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Brandy Pritchett
Complete the My students are using the Waltzing Atoms mobile My students are using the Trello mobile application
sentences to the right. application on their cell phone or tablet to create on their individual cell phones or tablets to
chemical reactions and see the chemical formulas collaborate with their peers and to collaboratively
and chemical equations of different compounds. brainstorm, research, and come up with a Trello
finished project describing the properties and uses
Pedagogy Planning
of water.
Activity The students open the app and are first able to see After a unit on water is taught (uses, states of
the periodic table listed by groups. I explain to matter, weathering, energy, public health, and
them that all things are made up of atoms. When large bodies of water having an effect on climate.)
they click on basics we explore the bonding folder the students will be placed into groups and put on
and cover Ionic and covalent bonding and their Trello. The complete project that the students
similarities and differences. The students are able come up with will be unique to each individual
to click on the folders and see examples of ionic group. The cool thing about Trello is that I, as the
and covalent bonds. They are shown chemical teacher, can see the steps that they take to get to
equations and I explain to them that changes in the the final project. They begin by brainstorming what
chemical equation are the same as chemical their project should be. They then complete
changes. The students are able to see animations of research together on the individual topic assigned
chemical reactions and I explain to them that this is (listed above). As each student comes up with a
because the atoms are made up of protons, new idea a card is added on Trello. I go in and
neutrons, and electrons. I then tell them that the check the ideas to make sure the students are
majority of living things on the planet are made up coming up with feasible ideas and accurate
of very few of these elements that they have seen. information. The students will then come up with a
The students are able to click on “The Human rough draft of their project together. A final is then
Body” folder and see chemical reactions that take posted online through Trello. All work is there for
place in the human body. me to check and I am able to see who contributed
what to the project by checking the individual
“cards” that the students have created.
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