Secondary Science

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INQUIRY PROJECT

• BY
• Secondary Science
• Bell Work Does it increase productivity in
  the classroom?

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STUDENTS

• Ninth Grade
• Block Schedule, 90-minute Class Periods every
  other day
• Earth and Environmental Science

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MOTIVATION and GOALS

• Create time efficient and productive class period
• Create smooth transitions between the start,
  activities and end of class
• Increase student performance

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Bell Work ACTIVITIES

• UNIT Space
• Earth/Sun Drawing
• Space/Star Anticipation Guide
• Star/Galaxy Concept Map
• Five Planet Facts

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QUESTIONS ASKED?(OF EACH ACTIVITY)

1. Are students seated at bell?
2. Did the students gain knowledge or overcome
   misconceptions?
3. Are the students seated until the end of class
   bell?

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EXAMPLES OF MISCONCEPTIONS (for Activity 1)

• Earth is not the center of our solar system
• The moon is not always crescent shaped.
• Earth is the third Planet.
• The sun is much larger than the Earth.
• The order of the Planets.

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RESULTS
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CONCLUSIONS

• Hypothesis Supported
• More efficient use of class time
• More productive lesson
• Students increased performance