Interactive Multimedia Tool

PowerPoint can be incorporated into a classroom in many ways. A teacher can use a PowerPoint when presenting new information to a class. Students can use a PowerPoint when presenting a project to a class. PowerPoints can also be interactive with sound and video. A teacher can insert a video clip into a PowerPoint and can then have a questionnaire with interactive answers within the PowerPoint.

One of the requirements for this class was to present a topic using PowerPoint as an interactive multimedia tool. Many of us have used PowerPoint before, but had not known how to link the pages to make our presentation interactive. After learning how to do this, we created our presentation on assistive technology. Below is a link to our interactive PowerPoint presentation.

Stage 1
Identify Desired Results

Catchy Title: The Rock Cycle
Theme/Topic of Lesson: The Rock Cycle
Time Commitment: one class period
Subject Area(s):
Science - Ecology
Grade Level(s): 5
Class Challenge Question:

Draw a diagram of the rock cycle and explain in your own words how it works.

Overview:

Students will be exploring an interactive site about the rock cycle and sharing their findings with the class.

Stage 2
Determine Acceptable Evidence

Earth/Space Science
(K-3)

Maryland Content Standards
Students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the chemical and physical interactions (i.e., natural forces and cycles, transfer of energy) of the environment, Earth, and the universe that occur over time.

Maryland State Indicators
2.3.1
describe the properties of Earth materials (i.e., soils, rocks, water) explain how they change and what causes those changes (i.e., weather and erosion).

Learning Objectives:

The Students will:

Students will be able to illustrate the rock cycle and write an explanation for how it works by the end of the lesson.

Assessment

At the end of the lesson, students will be instructed to illustrate the rock cycle. They will also be instructed to explain in their own words how the rock cycle works.

Stage 3
Plan Learning Experiences

Resources

Internet Sites	How Do Rocks Undergo Change This website provides and interactive trip through the rock cycle.
	http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm

Materials

Per Student

a pencil, a piece of white paper, a computer.

Procedures

Throughout the previous days students have been learning about igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. They are aware of their characteristics and ways of formation.

Today students will be learning how each type of rock is able to transform from one type to a different type.

Students will begin with a quick review of the three types of rocks. This review will be done as a whole class with the teacher writing notes on the chalk board.

They will then each work individually through an interactive website about the rock cycle. Students will be instructed to refer to the How Do Rocks Undergo Change website. At this website, students will begin by reading the first page that comes up. After they have read this page, the students must click next or step 2 at the bottom. During step 2 students must carefully follow the directions that appear on the screen. This step will take them through the rock cycle. After they have finished with step 2, they must click step 3 or next at the bottom of the page. Students will be instructed to view the diagram on step 3 and click on the arrows to see the actions they perform. They will be instructed to disregard the bottom section.

Students will then form groups and discuss what they have learned.

The class will then come together as a whole and discuss what they have learned.

Lastly, students will draw the rock cycle and explain in their own words how each type of rock is able to transform into another type.

Enrichment Options

Field Experiences

Students will now understand how rocks they see outside may have formed from other rocks.