PiecingtogetherthePast

Author:seantufveson
Datecreated:09/12/201412:10AMESTDatemodified:12/04/201411:15PMEST

VITALINFORMATION
TotalNumberofStudents
27

Area(s)StudentsLiveIn
Rural

Free/ReducedLunch
86%

EthnicityofStudents
AfricanAmerican0

AmericanIndian/AlaskanNative4

Asian/PacificIslander0

White15

Hispanic/Latino7

Other1

EnglishLanguageLearners
ZFourgradelevelsbelow.

RiTwogradelevelsbelow.

TThreegradelevelsbelow.

StudentswithSpecialNeeds
HSpeechIEP

Subject(s)

SocialStudies

TopicorUnitofStudy
AncientEgypt

Grade/Level

Grade6

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KEYCONCEPTS&STANDARDS
BigIdea&Essential
Questions

CCSS.ELALiteracy.RST.68.9Compareandcontrasttheinformationgainedfromexperiments,simulations,video,or
multimediasourceswiththatgainedfromreadingatextonthesametopic.

LearningOutcome(s)

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Studentswillbeabletodeterminewhattheobjecttheyareputtingtogetheris,aswellaspossibleuses.
Summary

Standards

Studentswillbegivenpaperbagswithpiecesofdecoratedbrokenclayflowerpots.Thestudentswillbegivenglueand
giventhetaskofputtingtheincompletepotsbacktogetherasbesttheycan.

CACaliforniaK12AcademicContentStandards
Subject:Science
Grade:GradeSix
Area:InvestigationandExperimentation
SubStrand7:Scientificprogressismadebyaskingmeaningfulquestionsandconductingcarefulinvestigations.As
abasisforunderstandingthisconceptandaddressingthecontentintheotherthreestrands,studentsshoulddevelop
theirownquestionsandperforminvestigations.Studentswill:
Standardd:Communicatethestepsandresultsfromaninvestigationinwrittenreportsandoralpresentations.

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ASSESSMENTS
Assessment/Rubrics
Rubric

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MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials&
Technology(handouts,etc.)

Documentcamera,constructionpaper,paperbags,claypots(inpieces)

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IMPLEMENTATION
SequenceofActivities
1.Who'sheardofIndianaJones?Hewasanarchaeologist.Hewouldgoongreatadventurestofindartifactsanddeliver
themtomuseums.Theartifactsthathefoundwerealwaysintact.Thatsnothowithappensinreallife.Mostartifactsare
foundinpieces.Archaeologistshavetoputthesepiecesbacktogethertogainaninsightintowhatitwasandwhatit
wasusedfor.Youaregoingtogetanopportunitytodothatverythingtoday.

2.DoyourememberwhenwetookthatvirtualtouroftheBritshMuseum?Rememberallthoseprettyartifacts?Well,not
allofthemwerefoundthatway.
3.Manytimestheseartifactsarefoundinpiecesastheyareveryoldandbrittle.Theyhavebeensittingcoveredinsand
formanymanyyears.Theyhaveseenbetterdays,letssaythat.Evenifanartifactcannotbecompletelyrestoreditcan
stillgiveusfantasticinformationaboutAncientEgypt,suchastoolstheyused,theircultureandevenreligious
information.Ourgoaltodayistotopiecetogetherthepast,andseewhatwecanlearnbyputtinganartifactback
together.
4.a.Pairstudentsup.
b.Passoutmaterials.(paperbagswithpiecesofartifact,constructionpapertobeusedasabase,glue)
c.Studentswillpourcontentsofbagontoconstructionpaperbase.
d.Studentswillbegiventimetoexaminecontents.
e.Studentswillthenattempttopiecetheartifacttogether
f.Studentswillbeaskedwhattheartifactis,andwhatelsetheyhavelearnedbyputtingittogether.
5.WewillbeusingSpacialandKinestheticmodalities.
6.Askthestudents"Canyouputanyrandomtwopiecestogether?"
"Whatdoyouthinkthisartifactmayhavebeen?"
"Doyouhaveanythingathomethatthisartifactremindsyouof?"
"Whatdoyouthinkthismayhavebeenusedfor?"
"Whatdoyouthinkthewritingandpicturesontheartifactmean?"
7.Studentswillhavegainedanappreciationforthepatienceandhardworkittakestoputanartifactbacktogether.
8.Thestudentswillhavebeensuccessfulinputtingtheartifacttogetherwellenoughtorecognizethatitusedtobea
pot.

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9.Greatjob!DoIhaveanyvolunteerstocomeupandexplainwhattheylearnedwhilepiecingtogetherthepast?
10.Nowitstimeforustocleanourdigsiteup.Gluegoesbackintotheglueboxes,putourartifactsondisplayonthe
backtableandreturntoyourseats.
11.Nowwehaveagreaterappreciationforhowharditistoputanartifactbacktogether.Sotomorrowwewillbe
takingavirtualtouroftheRosicrucianmuseum.WearegoingtoseesomeancientEgyptianartifactsonline,however,
thatisjustapreviewbecauseonwednesdaywewillseethemforreal!

GroupingStrategies
1.Studentswillbesittingattheirdeskswatchingandlisteningtome.

2.Studentswillbesittingattheirdeskswatchingandlisteningtome.
3.Studentswillbesittingattheirdeskswatchingandlisteningtome.
4.Studentswillbeactivelylisteningastheysortthroughtheirmaterialsandbegintoworkontheassignment.
5.
6.Studentswillanswerthesequestionsastheirartifactbeginstotakeshape.
7.Studentswillparticipateinaclassdiscussion.
8.Studentswillparticipateinaclassdisscussion.
9.Studentswillexplaintotheclasswhattheylearnedfromtheactivityaswellashowtheyfeltdoingit.
10.Inanorderlyfashion,studentswillreturnmaterialstotheirproperplacesandreturntotheirseats,
11.Studentsareexcitedforthenextstepofourunit.

DifferentiatedInstruction
1.Studentswillbesittingattheirdeskswatchingandlisteningtome.
2.Studentswillbesittingattheirdeskswatchingandlisteningtome.
3.Studentswillbesittingattheirdeskswatchingandlisteningtome.
4.Z,R,T,andHwillbepairedwithanadvancedstudent.
5.
6.Studentswillparticipatetofullestextentoftheirabilities.
7.Studentswillparticipatetofullestextentoftheirabilities.
8.Studentswillparticipatetofullestextentoftheirabilities.
9.Studentswillparticipatetofullestextentoftheirabilities.
10.Inanorderlyfashion,studentswillreturnmaterialstotheirproperplacesandreturntotheirseats.
11.Studentsareexcitedforthenextstepofourunit.

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REFLECTIONS
PriortoLesson
Thestudentscanputthebrokenpiecestogetherinsuchawaythattheycandeterminethatitusedtobeapot.

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Studentswillnotputitbacktogetherproperly.

Studentswillnotuseenoughglueandthepotwillnotholdlogenoughforthemtodeterminewhatitusedtobe.

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