Dinosaurs, Giant Creatures and More: Study of Life Through the 13 periods (Flex)
What's included
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges. Each week the students will need to watch a lesson or videos and read the slides that go with it. They will then need to respond with a video of them responding to my discussion and activity prompt along with a response to a classmate's activity or thoughts.Assessment
Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges. I am happy to provide a certificate upon completion or formal grade if needed. I am a certified teacher in Missouri, Florida, and HawaiiGrading
includedClass Experience
Each week I will post a discussion and activity prompt, Kahoot self paced challenge, video lesson, and the slides used in the lesson. The students will then record a video of them responding to the discussion prompt and explaining their activity. There will be chances for the students to respond and interact with each other through their collaborative stories created and to comment or ask questions about their work. The Kahoot challenges will test their comprehension and allow them to compete with their classmates. Each week the students will need to watch a lesson or videos and read the slides that go with it. They will then need to respond with a video of them responding to my discussion and activity prompt along with a response to a classmate's activity or thoughts. Week 1: Introductions Study of the Precambrian Period lifeforms and planet at this time Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 2: Study of the Cambrian Period lifeforms and planet at this time Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 3: Study of the Ordovician Period lifeforms and planet at this time Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 4: Study of the Silurian Period lifeforms and planet at this time Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 5: Study of the Devonian Period lifeforms and planet at this time Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 6: Study of the time period Carboniferous: Mississippian Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 7-Carboniferous: Pennyslvanian Study Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 8-Study of the Permian period Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 9: Intro to the Dinosaur Era- Triassic Period Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 10: Jurassic Period study Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 11: Cretaceous Period study Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 12: Tertiary Period study Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges Week 13 Quartenary Period study Final Discussion and Activity prompt videos on Flipgrid and Google Classroom for students to interact and respond to Comprehension Checks through Kahoot Challenges
Learning Goals
Students will learn the basics of each time period (Atmosphere, Lifeforms, Landscape and how long ago) and will be assess through the Discussions, Activities, and Kahoot Challenges.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
With the nature of dinosaurs and nature, there will be some creature violence discussed and shown on videos.
Supply List
I will be attaching some links of some materials and activities that might need printing out. I will try to keep the supplies needed to a bare minimum.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 teachers have teaching certificates
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Maine Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Fort Hays State University
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Gordon College
1 teacher has an Associate's degree
Associate's Degree in Computer Engineering from State College of Florida
I have taught 6th grade science and have developed this course in mind to teach my own children whom are 10 and 11 about the evolution of life. I want the students to be able to build a community and share their ideas about a topic they love with other students, no matter how busy or what time zone they live in.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly13 weeks
Completed by 11 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 7-12