Scratch Mini Lesson: The Water Cycle

 The Aquatic Adventure: Exploring the Wondrous Water Cycle

What stage of water cycle is this image?  


Big Idea: "How does the water cycle sustain life on Earth and influence the planet's climate and ecosystems?" 
LINK : Mini Lesson Plan 

Water is never lost; it constantly cycles between the Earth's surface, the atmosphere, and back again. This cycle includes the process like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. The Water Cycle is a complicated concept to understand, the reason why I chose this topic for my mini lesson is because integrating art and technology with this concept will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the lesson in so many different creative ways. Students will engage in hands-on collaborative learning where they will explore the topic of the water cycle through visual simulation. In my future teaching practice, I will incorporate coding platforms as a tool for my students to engage in complex concepts as the visual factor along side, repetition of concepts allows students to be creative and grasp knowledge fully. 

Scratch is a free, user friendly programming platform designed to help children learn how to code, and create an interactive multimedia projects. Students can engage in collaborative or independent work to develop games, animations, systems and so much more. Incorporating Scratch in this lesson is a great way to capture student's interest as the visual element helps students understand the complex scientific concepts more effectively. In terms of assessment, Scratch projects can serve as a form of assessment allowing teachers to evaluate student's understanding and creativity.  

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  1. Alia AhmadiOctober 23, 2023 at 9:35 PM

    Great work, Rohma! I like how you have included a Read Aloud as part of your lesson. It is a fun way to engage learners. It also connects to the TQS by including Indigenization and decolonization. I wonder if you could elaborate more on the assessment process and how it is effective. I also enjoyed that you mentioned how Scratch could be a helpful resource to utilize in your future practice! Once again, nice job!

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