Online Projects, Collaboration Sites, and Publishing Opportunities

Lesson Idea Template

Name: Sunlight and Seasons

Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Content Area: Science
Standards Addressed: S4E2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to model the
effects of the position and motion of the Earth and the moon in relation to the sun as observed
from the Earth. (a. Develop a model to support an explanation of why the length of day and night
change throughout the year.)
Title of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: Journey North
URL of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/sunlight-seasons
Describe how you would use the Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing
Opportunity in your classroom: I would use the online project for fourth grade science class. As
for the standard, the students study the Earth and the moon. They need to understand why the
length of day and night change. The project allows the students to report their daylight and signs
of the seasonal change. They will learn the seasonal changes in sunlight affect the entire web of
life through the project. They observe the natural world closely, record data, take photos, and
make drawings, look for patterns of seasonal change, and note webs of connections.
What technologies would be required to implement this proposed learning activity in a
classroom? Students would require using a computer individually to access the website.
Describe how the following features are addressed in this learning experience (note: all of
them may not be addressed in the project, but most should be if you are reaching a high
LoTi Level.):
a. Collaboration with peers, near-peers, mentors outside their classroom and
often beyond their school: Students collaborate with other students. If students,
see other students work they will be stimulated and raise their motivation.
b. Student-centered learning and knowledge creation (collecting original data
and or producing original products as a result of engaging in the project):
Collecting original data will be fun and cultivate students independence.
c. Higher-order thinking: The project helps students achieve higher-order thinking.
It also helps critical thinking.
d. Students publishing their original work to others who will use/care about
their product: Students report their data and pictures. It includes the
temperature, weather, air, and trees condition.

Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):

See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
What Level of Technology Implementation best describes this learning activity and Why?
LoTi 4 would be the best to describe this learning activity because students share their product
or outcome with an audience.
How could you implement this proposed learning experience and still comply with your
districts Internet Safety and Student Privacy policies? I could implement this proposed
learning experience by analyzing and comparing other students data. For Internet safety and
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student privacy policies, Journey North Organization requires to login when students update
their data. Students set their Email and password to login for the participation. Therefore, the
data should be academic and decent.