Thursday, April 28, 2016
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Content Chants
I have been trying to show my students how they can take the content they are learning and turn it into a chant to help them understand important concepts and use the academic vocabulary in meaningful ways. In order to model this, I created three chants, based on Project GLAD chants, that go with a natural disasters unit I am teaching. Students were then tasked with creating their own chant to a familiar tune using the vocabulary words they had learned in the unit.
I'm a Geologist
I'm a geologist and I'm here to say
I study the changing earth every day,
Sometimes I write a paper,
Sometimes I read a book,
But, I'm usually outside to take a look.
Digging up rocks, analyzing too,
Doing the geologist, Bugaloo!
Studying the forces that shape the earth,
Analyzing rocks for clues of its birth,
From caves beneath the surface to mountainsides,
Mapping where different rocks are found, worldwide.
Digging up rocks, analyzing too,
Doing the geologist, Bugaloo!
Disasters
Disasters here, Disasters there. Disasters, disasters, everywhere!
Catastrophic disasters changing dramatically
Destructive disasters shaking violently
Frequent disasters developing progressively
And dreadful disasters colliding constantly
Disasters in an archipelago
Disasters through its strike-slip fault
Disasters along the Ring of Fire
And disasters into the mountain ranges
Disasters here, Disasters there,
Disasters, Disasters, Everywhere.
Disasters! Disasters! Disasters!
"Myth vs Science" Yes, Ma'am
Is this a natural disaster? Yes, ma'am
Is this a natural disaster? Yes, ma'am
How do you know? Damage or loss of life
What does it look like? Floods earthquakes or hurricanes to name a few
What does it sound like? CRACK!
SWOOSH!
BOOM!
Is this a myth? Yes, ma'am
Is this a myth? Yes, ma'am
How do you know? It explains natural phenomenon
What does it look like? Gods and mythical creatures
What does it sound like? Oral traditions handed down
Is this a scientific explanation? Yes ma'am
Is this a scientific explanation? Yes ma'am
How do you know? Observation and measurement
What does it look like? Hypothesis, test and evidence
What does it sound like? Explains the natural world
I have been trying to show my students how they can take the content they are learning and turn it into a chant to help them understand important concepts and use the academic vocabulary in meaningful ways. In order to model this, I created three chants, based on Project GLAD chants, that go with a natural disasters unit I am teaching. Students were then tasked with creating their own chant to a familiar tune using the vocabulary words they had learned in the unit.
I'm a Geologist
I'm a geologist and I'm here to say
I study the changing earth every day,
Sometimes I write a paper,
Sometimes I read a book,
But, I'm usually outside to take a look.
Digging up rocks, analyzing too,
Doing the geologist, Bugaloo!
Studying the forces that shape the earth,
Analyzing rocks for clues of its birth,
From caves beneath the surface to mountainsides,
Mapping where different rocks are found, worldwide.
Digging up rocks, analyzing too,
Doing the geologist, Bugaloo!
Disasters
Disasters here, Disasters there. Disasters, disasters, everywhere!
Catastrophic disasters changing dramatically
Destructive disasters shaking violently
Frequent disasters developing progressively
And dreadful disasters colliding constantly
Disasters in an archipelago
Disasters through its strike-slip fault
Disasters along the Ring of Fire
And disasters into the mountain ranges
Disasters here, Disasters there,
Disasters, Disasters, Everywhere.
Disasters! Disasters! Disasters!
"Myth vs Science" Yes, Ma'am
Is this a natural disaster? Yes, ma'am
Is this a natural disaster? Yes, ma'am
How do you know? Damage or loss of life
What does it look like? Floods earthquakes or hurricanes to name a few
What does it sound like? CRACK!
SWOOSH!
BOOM!
Is this a myth? Yes, ma'am
Is this a myth? Yes, ma'am
How do you know? It explains natural phenomenon
What does it look like? Gods and mythical creatures
What does it sound like? Oral traditions handed down
Is this a scientific explanation? Yes ma'am
Is this a scientific explanation? Yes ma'am
How do you know? Observation and measurement
What does it look like? Hypothesis, test and evidence
What does it sound like? Explains the natural world
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