1 Bridges Mini Unit Science Lesson 3 (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

3) Ask students to draw a vertical line down the middle of their lined

paper. Let them label the left column ENGLISH and the right column

SPANISH (or the respective home language). If there are students

who have no print skills, approach them individually to teach them

how to draw little pictures that will help them remember the

meaning of the word.

4) Write the following words in the middle of a flipchart paper: WRITE,

READ, SWIM, FLY, LISTEN, JUMP, DRINK, EAT, DANCE, SING and ask

students to list them all in the left column.

5) Now go through each word and mime the corresponding body

language. All the verbs listed are easily acted out, so decide on a

“sign” for each and model it to students. Let them tell you how to

say the word in their home language and have them document it

in the right column.

6) If you feel confident that you can spell the words correctly in their

languages, list the translations of the verbs next to the English word

on the flip chart paper. Use a different color for each language.

7) Make sure students file their work under “words”. Let students close

their binders and review the words one more time by miming the

action and letting them tell you the word. Then reverse the process

and tell them the word and let them mime it.

8) Hand out the Actions Crossword puzzle. Let students complete it,

compare/ share answers, and file under Classwork.

9) Hand out Question Words glossary. Review it with students and file

under “words”. Students will probably have encountered the words

in other classes by now. Nevertheless, spend some time going

through each word and have students translate into their

languages, using dictionaries. Practice making some questions.

10) Slowly go through the “What do Scientists do?” power point. Stop at

each slide to discuss what students see, what they know and what

they would like to know. Improvise with as many other examples

that you can think of in order to explain to students how diverse

science is as a discipline. The ppt emphasizes that science can do a

lot of good, but you can prompt students to think of examples

where science has been abused to cause harm.

11) Have your student helper hand out more lined paper. Ask students

to write down one question with “why” and one question with

“how”. It should be a question they would ask a scientist. Students

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