KJanish+Lesson+Plans

The following lesson plans were developed by

Name: Kevin Janish School: Scotland School Email: kevin.janish@k12.sd.us School Phone: (605) 583-2237

__**Lesson Plan #1:**__ Topic(s) - Force as a vector Grade Level - 11th - 12th grade


 * 5Es || Link || Description ||
 * Engage || Skateboard Science || This website uses videos and diagrams to show the physics behind certain skateboarding tricks.

It describe how force affects the motion of an object. || || Students explore how sailboats must adjust their sails in order to move depending on the direction the wind is blowing. They will start to draw introductory force diagrams and start to get an idea of how force acts as a vector. || Types of Forces || This is a Word document copy of my One Note notes that I would use to explain forces and how they act as vectors The second link to to a page on the Physics Classroom site that I use to help students understand the difference between the different types of forces there are in our world. || || This activity uses force resolution to determine the amount of force that rafters on a building apply to the walls and the foundation. Using trigonometry students can explain how the pitch of a roof can help a building stand up. ||
 * Explore || Sailing through physics
 * || Force notes
 * Elaborate || Rafter Physics
 * Evaluate || Disaster Bridge Challenge || The Disaster Bridge Challenge is an activity where they must build a bridge to transport materials over a waterway. This is a culminating activity that makes them use all of the concepts that they have learned in this unit. ||

__**Lesson Plan #2:**__ Topic(s) - Water cycle/Aquifers Grade Level - 10th - 12th

|| This article is about the crisis regarding the usage of water in the Colorado river and how it has changed the river over time. A comparison can be made to how we use the Missouri River here in South Dakota. ||
 * 5Es || Link || Description ||
 * Engage || The Colorado River
 * Explore || Water testing || This activity is a qualitative lab that confirms the presence of certain ions in ground water taken from a well as compared to tap and distilled water. A discussion can then be had on why certain ions are present in well water and not in distilled or tap water. ||
 * Explain || Groundwater handout || This is a hand out that I have that I have the students read and we then discuss. In it the water cycle as well as many concepts concerning ground water and aquifers are discussed. ||
 * Elaborate || Porosity and Permeability || These are two activities that show students the difference between porosity and permeability when it comes to soil. It can then be discussed how each of these is important to an aquifer. ||
 * Evaluate || Water filtration

|| The water filtration activity shows how soil can act as a filtering mechanism. After the activity is finished the students will then engineer an aquifer using the types of soil used in the filtering activity. They will then draw the water back out (teacher notes) and compare it with the original water to see if their aquifer is polluted or not. ||