Lesson Plan: Creating 3-dimensional Models of Organism

Lesson Title: Mobile Maker

Grades: 9-12
Communicatie
Ob!ectie"#tandards
#tudents $ill learn %o$ to create a 3-dimensional model of an
organism&
#tandards 'ddressed
(& 'nal)*e %o$ t%e te+t structures information or ideas into
categories or %ierarc%ies, demonstrating understanding of t%e
information or ideas&
-& Translate .uantitatie or tec%nical information e+/ressed in
$ords in a te+t into isual form and translate information
e+/ressed isuall) or mat%ematicall) into $ords&
0& 'ssess t%e e+tent to $%ic% t%e reasoning and eidence in a te+t
su//ort t%e aut%or1s claim or a recommendation for soling a
scientific or tec%nical /roblem&
12& 3) t%e end of t%e res/ectie grade student is currentl) in, read
and com/re%end science"tec%nical te+ts inde/endentl) and
/roficientl)&
'ntici/ator) #et #%o$ students a com/leted mobile or model and start dialogue of
%o$ 3-4 models are beneficial& Transition b) %aing students $rite
or dra$ $a)s t%at t%e) could add to t%e creatiit) of t%e model&
5n/ut"Modeling"
Presentation
4emonstrate t%e /rocess of creating a 3-dimensional ob!ect
$it% sim/le origami s%a/e& #tudents $ill all create same
ob!ect collectiel)&
6sing t%e curriculum being coered, ask students to
indiiduall) identif) an organism t%at t%e) $is% to re-create
as a 3-4 model&
'ddress materials aailable, re.uire students to identif)
%o$ t%eir model $ill be dis/la)ed, and discuss a//ro/riate
%anging or standing a//lications&
C%eck for
6nderstanding
'sk students to confirm $it% s%oulder /artner t%e /ro!ect, address
an) .uestions or confusion&
Guided Practice 7e.uire students to create an outline of %o$ t%e) $ill be successful
in t%e creation of t%eir /iece& 4etails s%ould include: Materials
necessar), estimated $eig%t of final /roduct, and %o$ t%e) $ill
dis/la) /iece 8mobile or model9& #ign off on eac% idea created b)
students&
5nde/endent
Practice":aluation
;or %ome$ork, students are re.uired to source and note a
minimum of ( e+am/les of 3-dimensional modeling used to
re/resent an idea or conce/t&
Lesson Plan: Creating 3-dimensional Models of Organism
:n%ancing Transfer and
7etention
<ra/ u/ lesson b) re.uiring students to com/lete t%e Blender
tutorial, ask t%at t%e) include a brief summar) of %o$ t%e) can use
3-4 modeling soft$are, 3lender in ot%er classes, or a//lications
outside of sc%ool& 3lender tutorial found %ere:
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;ree 3lender soft$are found %ere: %tt/:""$$$&blender&org"
:LL Modification :LL1s $ill be /aired accordingl) in grou/s of strong leaders%i/&
5ndiiduali*ed assignment modification $ill ar)& 'ccommodations
$ill include: Google translate for researc% com/onent, audio and,
or ideo su//ort in natie language for additional su//ort and
tutoring on eer) facet of /ro!ect&
GT Modification #tudents t%at s%o$ a master) for content and com/lete t%e task at
an accelerated rate ma) %ae t%e o//ortunit) to dig dee/er into
t%e content& :ncourage students to researc% ot%er met%ods for
creating t%e /ro!ect being studied, as $ell as t%e %istor) and
direction of t%is art form&
#P:4 Modification #tudents struggling to com/lete t%e task ma) %ae a modified
$orkload, de/endent on t%eir 5:P& 5f a GT student s%o$s strong
leaders%i/ skills, t%is is a great o//ortunit) to encourage /eer to
/eer teac%ing&