1. Catalyst – January 7 1. When you see a graph what do you do to understand it? 2. What was the statistic that shocked you the most from the achievement gap material?

2. Today’s Agenda  Catalyst  Note-taking  Graph it out!  Stations  Exit Question

3. Today’s Objectives  SWBAT learn to take awesome science notes.  SWBAT read and interpret various types of graphs.

4. Note-taking: Why do we take notes?  Taking notes helps us to learn  Notes are a useful tool  If you don’t remember an answer and have good notes, you can find the answer in your notes  When you review your notes, you get the big picture - how what you learn builds up over time and how it all fits together

5. What makes good notes good?  Good notes are written in your own words  Good notes only contain information that helps YOU understand the material  Good notes can be scanned quickly so that you can easily find what you’re looking for

6. What does Ms. Stroh expect you do with your good notes?  Keep them organized in your binder  Use them to answer questions in class  Use them to complete homework and projects  Study them before each quiz and test

7. The Lim Yankowitz Method©  Developed by Mr. LY (Mr. LY wishes his students were as cool as Ms. Stroh’s!) I love Mr. LY’s note-taking steps!

8. The Lim Yankowitz Method©  Take a piece of paper and fold the left side in toward the middle. The left side should be one-third the width of the paper  Write name of lesson and date on top Example on next slide

9. Soccer 8/19/09

10. Key Points  All our lessons will have 2-5 key points: the big, most important things that I want you to learn  In the left column of your paper, you will write key points word for word  In PowerPoints, key points will always be red

11. Key points go here!!! 8/19/09 Soccer

12. Supporting Details  Supporting details are everything that help you remember key points  On the right side of your paper, write down supporting details in your own words  YOU CHOOSE what to write down. Only write down what will help YOU remember the key points.  Write supporting details in your own words. They’re only there to help YOU, so you need to make sure they’re in words YOU can understand.

13. 8/19/09 Key point #1 Key point #2 Key point #3 Supporting details about key point #1. Supporting details about key point #2. Supporting details about key point #3. Soccer

14. Why do we do this?  Immediately tell the difference between super important facts (key points) and the things that help you understand them (supporting details)  Writing supporting details in your own words ensures that your notes are written in sentences that makes sense to you  Easy to find facts

15. Boxing 1/14/09 Edison Arantes do Nascimento, best known by his nickname Pelé, is a Brazilian soccer player. He was given the title of Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee, and Time magazine listed Pelé as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20 th Century. In his native Brazil, Pele is hailed as a national hero. He is known for his accomplishment and contributions to the game of soccer in addition to being declared soccer ambassador of the world by FIFA. Pelé is also known for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor. He is the all-time leading scorer of the Brazilian national team and is the only soccer player in history to be a part of three World Cup-winning teams. On October 19, 1969, he scored his 1,000 th goal, and dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil. Since his retirement in 1977, Pelé has been a worldwide ambassador for football and has undertaken various acting roles and commercial ventures. Soccer8/19/09

16. Boxing Soccer8/19/09 Soccer is a very old game. The U.S. Men’s National team is ranked 12 th in the world. Dates back to 2 nd and 3 rd centuries B.C. First played in China The World Cup is the most prestigious soccer competition in the world Soccer has steadily grown in popularity in U.S. since the 1970s Held every four years Most widely viewed event in the world

17. Why Do We Do This?  Immediately tell the difference between super important facts (key points) and the things that help you understand them (supporting details).  Writing supporting details in your own words ensures that your notes are written in sentences that make sense to you.  Easy to find facts. Find the key point that the fact is about,

18. On to the real stuff!  GRAPHS AND CHARTS are ALL OVER the GEE and ACT.  Being able to interpret them is a skill you need to dominate these tests!  Many newspapers and magazines will put data in different kinds of texts and you need to practice how to read them!

19. Why do scientists use graphs?  To organize, compare, and display experimental data  To make calculations and predictions

25. Let’s practice those notes  Key Point #1:  When looking at a graph, always determine: what was the question the scientist was trying to answer?  Think to yourself: Why did the author make this graph? What was he/she trying to show?

26. Let’s try this… Think, Pair, Share  Looking at this graph, what was the author trying to show in this graph?

27. Jump to conclusions  Key Point #2:  After determining the question, you should decide what conclusions can be drawn from the graph.  What trends do you notice?

28. What conclusions can we make from this graph?  Most of the recycling comes from 3 rd and 4 th graders.  The least amount of the recycling comes from the 11 th graders.  The 5 th and 6 th grades have different sections.

29. Always criticize!  Key Point #3:  Stay critical! When looking at graphs, figure out what future experiments should be done. No science is ever perfect.  Find something they didn’t test!

30. Criticize!  What other things could they have asked?

31. Station time  With your groups, you will rotate to each station with a cool, fresh graph.  At each station you will have 5 minutes.  The first 2 minutes, you will look at the graph silently and start answering the questions  The last 3 minutes, you can talk with your group and help each other.  Remember, if you slow down, the whole class slows down!

32. Exit Question  What is the graph on the right showing?  BONUS: Make your own hilarious graph of a song!