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Week
by Week
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Week
1
Orientation |
Individual:
Introduce yourself. Read the Intro. Read the Guide. Decide what
type of terrarium you would like to build. Do the Pre-Course Survey
Team:
Meet and name your team
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Week
2
Orientation |
Individual:
Read about Earth system science. Collect containers for the
terrariums.
Team:
Name your team
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Week
3
Orientation |
Individual:
Build your sample terrarium
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Week
4
Land
Teacher
As Researcher
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Classroom
Action Research: Do an activity with your students,
reflect on the activity, respond to teammates' reflection, and suggest
criteria for effective concept-building activities.
Criteria-Building:
Agree on criteria for effective concept-building activities.
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Week
5
Land
Teacher
As Scholar
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Earth
Sphere Scholar:
Ask questions
about land. Answer your and your teammates' questions.
Essential
Question Scholar: Agree on answers to essential
questions about land.
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Week
6
Land
Teacher
As Designer
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Lesson
Design: Design or find a sphere lesson for your
students, post it for feedback, revise it based on feedback, and post
it again.
Feedback:
Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Week
7
Living
Things
Teacher As Researcher
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Classroom
Action Research:
Do an activity with your students, reflect on the activity, respond
to teammates' reflection, and suggest criteria for effective concept-building
activities.
Criteria-Building:
Agree on criteria for effective concept-building activities.
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Week
8
Living
Things
Teacher As Scholar
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Earth
Sphere Scholar:
Ask questions about living things. Answer your and your teammates'
questions.
Essential
Question Scholar: Agree on answers to essential
questions about living things.
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Week
9
Living
Things
Teacher As Designer
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Lesson
Design:
Design or find a sphere lesson for your students, post it for feedback,
revise it based on feedback, and post it again.
Feedback:
Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Week
10
Water
Teacher
As Researcher
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Classroom
Action Research:
Do an activity with your students, reflect on the activity, respond
to teammates' reflection, and suggest criteria for effective concept-building
activities.
Criteria-Building:
Agree on criteria for effective concept-building activities.
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Week
11
Water
Teacher
As Scholar
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Earth
Sphere Scholar:
Ask questions about water. Answer your and your teammates' questions.
Essential
Question Scholar: Agree
on answers to essential questions about water.
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Week
12
Water
Teacher
As Designer
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Lesson
Design:
Design or find a sphere lesson for your students, post it for feedback,
revise it based on feedback, and post it again.
Feedback:
Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Week
13
Air
Teacher
As Researcher
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Classroom
Action Research:
Do an activity with your students, reflect on the activity, respond
to teammates' reflection, and suggest criteria for effective concept-building
activities.
Criteria-Building:
Agree on criteria for effective concept-building activities.
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Week
14
Air
Teacher
As Scholar
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Earth
Sphere Scholar:
Ask questions about air. Answer your and your teammates' questions.
Essential
Question Scholar: Agree on answers to essential
questions about air.
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Week
15
Air
Teacher
As Designer
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Lesson
Design:
Design
or find a sphere lesson for your students, post it for feedback,
revise it based on feedback, and post it again.
Feedback:
Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Week
16
Final |
Individual:
Do the Final Project , Complete the Post-Course Survey
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