Series Success at the Core: Support Structures: Preparing for Mineral Identification

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Preparing for Mineral Identification

Lesson Objective: Prepare for a rigorous mineral identification lab

Grade 8 / Science / Scaffolding

12 MIN

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What role does formative assessment play in Mr. Olive's classroom?
How does the teacher prepare his students for mineral identification?
As students work in small groups, what strategies does the teacher use to help them succeed?

7 Comments

Kimberly Lair May 22, 2020 3:11pm

Mr. Olive uses formative assessments throughout his lesson. He has identified steps but within the steps Mr. Olive has identified certain concepts that must be mastered before the student goes forward. Most of the formative assessments are done verbally and many without the students realizing they are being assessed. If Mr. Olive has a few students that struggle with a concept he will help them individually but if most of the class is struggling, he immediately changes the lesson. He wants to catch the mistakes early to provide practice doing the right thing rather than the wrong thing.

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Claudia Smith May 22, 2017 9:55pm

This teacher showed us the importance of scaffolding a lesson to kids. This is so important in instruction when delivering new information. I liked the teacher's use of building respect and letting the students know they were in a safe environment, so they were free to make mistakes and take risks. He made the lesson fun and exciting.

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Mary Lou DeCaprio Jan 23, 2017 7:47pm

I am currently using this scaffolding and getting the kids accustomed to the terminology, and just practicing before the lab itself. Is there any way to get a template of the data chart? If not, I'll just create one. This was great guidance for me. Thank you!

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Patrcia Mesch May 16, 2016 1:49pm

Very helpful for the students and the teacher. he has a lot of patience.

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Monica Vrooman Oct 31, 2014 2:23pm

Excellent lesson that can be easily adapted to different grade levels and content. Scaffolding instruction and leading each of your students to use and learn the academic language they need becomes a strong path toward success as learners.

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