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As you reflect on these questions, write down your responses or discuss them as a group.
Before You Watch
Respond to the following questions:
As you watch “Mapping Planet Earth,” take notes on Ms. Appel’s instructional strategies, particularly how she organizes multiple activities and connects to content from other subject areas. Write down what you find interesting, surprising, or especially important about the teaching and learning in this lesson.
Reflect on the Video
Review your notes, and then respond to the following questions:
Take a second look at Ms. Appel’s class to focus on specific teaching strategies. Use the video images below to locate where to begin viewing.
Video Segment: From Review to New Learning
You’ll find this segment approximately 6 minutes and 30 seconds after the video starts. Watch for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
The class reviews vocabulary terms for the solar system, and then focuses on Earth geography.
Video Segment: Becoming the Teacher
You’ll find this segment approximately 14 minutes after the video starts. Watch for about 4 minutes.
Students take turns asking their classmates to identify the continents on a map.
Video Segment: Working in Pairs
You’ll find this segment approximately 21 minutes after the video starts. Watch for about 4 minutes.
Working in pairs, students label the continents and the oceans on a world map.