Gina Diaconu& Oana Arghire_PHOTOSYNTHESIS_STEAM2

PROJECT PLAN ON STEM METHODOLOGY The names of teachers:Diaconu Gina/Arghire Oana Classes: preparatory C, preparatory B Topic : PHOTOSYNTHESIS A. Curricular aspects - Competences Explain correctly orally and in writing, showing understanding of texts and content Properly use content-based vocabulary Identify, analyze solutions to environmental issues Understand cause-effect relationships, identify environmental factors Identify and adopt an energy-saving attitude To observe and recognize sources of energy used by cars To compare, classify and organize materials according to their physical properties Write down, identify and describe layouts or machines built to enclose assimilated knowledge Work individually and in group, manifesting a collaborative attitude Manifestation of autonomy in the planning of actions and tasks of implementing knowledge and initiative in the decisionmaking process

PLANNING THE THEMES

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STEPS

Number of lessons

Remarks

Approach to the theme

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Discussions on the importance of photosynthesis in people's lives

B

Studying the theme

2

Photosynthesis - the environmental factors in which it occurs

C

Planning and conducting lessons

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Experiments

D

Final analysis and results

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Presentation of the project-Evaluation

CONTENT 1. TOPIC APPROACH - The importance of photosynthesis in human life (Training of working groups)

2. INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY - What is photosynthesis?

- Searching for information on the Internet, encyclopedias, books or soliciting to support specialists

3. DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITY 2

Brainstorming - Introduction to activity Performing experiments to emphasize photosynthesis and influence of light

4. EVALUATION - presentation of the project

A. Approach to the theme or hypothesis The main purpose of the activity is to understand the process of photosynthesis and the influence of light on it.

CASE STUDY ACTIVITIES The name of the activity

Resources

What is photosynthesis?

information on the internet, encyclopedias, books

The

importance

Remarks

of Power point presentation

photosynthesis in human life

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B. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES This section describes the solutions discovered by students on issues / challenges initials. Added photos, documents, drawings etc.

The name of Materials the activity PHOTOSYNT HESIS

Technology / Engineering

Materiale Technology Microscope Tablets and Using Tablets and Interactive Table Interactive Table Filling a CLIL dictionary with the words:

Science Science Microscope observation

Light, heat, oxygen plants Caron box Plasticine sheets

Engineering Building micro-greenhouses, where we put the seeds for germination

Math Making a calendar in which

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recorded data when they were put seeds in the ground and when sprouted

Art The clearing of chlorophyll - coloring with leaves

Materials: tablets sheets

Technology Science Using tablets to watch an experiment that highlights the release of It makes an experiment that oxygen through the photosynthesis process (source youtube- highlight the importance of light in 5

markers plants Cardboard box

4ScinFun, Kid Science Experiment

photosynthesis

Art Collage – photosynthesis

Math The number of days during which the experiment was carried out was calculated starting from 8.05.2018 and ended on 15.05.2018 6

C. 8-EVALUATION The standards / objectives set and their fulfillment were used by presenting the tools used and the results.

The evaluation considered: The modeling process (photo presentation) Materials and tools used Problems and Difficulties - Utility

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Standards

Instruments

Results

A. Curricular aspects Explain correctly orally and in writing, showing understanding of texts and content Properly use content-based vocabulary

Oral presentations during the activity

Enriching the vocabulary, correct expression

Identify, analyze solutions to environmental issues

Searching for information and

Understand cause-effect relationships, identify environmental factors

making connections

Forming

Identify and adopt an energy-saving attitude

Acquiring

To compare, classify and organize materials according to their physical

knowledge

new

skills new

properties Write down, identify and describe layouts or machines built to enclose assimilated knowledge Work individually and in group, manifesting a collaborative attitude Manifestation of autonomy in the planning of actions and tasks of implementing knowledge and initiative in the decision-making process

Individual and group work techniques

Collaboration in the group Cohesion of the working group

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