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 * ** Lesson description within Unit ** || ** Tool Used ** || ** Embedded Exemplar of Tool ** || ** How this tool changes learning in a way that isn't possible without technology ** ||
 * 1. Introduction to Acids and bases (definition and characteristics, and Lab Acid/Base investigation)

After learning about the topic from several readings and videos students will:
 * Define acids and bases based on their physical and chemical characteristics.
 *  Write acids and bases chemical formula and geometrical shape.

Working in the lab, students will: As small group students will reflect their understanding of the lesson through creating mindmap in MindMeister tool including:
 * Identify different substances (tomato juice, milk, soda, baking soda, egg, detergents…) into acids and bases based on the characters learned in the previous activity.


 * At least four main branches
 * At least three sub-branches in each main branch.
 * Utilizing the features of MindMeister such as vides, links, notes, images, files. || Mind Mapping MindMiester || media type="custom" key="24508318" || * With the limited class time, students as small groups use MindMiester to summarize the lesson’s ideas and concepts.
 *  As a kind of mindmapping, Mindmeister’s features allow students to cooperatively create, manage and share their mind map online and access them anytime, from anywhere.
 * Different from paper pencil mindmap, minsmeister support students to enrich their map with different resources such as videos, images, files, notes, tasks, and icons.
 * This digital mindmapping is more engaging for students since they can create customized maps with different color, themes, and fonts and edit them easily. ||
 * 2. Acid/Base strength (Strong and weak Acids/Bases)

 At the Lab, students as small groups will: Through adding pictures of the experiment in their prezi, students prove the results they found. Prezi presentation tool supports different learning styles, since it allows students to use fonts, pictures and video and manipulating images, shape and text. Therefore, students can create presentation that is richer in content and more attractive in design. || In this group project, students search and synthesis answers to the following questions:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Categorizing acids and bases into strong acid/base based on their water dissociation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">To determine the strength of acids and bases, students conduct the electrical conductivity of solutions experiment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct the experiment on different substances.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use camera to record or photo the experiment for each substance.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use Brainshark tool to present their findings including:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Writing dissociation equations of the substances.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Category of each substance into strong or weak Acid/Base and why supported with appropriate video or photo. || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">presentation Prezi || media type="custom" key="24508324" || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Using prezi tool makes presentation very interactive and fun for students comparing with traditional presentation.
 * <span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Acid Rain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is acid rain?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">How it is formed and its positive and negative environmental effects.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students using <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Edmodo] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> tool as a platform for collaborative group work to plan for the project, search for resources in the library, share information, discuss ideas and design their project. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be divided into three groups (A, B, C). || Learning Management System (LMS)<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Edmodo || **Edmodo Class#1 ** || <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this activity, Edmodo helps students to work cooperatively in their project anytime and from anywhere safely, especially this project requires more time beyond the class time. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students use Bookmakers to create final product that synthesis their findings to the project questions. Bookmaker product including : <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cover page (Title, names, year) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reference page (at least 4 recourses) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least 6 pages of content with supporting images, graphics, and statistics related to the topic. || Writing tools <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Flipsnak || media type="custom" key="24508342" || Instead of submitting traditional research paper created in word document, students can use flipsnack that allows students to create attractive and easy browsing online flipping digital book. To design professional book, students can customize their book through adding graphics to the text, select color, book size, and type (wire bound and hard cover). This also, allows students to get feedback from more people other than the teacher through publishing it on the web like facebook and Twitter. This type of products engage students more and improve their creativity. ||
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Through Edmodo, students easily communicate to plan the project, share resources, discuss ideas, and design their project.
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the same time, teacher can monitor group work and give instate feedback that students might need. Working in Edmodo helps students save <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">the amount of paper used in the classroom.
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teacher can share different resources related to the topic to help students easily find information. Also, teacher remind students about submission and deadlines. ||
 * <span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Acid Rain Group Project final Product.