Lesson Plan Activity 3

http://www.bcps.org/apps/CBTIA/cbtia.aspx?id=4173

This activity appeals to me because it is a creative way of getting the students to learn about different natural weather phenomena. It gives them some insight on how to organize information into a structured format. There is also the opportunity to expand on the forms of disasters covered in the newsletter. Students might produce a rushed version of the newsletter instead of trying to learn about what actually happened.

http://www.bcps.org/apps/CBTIA/cbtia.aspx?id=4229

This activity teaches the students how to do a learning task. I think it is important because it reinforces critical thinking, and using what information is given to you to complete a simple task, they also learn a little about chemicals as building blocks. I would use this activity in my classroom because i think it is important to learn how to think properly. Some children might get flustered and not try at the activity, they would be more inclined to guess than to figure it out themselves. The activity is simple to execute, all that is involved is a computer and a projector.

LOTI
http://www.bcps.org/apps/CBTIA/cbtia.aspx?id=4152

This activity is at Level 3 - Infusion. This activity involves some critical thinking and some basic computer functioning and knowledge. This activity involves modification of a template, to increase the LoTI level the students could be asked to create their own template, or to use some links from the presentation to gather critical thinking knowledge. They could also be asked to blog or wiki their findings. To make it lower on the scale you could simply print off all of the information they need so they don't even need a computer.