Rine Lesson Plans September 21-25

HEART LINE & SINKER Microsoft PowerPoint presentations on the heart created by 7th grade Language Arts classes Ms. Rine Everitt Middle School September 1998

Presentation Requirements  Students will work in groups to create a class PowerPoint presentation. They will use a rotation schedule to work on the computer.  Each class group has an 8 slide minimum. Each small group must create one slide.  Each slide must have at least one sound, one graphic, one transition, and one animation.

Teacher Preparations  Create desktop folders for each of the classes  Obtain diskettes for each of the classes  Create a desktop folder to store heart graphics videos, and wavs  Browse the internet and collect heart graphics, videos, and wavs and store them in designated folder  Prepare desk work for the students who are not on the computer since this is all being accomplished in a one computer classroom

Presentation Schedule  Students will follow a two week schedule for the creation of presentations.  Groups are designated by having students number off in numbers  Monday-teacher instruction of program; begin researching the heart and blood  Tuesday-continue research; rough draft of slides due  Wednesday through Wednesday-students work on Capitalization and Punctuation packets from textbook while small groups rotate on the computer to design slides

Title of the Presentation Correct heading Members of the group Slide 1

Introduction to the Heart and Blood This slide will contain an introduction to the heart and blood. For example, use information such as: “The heart is a pump. The heart is a muscle.” Slide 2

HEART COMPOSITION This slide requires a paragraph explaining the makeup of the heart. Then, 5 heart words should be defined and paraphrased by students. Slide 3

HEART RATE AND PULSE This slide will contain an explanation of heart rate and pulse. Length should run approximately one paragraph. Slide 4

HOW THE HEART BEATS & CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD This is a one paragraph explanation of the two topics mentioned above. Slide 5

INTERESTING FACTS Five or more interesting facts about the heart. Slide 6

REFLECTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT This is an opinion slide. Students will evaluate using technology for this assignment. Students will evaluate using group work for this assignment. Slide 7

Conclusion Students will use one paragraph that will conclude the assignment. This final slide should reemphasize the importance of the heart and blood. Slide 8