Thursday, March 12th - 8th Grade- NSA Project

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 03-12-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Databases- NSA- world’s largest database
Standards:	DB-1 Know the use and purpose of a database

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can understand how a database works. I can bring back signed Interim Reports by today.	Students can explain the parts of a database.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

The NSA has the largest database in the world. A Database is a is a tool used to organize, store, retrieve, and communicate  (report on) groups of data or related information. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA-Untersuchungsausschuss

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

On page 32, type lines 13 and 14. Remember to use your thumb for the space bar. We are using our left PINKY finger for the LEFT SHIFT key. Remember to capitalize the names and cities.

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Practice: @ A visual look at how the NSA works https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kwqiZTH2k3EGcDmSQPJ3_MWfoPtivy-1kGMdNpZXU9b4nLUTnj5-koertbf3kR2aHrbOAukY_uUN181z7IkuiJ0AqbmIIMNxfXlA6fC8eG-HLGmvqllduMx587aqZpUWGGBm91C2Vc_u/s1600/Google.png @ Miss W will go over NSA rubric Independent Lesson: @ Students will read the entire article and answer questions. @ Students will create a flyer about the NSA A sample of a finished project http://misswitkowski.edu.glogster.com/nsa-miss-w-6753   NSA Flyer Rubric Criteria Items that need to be on Glogster Points Grade Your Name 5 Spelling and Grammar 15 Design Principles followed contrast, alignment, repetition, white space, proximity, and balance 10 NSA National Security Agency definition 10 Definition of either Counterterrorism OR counterproliferation OR cybersecurity 10 5 different items that NSA can track you by. You  must have picture and item’s name. 50 Final Grade   Homework- Extra Credit for 3rd test: Ask your parents if they have a business card or have one in their wallets from a business or have a friend with a business card or the next time you go into a business or they go into a business see if they have a business card or at home go to Google and then images and type "business card" then print a business card. If you give Miss W a business card sometime this week you will get 5 point s extra credit on the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards. MUST BE IN BY MONDAY

Higher Order Thinking Questions

How do the parts of a database fit together?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will do research to create a glogster of the NSA.

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity #9: Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html Exit Activity #10: CIA code breaking https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/break-the-code Code breaking game http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/braingames/codebreaking/codebreaking.htm Exit Activity #11: Choose home row and easy. Turn off sound. http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/games/play/game/23 Exit Activity #12: Database terms http://www.quia.com/jg/1412062.html Exit Activity #13: Database terms http://quizlet.com/18461807/database-terms-flash-cards/