Teacher Guide - Level B

TeacherGuide-SmartMachinesLevelB

Copyright©2024

Author:RebeccaMcDowell

Editors:

LindseyOwnandKaylynLee

ISBN:978-981-17736-4-8

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S t a n d a r d s A l i g n m e n t

1 Build a Habitat 20-30 min Life on Land K-LS1-1

2 Build a Boat 20-30 min Sustainable Cities and Communities

3 Build a Playground 20-30 min Good Health and Well Being K-PS3-2

4 Build a Truck 20-30 min Life on Land K-ESS3-3

K2-ETS1-1 1Bp.02,1TWSc.02

6 Build a Wind Meter 20-30 min Climate Action K-ESS2-1

7 Build a Spin Dryer 20-30 min ResponsibleConsumption and Production

K.MD.A.2 1Nc.01,1Ss.03

K.MD.A.2 1Nc.01,1Ss.03

1Ni.02,1Ni.05

1Ni.02,1Ni.05,1Gg 04

8 Build a Box Mover 20-30 min Industry, Imagination, and Infrastructure K-PS2-1 1Pf.01, 1Pf.02

K-PS2-2 1Pf.01, 1Pf.02 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

1.4.c., 1.7.c. K.MD.A.1,K.MD.A.2,K OA A 2 1Gg.04,1.Ni.01 9 Build a Sailboat 20-30 min Life Below Water

Build a Bicycle 20-30 min Climate Action

K.OA.A.3

Build a Machine 20-30 min Sustainable Cities and Communities K-2-ETS1-2 1Cc.01,1TWSc.02 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

K.OA.A.3

Build a Well 20-30 min Clean Water and Sanitation K-2-ETS1-3 1TWSc.05 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

K.MD.A.1 1Ss.02

K-LS1-1 1Bp.02,1Bp.03 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

Build a Moving Model 20-30 min Quality Educaiton

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K.G.A.2 1Gg.05

K-PS2-1, K-2ETS1-1 1TWSp.02 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

Build a Spinning Toy 20-30 min Quality Educaiton

14

K.OA.A.2 1Ni.03

15 Build a Catapult 20-30 min Industry, innovation and infrastructure K-PS2-2 1Pf.02 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

K.OA.A.2 1Ni.03

K-2-ETS1-2 1TWSp.02 1.3.d., 1.4.c., 1.7.c.

Capstone Build the Future 30-45 min Industry, innovation and infrastructure

CambridgeScienceAlignment

LearningObjective

ThinkingandWorkingScientifically

Lifeprocesses

Changestomaterials

Forcesandenergy

LearningObjective

PushesandPulls

Animals,Plants,andTheirEnvironment

WeatherandClimate

EngineeringDesign

CambridgeMathematics Alignment

LearningObjective Project# ProjectName

Number

Geometry

LearningObjective

CountingandCardinality

OperationsandAlgebraicThinking

MeasurementandData

Geometry

SchemeofWork

Session Objectives

Project1:BuildaHabitat

Project2:BuildaBoat

Project3:BuildaPlayground

Project4:BuildaTruck

Project5:BuildaFarmTool

Project6:BuildaWindMeter

Project7:BuildaSpinDryer

Project8:BuildaBoxMover

Project9:BuildaSailboat

Project10:BuildaBicycle

Project11:BuildaMachine

Project12:BuildaWell

Project13:BuildaRobot

Project14:BuildaSpinningToy

Project15:BuildaCatapult

CapstoneProject:BuildtheFuture

LessonPlans andAnswerkey

LearningObjectives

Project1:BuildaHabitat

LessonPlan

Attheendofthelesson,thelearnerswill:

Identifytypesofhabitats

Describethethingsfoundinhabitats

Representanumberofobjectswithawrittennumeral0-20

Materials

Vocabulary

Duration: 30-45minutes

Preparation(TeacherTo-DoBeforeClass)

Preparethematerialsfortheclass. Setupasampleworkingfordemonstration

LearningActivities

1.Reviewthevocabulary.Then,prompt learnerstodescribeeachpicture.

2.Then,directlearnerstocircletheobjects thatshowahabitat.

3.Afterlearnersmaketheirchoices,invite learnerstosharetheirthinking.Allow learnerstochangetheirresponsesafter listeningtotheirclassmates.

4.Next,havelearnerscheckthethings foundinhabitats Plan

1.Promptlearnerstoidentifydifferenthabitatssuchasforest,desert,rainforest,andocean. Recordtheseontheboardforlateruse.

2.Asklearnerstodescribewhatplantsandanimalsareineachhabitatandwhattheyneed tosurvive(food,water,andshelter).

3.Provideaccesstothekitsandclearoffbuildingareas,whichmaybeonthetabletopsor thefloor.Itisrecommendedthatlearnershavetheopportunitytoworkindependentlyandin pairsasmaterialsareavailable.

4.Oncelearnershavecreatedtheirhabitatmodel,havethemdrawit.Checkthattheyhave includedananimal,plant,food,shelter,andwater.

Drawyourhabitatmodel.

1.Then,readthedirectionstoimprovetheirmodelsandhavelearnersupdatetheirdesigns.

2.Youmaywantlearnerstoconsidercombiningtheirdesignswithanotherlearner’stobuild alargerhabitatwithmoreplantsandanimals.

3.Promptlearnerstodescribetheirhabitatsandwhereanimalsmightfindshelter,food, andwater.

4.Then,havelearnersdrawtheirnewlyupdatedhabitatmodels

Drawyournewhabitatmodel.

Review

1.Readthefirstquestionaloud.Then,havelearners recordthenumberofpiecesthattheyusedintheir firstdesign Iftheyforget,havethemrefertotheir drawings.

2.Readthesecondquestionaloud Then,have learnerscounteachpiecetheyaddedtotheirnew designandrecordthenumber.

3.Readthethirdquestionaloud.Then,havethe learnersusethewordsontheboardtowritethe nameoftheirhabitat

4.Asaclass,havelearnersdiscusstheirmodelsand whattheywouldchangetomakethembetterifthey hadmoretimeandmaterials Havelearnerswrite theirresponses.

5.Invitelearnerstoself-reflect

Answerkey

Itcouldbearguedthattheswimming poolisahabitatformicroorganisms!

Reviewanswerswillvarydepending onstudents’habitats.