah L.
• I think that airplane 2 will have better lift.
  Keilah H.
• Airplane 1 will fly higher. Bree H.

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• Airplane 1 Testing

Students flight testing Airplane 1
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• Students collect data from airplane 1 testing.

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• Airplane 2 Testing

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• Students collect data from airplane 2 testing

Students learning that the design of an airplanes
does effect the lift. Airplane 2 didnt have
any lift said Ariana Z.
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• Investigation Outcomes

After numerous tests and data collections,
students have concluded that Plane 1 has better
lift due to the design of the airplane.
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• Student Graphs

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• Students use Pixie to write sentences and
  illustrations after science investigation.

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• Pixie extension assignments

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• Technology Supplies/Resources Supplied by MSAP
• Teacher MAC Laptop
• Alphasmart Neo
• Digital Camera
• Flashdrives
• Computer Lab Computers
• Classroom Printer
• Engineering Lab
• Pixie Software
• MS Power Point
• MS Word
• United Streaming Subscription

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• Site Staff
• Michelle Bryant- Magnet Resource Teacher
• Reba Gordon-Matthews-Site Ed Tech/Computer Lab
  Teacher/NASA Explorer School Teacher.
• Steve Harris-Site Network Technician
• Sarah Trueblood- Science Lab Teacher