1. SHOULD AMERICAN STUDENTS
September 1, 2013
Word Generation 14
P# 13-14
SHOULD AMERICAN STUDENTS
BE REQUIRED TO LEARN
A SECOND LANGUAGE?

2. Objective Students will be able to
Understand the following words and use them to enhance content knowledge in all subject areas.
Economic
Multicultural
Attribute
Facilitate
Distinct

3. Week 14 Words
Economic
Multicultural
Attribute
Facilitate
Distinct

4. Unit Should American students be required to learn a second language? Can I have a volunteer to read the passage below?
Professors Kahn and Seemy wish all their students were learning a second language.
“Our school is multicultural,” says Professor Kahn. “Language instruction could help students understand and respect other cultures. Plus, it makes economic sense. A second language helps kids find good jobs.”
“There are distinct academic benefits, too,” adds Professor Seemy. “Learning a second language can facilitate success in school. Bilingual students often have improved memory, which is an important academic attribute."
“Really?” wonders Professor Kahn. “Let’s check it out!”

5. How were these words used in the reading? What do they mean?
Lets re-read the passage.
Can I have a volunteer to read the first paragraph?
Can I have someone read the next two sentences?
What does
Economic
Multicultural
Attribute
Facilitate
Distinct
Circle the word as we explain what the word means.

6. Let’s Set Up the Experiment
What is the Question?
What does this mean?
What is the Hypothesis?
What are the Materials for this experiment?
What is the Procedure for this experiment?
What is the Data for this experiment?
Analyze the data
Interpret the data

7. Data What is the Data for this experiment? Analyze the data
Interpret the data

8. Conclusion
Take 5 minutes to answer the following questions with your table.
Remember to use the data to answer the second question.
Is the hypothesis supported or not by the data?
What evidence supports your conclusion?
How would you make this a better experiment?
I will be around to see how you are doing with the questions.

9. Discussion Was the Hypothesis correct?
What was our evidence supports our conclusion?
How would you make this a better experiment?

10. Was this useful? 0 – I do not understand WHY we did this
Did this lesson help you to better understand our 5 words
Economic
Multicultural
Attribute
Facilitate
Distinct
Do you understand how to use these words in science now?
Rubric
0 – I do not understand WHY we did this
1 – I understand WHY we did this but I do not understand WHAT each
words means
2 – I understand WHY and WHAT each word means but I don’t
understand HOW to use them in science.
3 – I understand WHY, WHAT and HOW to use these words in
Science, but don’t understand WHEN I will use them in the real
world
4 – I understand WHY, WHAT, HOW and WHEN to use these words.