Teacher: Baker, J.

Scott

Date:

11-20-14

Class Per: 4

Lesson Objective: investigate series and parallel circuits (What is the related AP Physics 2 Objective?)
Observations by Mrs. Tricia N. Aguas (Science Instructional Practice Coach)
Time
12:05

Teacher
You have 15 minutes to explore the
electricity produced by different fruit.

Students
For what are students accountable in
this activity

12:08

Two tardy students (one boy, one girl)

walk in.

12:10

Two girls walk in tardy

12:18

Why is the reading negative?

12:21

Turn voltmeters off.

12:22

Today we will play Kahoot. This first

set is just for us to practice
(Kahoot.it)
Put in a name that is not overtly
offensive.

12:29

Started Kahoot.
Question 1: What goes up but never
goes down? Your age

12:32

Question 5: When I was born I was big

but the older I get, the smaller I am?
What am I?

Students return equipment.

Names written: El mamado, Yeet,

P.O.P, Hold it Down, Migwell, Yelhsa,
Yeezus, Chui and Sarita, Friendzone
Chri, Yovan Saldana, Mr. Baker, Miso
Hornni, trokiando, Ms. Aguas,
Illuminati

Gave out candy to the top scorers.

12:33

Parallel and series circuits

12:35

Switch open (lights off)

Switch closed... (lights on)

12:38

Path in the woods if one path has

more resistance (like a log falls),
which path will I go?
Parallel multiple pathways within
the circuit.

the easier path.

12:39

12:42

12:45

How is your house wired?

If goes off will your house go off?
So our houses are in what type of
circuit?
Lets do another Kahoot. This time
use your names Some part of your
name Ill recognize.
(While looking through his computer)
Which one is it?

G9: Well be waiting.

Q1: How is your house wired? (14/21

correct)
Q2: When one goes out, all go out.
(20/21 correct)
Q3: Three current pathways. (20/21
correct)
Q4: When one bulb goes out, rest stays
lit. (20/21 correct)

21 of 25 students logged in to Kahoot

12:49
12:50

A few students call out, No.

A few students call out, Parallel.

What level of questioning is this? Does

this activity align with your objective?
What does this information tell you
about how engaged your students are?

G10: Lets do this (Kahoot) again.

I wanted you to look at the lab for
tomorrow but ok, well do one
more.

G10: We should do this everyday! As

warm-up to warm-up our brains.

Third Round of Kahoot:

Q1: What is so fragile a sound can
destroy it?...
Q5 (last): Whats always coming but
never arrives?
12:54

Yelhsa was the leader.

Students packed up. One student stood
at the door.

Comments/ Suggestions/ Questions:

After examining the notes on the seating chart and the script above, and using a scale of 110 (1= not engaged at all; 10 = 100% engaged) how engaged do you think your students
were throughout the lesson?