ALL ABOUT AIR

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ALL ABOUT AIR!!
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This Unit will examine what air is, its
properties, what it is used for, and its
importance.
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Attendants This unit is directed for students
between 8 and 9 years. It will be taught in a
regular second grade classroom which is neither
special needs or an honors class.
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WV Content and State Objectives

•            SC. 2.2.1 Demonstrate curiosity,
  initiative and creativity by observing,
  classifying and comparing the patterns,
  variations, and interactions of natural objects
  in environment.
•            SC. 2.2.2 Manipulate scientific
  instruments and everyday materials to investigate
  the natural world.
•            SC.3.3 Observe that changes occur
  gradually, repetitively, or randomly within the
  environment.
•            SC. 2.4.1 Identify the effects of
  wind movement.
•            SC 2.4.7 Demonstrate that solids,
  liquids and gases take up space.
•            SC 2.6.1 Listen to and be tolerant
  of different viewpoints while working in
  collaborative groups.
•            SC 2.6.2 Develop respect and
  responsibility for the environment by engaging in
  conservation practices.

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Select Methods, media and materials.

• www.proteacher.com
• www.teachersfirst.com
• www.allstar.flu.edu
• http//www.t3.preservice.org

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Materials Used

•            Pencils
•            Paper
•            Handouts
•            Plastic bottles
•            Straws
•            Bowls
•            Metal lids
•            Petroleum jelly
•            Overhead
•            Transparencies

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Day One Students split into groups, individual
assessment of definition of air, group discussion
of results. Lecture to classify air, importance,
and definitions of group names. Day Two Air
weight exploration activity, preparation of
materials and placement for activity for day
five. Day Three Class discussion and lecture
on hot air. Students go to computer lab for two
activities that illustrate hot air.
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Day Four Class discussion about wind power,
introduction to the Beaufort scale and wind
force, group memory game, and 10 point bulletin
board matching assignment. Day Five
Explanation of preparation for day two activity,
lecture about clean air importance, discussion of
air pollution, and greenhouse effect. Group
hypothesis about experiment, collection of dirt
traps, discussion and group recordings.
Evaluation of clean air efforts.
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Required learner participation

•       I plan to keep my students interested by
  keeping them on their toes. While there will be
  some directive learning, it will be mostly hands
  on and busy. I will walk from group to group to
  observe and ask them questions. There will be
  several activities where each group or individual
  presents their results with the class, which will
  keep them on task and surely interested. They
  will also be surfing the internet and playing
  games.

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Assessment Students will be evaluated mostly on
participation since the lessons are discussion
and activity based. I will walk around during
group time to see how they work in their groups.
I will grade their handouts from the computer
lab, basically seeing if they made an effort to
complete it. I will also be sure to collect all
of their papers from the group efforts, what they
knew about air, their hypothesiss on the clean
air activity, etc.