among the sierra nevada, california an interdisciplinary lesson by kyle killian melissa grzych...
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Among the Sierra Nevada,
CaliforniaAn Interdisciplinary Lesson byAn Interdisciplinary Lesson by
Kyle KillianKyle Killian
Melissa GrzychMelissa Grzych
Rochelle SeagleRochelle Seagle
John Quincy Adams Middle SchoolJohn Quincy Adams Middle School
1868 Albert Bierstadt Bornoil on canvas overall: 72 x 120 1/8 in. (183 x 305 cm) frame: 96 1/4 x 144 3/8 x 7 1/
TechnologyTechnologyUse publisher to Use publisher to
create a travel create a travel brochure for a brochure for a National ParkNational Park
Use a Voki to Use a Voki to create an avatar create an avatar to teach others to teach others about a park about a park http://kkillian.wetpaint.com
Create a Create a PhotoStory video PhotoStory video of scenes for the of scenes for the National ParkNational Park
SciencSciencee
Review key terms – observations, Review key terms – observations, inferences, abiotic, bioticinferences, abiotic, bioticObservations and Inferences about main Observations and Inferences about main paintingpaintingVideo conference about other landscapes Video conference about other landscapes noticing abiotic and biotic featuresnoticing abiotic and biotic featuresCreate a podcast about a landscape Create a podcast about a landscape picture from the Smithsonian website picture from the Smithsonian website naming the four key termsnaming the four key terms
MathMath Convert temperatures Convert temperatures
from degrees Fahrenheit from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsiusto degrees Celsius
Find the mean, median, Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the mode, and range of the temperaturestemperatures
Identify which measure of Identify which measure of central tendency best central tendency best describes their datadescribes their data
Create a box and whisker Create a box and whisker plot of all the dataplot of all the data
Find the area of each Find the area of each county and create a scale county and create a scale drawing that comprises drawing that comprises all of the counties in the all of the counties in the Sierra NevadaSierra Nevada
Counties in the Counties in the SierraSierra Alpine County, California
Amador County, California
Butte County, California
Calaveras County, California
El Dorado County, California
Fresno County, California
Inyo County, California
Kern County, California
Madera County, California
Mariposa County, California
Mono County, California
Nevada County, California
Placer County, California
Plumas County, California
Sierra County, California
Tulare County, California
Tuolumne County, Tuolumne County, California California
Yuba County, Yuba County, California California
The Carson Range The Carson Range (often considered (often considered part of the Sierra) part of the Sierra) extends into Nevada:extends into Nevada:
Douglas County, Douglas County, Nevada Nevada
Carson City, Nevada Carson City, Nevada Washoe County, Washoe County,
Nevada Nevada
EnrichmentEnrichmentStudents will take pictures of the Students will take pictures of the
landscapes around the school. landscapes around the school.
They will create a PhotoStory making They will create a PhotoStory making sure to include science terms learned sure to include science terms learned during the lesson. during the lesson.
Students will present their PhotoStory to Students will present their PhotoStory to another class to share their knowledge another class to share their knowledge among different grade levels. among different grade levels.
Students will reflect on their art lesson Students will reflect on their art lesson by writing a short paragraph on the by writing a short paragraph on the teacher’s eBoard page or blog.teacher’s eBoard page or blog.
Credits Smithsonian American Art Smithsonian American Art
MuseumMuseum
Websources – www.nps.orgWebsources – www.nps.org
Special thanks to SAAM staff Special thanks to SAAM staff members and the Cisco 21S members and the Cisco 21S Fellows for this experience.Fellows for this experience.