This page contains lesson plans I have written and taught. You can download the lesson by clicking on the underlined lesson name or preview them below.

 

 

Brain Explorers' Club 2013-2014

 

Lesson 1 - Participants introduce themselves and then play Brain Myth Jeopardy to explore what they already know and pique their interest. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nervous System - Participants explore the nervous system, create a visual representation of its various parts, and then act out how it works. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn Summer 2013

These lessons were written in collaboration with other Learn 2 Teach staff. 

 

Introduction to Physical Programming - In this activity, participants learn how to use Modkit software to turn lights on and off. They complete a variety of challenges involving a light sensor, a button, and turning the lights on and off. During the second half of the lesson, they make something that uses this technology. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Programming Lesson 2: Drawbots - Participants build lego prototypes and figure out how to make them move forwards and backwards. Next, they do an activity to help them think about what types of instructions robots can understand. Finally, they program a drawing robot to make squares and other shapes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Teacher Residency, Fall 2012

 

Respiratory System: ​Students act out diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digestive System: Students will eat a cracker, observing what happens to it while it is in their mouths. Next, students will complete an experiment that looks at the effects of amylase on starches.