UDL+&+5E

= UDL in a 5E Science Classroom = =Weather, Grade 4, Earth Sciences=

Interactive web activities:
Use on interactive whiteboard, as class activity on projection screen from a computer, or student activity on the computer.

Weather and people, clothing
@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/weatherandpeople/clothing/index.shtml

Weather, temperature, how it affects people
@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/aboutweather/temp.shtml

Low tech activity:
Make a picture bingo card of typical hot & cold weather clothing, one copy per group Students use stickers, tape, markers, sticky notes, or sticky flags to mark each type of clothing they are currently wearing Discuss the findings. Teacher can project the bingo page onto a screen or interactive whiteboard and tabulate student responses.

[|Clothing Bingo kids.docx] [|Clothing Bingo teachers.docx]

=__ Explore __=

Interactive whiteboard activity
Using whiteboard software, search the gallery for an "interactive thermometer". Use as teaching tool or for student activity.

Page with 9 thermometers
[|9 celsius thermometers.docx]

=__ Explain __=

Voice Comments
Use MS Word and record create a journal entry with a voice recording. Directions: [|Directions handout.docx]

=__ Elaborate __=

Create a Video Journal entry using a video camera.
Save on the computer or upload to the web. Flip Video directions: [|Directions handout.docx]

Save a Flip Video file to use on an iPod
Directions: [|Creating a Video File for iPods.pdf]

Convert a Flip Video file to insert in a MS Word document
Directions: [|Inserting Flip Video files into a Microsoft Word doc.docx]

=__ Evaluate __=

Create a question and answer sheet using check boxes and drop-down boxes.
Directions: [|Directions handout.docx]

WordTalk
A free text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft (R) Word Free Download: @http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/