05+-+Learning+Center+Design

Learning Centers
 * 1) ** Center Information **
 * 2) ** Author: ** Corrin Ward
 * 3) ** Title of the Centers: ** Measuring in the Lab: Learning Stations
 * 4) ** Grade Level: ** 8th
 * 5) ** Content Area: ** Science, Mathematics
 * 6) ** Types of Centers: ** Skill
 * 7) ** Organization of Centers: ** Rotational
 * 8) ** Number of Centers: ** 5
 * 9) ** Time Needed: ** 29 minutes (5 minutes for each station and 1 minute to switch stations)
 * 10) ** Learning Objectives, including cognitive and behavioral objectives **
 * 11) The student will be able to read volumes, masses, temperatures, and lengths on a variety of laboratory equipment with 83% accuracy.
 * 12) The student will be able to recognize laboratory safety rule violations.
 * 13) The student will be able to apply the correct units to measurements with 92% accuracy.
 * 14) The student will be able to demonstrate his/her understanding of the term meniscus.
 * 15) The student will be able to interpret measurements from laboratory equipment without guidance from the teacher or other resources.
 * 16) ** Materials **
 * Graduated Cylinder
 * Beaker
 * 3 Flasks (1 for reading volumes and 2 to hold thermometers)
 * 2 thermometers
 * Laboratory Safety Violation Picture
 * 8 Pencils, Piece of Tapes, Books, etc (or any objects that length can be measured
 * Triple Beam Balance
 * Binder Clip & Penny (or other objects to obtain the mass of)
 * Metric Rulers
 * Water/Liquid with food coloring
 * 1) ** Center Activity Description **
 * 2) ** Station 1: ** Students will read the meniscus on the graduated cylinder, beaker, and flask and supply the correct units. (Each piece of equipment will have different volumes and numbers to allow for thinking/processing.)
 * 3) ** Station 2: ** Read the temperatures on the thermometers and supply the correct units.
 * 4) ** Station 3: ** Look at the picture of the laboratory. List 5 safety violations pictured.
 * 5) ** Station 4: ** Measure and record the lengths and correct units of each of the objects listed. Then if you measured in mm, convert to cm, and vice versa.
 * 6) ** Station 5: ** Using the triple beam balance, obtain the mass of the objects listed and record with accurate units.
 * 7) ** Assessment (formative/informal, summative/formal, knowledge, understanding, performance, etc) **
 * 8) Formative Assessment—Learning Stations Worksheet
 * 9) Informal Assessment—Teacher circulates through stations and ask questions
 * 10) Summarizing Strategy—Ticket out the Door (List 3 types of glassware found in the lab, List 2 temperature scales, List 1 definition of meniscus and where it is read)
 * 11) ** Handouts, worksheets if any **
 * 12) [[file:measuring lab stations.docx]]
 * 13) [[file:Lab Safety PIc .pdf]]
 * 14) [[file:TOD measurement learning stations .docx]]