Introduction
This webquest will cover the different kinds of forces for 5th grade students. At the beginning of this unit with forces, I'll explain that we'll study one force for each week throughout this monthly process because I wouldn't want my students to feel overwhelmed. The students will study what each force is and what it represents. I'll provide the proper strategies and the daily routines behind them to establish for how I would like my students to learn and excel. At the end of each class period, I'll explain how each force can relate to life outside of school so that it would be easier for my students to remember the lesson when they participate in things my analogies relate in life.
Task
Participation will play a part in determining students' grades because it helps them understand the materials that are being covered. On a daily basis, I give my students a class assignment after I give my lectures on the topics that'll be covered each day in class. The students who don't finish the class assignment will have an opportunity to finish it for homework because it should be enough time to observe and understand the materials on the assignment. I want my students to have enough time to understand the materials because I'll ask each one of them to present at least one part of the assignment in a class discussion the next day in class. The forces the students will study are gravity, electricity, and magnetic field and as previously stated, each one of these forces will be covered throughout one week. This will all lead up to a presentation project once we conclude all the lesson plans on the forces in class. The presentation project will be that each student will two or more topics in his or her life on how these forces relate to the topics. The presentation can be over a postor or a powerpoint on the forces and the duration will be 3-5 minutes.
According to Jay Buckey, " Our bodies function necessarily under the presence of gravity."
According to Erica Tennenhouse, "There's no escaping magnetic fields, they're all around us."
According to Amber Plante. "Electricity is everywhere, even in the human body."
Process
On a daily basis, each of my students have communicated with the questions on the class assignments/homework assignments to show that they understand the materials. They've also connected with me while I'm going discussing the lectures which shows that they are ready and confident to excel on the next lesson plans. This is necessary because my students are not only developing the proper knowledge behind these forces, but they're also developing the proper communication skills. These give my students the confidence to achieve a great grade on the project and how the knowledge with how the forces relate to everyday life for them in the long run.
Evaluation
This evaluation will be based on a rubric for how students do on the presentation project. The presentation project will be a total of 100 points. The four sections of the rubric will be volume, facing the audience, eye contact, and creativity.
Volume:
1: Very Poor: The student wasn't heard at all during the presentation. 0 points. 2. Needs Improvement: The student was barely heard throughout the presentation. 6.25 points. 3. Basic: The student was sometimes heard throughout the presentation. 12.5 points. 4. Proficient: The student was heard for most of the presentation, but could've been a little louder. 18.75 points. 5. Advance: The student was consistently and clearly heard during the presentation. 25 points.
Facing the Audience:
1. Very Poor: The student had his or her back turn and was never facing forward. 0 points. 2. Needs Improvement: The student was only facing the audience for a little and mostly had the back turn and/or was facing sideways. 6.25 points. 3. Basic: The student was only facing the audience for about half of the time. 12.5 points. 4. Proficient: The was facing the audience for most of the time throughout the presentation. 18.75 points. 5. Advanced: The student was facing the audience to where the audience understanding body language for what the student was saying. 25 points.
Eye Contact:
1. Very Poor: The student was never looking towards the audience during the presentation. 0 points. 2. Needs Improvement: The student wasn't making eye contact with the audience for a majority of the time. 6.25 points. 3. Basic: The student makes eye contact with the audience for half of the time. 12.5 points. 4. Proficient: The student makes eye contact with the audience most of the time during the presentation. 18.75 points. 5. Advanced: The student made eye contact the whole time to make it easy for the audience to understand the presentation. 25 points.
Creativity:
1. Very Poor: The presentation was completley unorganized and not related the topic. 0 points. 2. Needs Improvement: The student completed the presentation, but the presentation itself could've been better. 6.25 points. 3. Basic: The student provided decent information, but didn't necessarily provide proper examples for the audience to understand. 12.5 points. 4. Proficient: The student presented everyone on and about the presentation, but the illustrations could've been more clear. 18.75 points. 5. Advanced: The student provided clear and consistent information on everything covered in the presentation. 25 points.
Total: /100 points.
Conclusion
Without a proper foundation of knowledge in school, then students won't have an idea for how it can relate to how they live, work, and have fun in life. It's good that the different kinds of principles are taught to students in school because force can apply to every aspect in life. As students are learning in school, they can understand what forces are, how they work, and why they're important. It's a great feeling that teachers can teach secrets like forces that are the ingredients to be successful in school, fun activities, and relationships between friends and families. These can last not just throughout the school year, also for a lifetime.
Credits
1. Buckey, Jay. Gravity and The Human Body. June 15, 2017. https://phys.org
2. Plante, Amber. How The Human Body Uses Electricity. February 12, 2016. https://www.physics.smu.edu
3. Tennenhouse, Erica. What Magnetic Fields Do To Your Brain and Body. May 25, 2018. https://www.quora.com
Teacher Page
I'll always be there for my students, especially if they have questions that need to be answered. My students are always to share with us about what's going on in school or in their personal lives. I share some fun and inspiring ideas for how events in a student's life can help him or her excel in school, in life, and how to create a balance between the two. One of my favorite ways to learn is how a lesson plan relates to everyday life in person and that's why I assigned the presentation project. I enjoy seeing my students enjoying what they learn and what they use it for because I believe that the more you enjoy doing something the better you'll be at it.