Grade 2 : Research and presentation

                              Group Work

Rubric for presentation

Presentation

Clear strong voice and with confidence and head up.

4 Clear strong voice and with confidence and head up

3 most of the time a clear strong voice and with confidence

2 some of the time a clear strong voice and with confidence

1 very little of the time a clear strong voice and with confidence

Unit 9: Light and Shadows (Group 1)
(G1: Elias, Kelvin, Reavan)

-understand that light needs to enter our eyes to see

-understand how shadows are formed

-know how a shadow will be in the morning, noon, and afternoon

Research : 1. When can we see?

    2. How are shadows formed?

                 3. How do shadows look in the morning?

   4. How do shadows look at noon?

   5. How shadows look in the evening?

Links :

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSkOo364_wI
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/shadows/read/1/
3. http://www.nkcf.org/how-the-human-eye-works/
4. http://mspshadows.weebly.com/how-do-shadows-change.html
5. http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/esm/shadows

Unit 10 : Heat (Group 2)
(G2: Chrystian, Kent, Aradhya)

-know ways that heat is made

-understand that heat can change the size, shape, texture, or colour of something

Research :
1. How is heat formed?

   2. How do we protect ourselves from getting too hot?

   3. How can heat change texture?

   4. How can heat change colour?

   5. How can heat change size?

         

Links :

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khZrs-UBq28
2. http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/thermal/heat.html
3. http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp
4. http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/mechanics/energy/heatAndTemperature/changesOfPhase/changeOfState.html
5. http://study.com/academy/lesson/changes-in-heat-and-energy-diagrams.html

Unit 14: Tools Help Us (Group 3)
(G3: Ignacio, Nathan, Desomond)

-give examples of some common tools

-know that tools help us make work easier

-understand what simple machine a tool is

-know that all parts of a tool must work for a tool to work

Research :
1. What are tools for?

   2. Name some different types of tools?

   3. Name the simple machines?

    4. What tools are also simple machines?

   5. What tools do you see or use in class or on the playground?

Link :

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_FZpXom8iI
2. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/tool.html
3. http://www.tooldirect.co.uk/tools_types.php
4. https://www.grainger.com/category/hand-tools/ecatalog/N-bia
5. http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
6. http://physics.about.com/od/physicsintherealworld/p/simplemachines.htm

Unit 15: Electricity (Group 4)
(G4: Almira, Elvan, Ghassana)

-know that some objects need batteries

-be aware that batteries come in different shapes and sizes

-understand the different parts of a circuit

-know that electrical and battery-operated appliances have circuits

Research :
1. What is electricity?

   2. What are some things that use batteries?

    3. Why is it better for some things to use batteries?

   4. What are some things that use small batteries and some things that use large batteries?

   5. What is a circuit?

 

Links:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHFkaeDZJWs
2. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
3. http://kids.saveonenergy.ca/en/what-is-electricity/
4. https://www.choice.com.au/babies-and-kids/children-and-safety/toys-and-safety-at-play/buying-guides/safe-toys
5. http://discoverykids.com/articles/how-do-electric-circuits-work/
6. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/electricitycircuits.html

Unit 15: Magnets (Group 5)
(G5: Nicole, Avni, Calynn)

• understand that magnets can attract some objects and certain kinds of materials
• know the uses of magnets
• understand that magnets can make objects move without touching them

Research :1. What is a magnet?

   2. What do magnets attract?
3. What do magnets not attract?
4. What are some things that are magnets used for?
5. How does a compass work?

Links:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSG5aeTy-Y
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR9w4koW2EAhttp://www.physics4kids.com/files/elec_magnets.html
3. http://www.tutorvista.com/physics/10-uses-of-magnets
4. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/magnetism.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20091020224110/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8423/domain.htm
6. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/magnets.html

Research

Researching the given topic and on task. (Some support and guidance given but then student remans on task.)

4 no reminders to stay on task

3 1-2 reminders to stay on task

2 3-4 reminders to stay on task

1 more than 4 reminders to stay on task

Presentation

Clear strong voice and with confidence and head up.

4 Clear strong voice and with confidence and head up

3 most of the time a clear strong voice and with confidence

2 some of the time a clear strong voice and with confidence

1 very little of the time a clear strong voice and with confidence