Students will have had in-class time all this week along with a couple of days last week, to work on their astronomy projects.
The schedule for the Astronomy presentations is as follows:
Friday, 1/28 - 15 Facts are due for checking
Monday, 1/31 - 3 Questions and answers are due for checking.
Thursday, 2/10 - Presentations in front of class will begin!
Again, for the descriptor, all required papers (rubric, etc) are on the school website under 8th grade, science, Astronomy Project 2011
I checked with Ms. Blake since their Biography Day presentations will begin and she said since I have given them in-class time, it wouldn't interfere with the project for social studies.
I have mentioned to students that they are not to READ their keynotes, etc. as it wouldn't be a "display of their knowledge" on their topics. I will also be asking questions of them. Some of the questions I would expect them to know (i.e. if they're doing 'Galaxies' I would expect for them to be able to list the 3 main classifications of galaxies! Some will be questions they might not know (maybe I won't either!)
As they go up to present, they will hand me their "lesson plan" (15 facts, 3 questions and answers, and the rubric).
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