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Week
by Week
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Orientation
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| Week
1
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Individual:
Read the Intro. Read the Guide. Decide what type of
terrarium you would like to build. Do the Pre-Course Survey.
Team:
Meet and name your team.
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| Week
2
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Individual:
Read
about Earth system science. Collect containers for the terrariums.
Team:
Name your team.
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| Week
3 |
Individual:
Build your sample terrarium.
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Land
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Week
4
Teacher
As Researcher
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Individual:
Classroom Action Research—Do an activity with your students,
reflect on the activity, respond to teammates' reflections, and
suggest criteria for effective concept-building activities.
Team:
Criteria-Building—Agree on criteria for effective
concept-building activities.
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Week
5
Teacher
As Scholar
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Individual:
Earth Sphere Scholar—Ask questions about land. Answer your and
your teammates' questions.
Team:
Essential Question Scholar—Agree on answers to essential
questions about land.
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Week
6
Teacher
As Designer
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Individual:
Lesson Design—Design or find a sphere lesson for your students,
post it for feedback, revise it based on feedback, and post it
again.
Team:
Feedback—Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Living
Things
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Week
7
Teacher As Researcher
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Individual:
Classroom Action Research—Do an activity with your students,
reflect on the activity, respond to teammates' reflections, and
suggest criteria for effective concept-building activities.
Team:
Criteria-Building—Agree on criteria for effective
concept-building activities.
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Week
8
Teacher As Scholar
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Individual:
Earth Sphere Scholar—Ask questions about living things. Answer your and
your teammates' questions.
Team:
Essential Question Scholar—Agree on answers to essential
questions about living things.
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Week
9
Teacher As Designer
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Individual:
Lesson Design—Design or find a sphere lesson for your students,
post it for feedback, revise it based on feedback, and post it
again.
Team:
Feedback—Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Water
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Week
10
Teacher
As Researcher
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Individual:
Classroom Action Research—Do an activity with your students,
reflect on the activity, respond to teammates' reflections, and
suggest criteria for effective concept-building activities.
Team:
Criteria-Building—Agree on criteria for effective
concept-building activities.
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Week
11
Teacher
As Scholar
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Individual:
Earth Sphere Scholar—Ask questions about water. Answer your and
your teammates' questions.
Team:
Essential Question Scholar—Agree on answers to essential
questions about water.
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Week
12
Teacher
As Designer
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Individual:
Lesson Design—Design or find a sphere lesson for your students,
post it for feedback, revise it based on feedback, and post it
again.
Team:
Feedback—Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Air
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Week
13
Teacher
As Researcher
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Individual:
Classroom Action Research—Do an activity with your students,
reflect on the activity, respond to teammates' reflections, and
suggest criteria for effective concept-building activities.
Team:
Criteria-Building—Agree on criteria for effective
concept-building activities.
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Week
14
Teacher
As Scholar
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Individual:
Earth Sphere Scholar—Ask questions about air. Answer your and
your teammates' questions.
Team:
Essential Question Scholar—Agree on answers to essential
questions about air.
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Week
15
Teacher
As Designer
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Individual:
Lesson Design—Design or find a sphere lesson for your students,
post it for feedback, revise it based on feedback, and post it
again.
Team:
Feedback—Give your teammates feedback on their sphere lessons.
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Final
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Week
16
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Individual:
Do the Final Project. Do the Post-Course Survey.
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