Session Date
Lesson Topic
Tornadoes
Lesson Outline
Sebastian started his lesson by opening his slide show on tornadoes and discussing with me the next direction he would go in to build the information. Sebastian and I talked about the tornadoes in Bangledesh. He took note that 1000 people died during these tornadoes. We discussed the dense population of Bangledesh as a contributing factor to the number of deaths there. Sebastian became iterested in the topic of increase in the intensity of tornadoes. We explored several graphs and found that one of the most active years for tornadoes was 2008, the year he was born. Sebastian was interested to learn that the jet stream seems to be moving north and that the usual "Dixie Alley" is not the only location where tornadoes are born now. He read about tornadoes also moving across states such as Georgia, and making a path of thirty miles wide. These are new facts for the behavior of tornadoes. When discussing format for these slides, when I saw Sebastian begin to copy, cut and paste from a website, I discussed the concept of original work and plagiarism. Sebastian had no experience with this concept. We discussed how you can block quote a few important remarks from someone that you need to quote to further a discussion you are writing, but that the main text has to be in your own words after you have read from a few sources. Sebastian continued to be interested in tornadoes enough to watch a short video of tornado chasers. He was interested to study the speed of the wind in several tornadoes.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sebastian is still enjoying working on his slide show about tornadoes. Today when I saw him try to cut and paste from a web site, I discussed the concept of original work and borrowing the work of others. Sebastian had never heard of plagiarism before. I helped him to see that some short quotes can be copied and given credit to the author for the sake of writing your own discussion on a topic. This is a new concept for Sebastian to comprehend.
Session Hours
1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
Entry Status
Review Status
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