2010-2011 AT&T Classroom Cohort Begins
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The AT&T Classroom kicked-off the 2010-2011 year hosting two third grade classes from Kent City Schools. Teachers Kristin Peel (Walls Elementary) & Kevin Draper (Longcoy Elementary) collaborated on the development of a science unit focused on interactions between living things and their environment. At the start of the unit, the classes investigated characteristics of living vs. non-living things, biomes, habitats, producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Students have used online resources at Sheppard Software Kid’s Corner, National Geographic for Kids, Kids Planet, and EcoKids to study these concepts. Using Kerpoof Studio (free multimedia software) students created their own biome scene and inserted images of animals that would live in that habitat. The classes created a PowerPoint presentation to share each student’s research findings on a specific animal including the animal’s habitat/biome, food that it eats, prey/predators, and the animal’s adaptations for survival. Students have also investigated positive and negative changes to the environment including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, its impact on the environment, and what would happen if there was an oil spill in Lake Erie. Most recently, students have been working in groups on a research project investigating endangered animals and they are using Audacity and Windows Live Movie Maker to create a video to share their findings. They learned more about endangered animals and the rainforest through a guest presentation from Kent State University professor Dr. Oscar Rocha. Stay tuned as the students continue their investigation of living things and the environment.
The AT&T Classroom kicked-off the 2010-2011 year hosting two third grade classes from Kent City Schools. Teachers Kristin Peel (Walls Elementary) & Kevin Draper (Longcoy Elementary) collaborated on the development of a science unit focused on interactions between living things and their environment. At the start of the unit, the classes investigated characteristics of living vs. non-living things, biomes, habitats, producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Students have used online resources at Sheppard Software Kid’s Corner, National Geographic for Kids, Kids Planet, and EcoKids to study these concepts. Using Kerpoof Studio (free multimedia software) students created their own biome scene and inserted images of animals that would live in that habitat. The classes created a PowerPoint presentation to share each student’s research findings on a specific animal including the animal’s habitat/biome, food that it eats, prey/predators, and the animal’s adaptations for survival. Students have also investigated positive and negative changes to the environment including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, its impact on the environment, and what would happen if there was an oil spill in Lake Erie. Most recently, students have been working in groups on a research project investigating endangered animals and they are using Audacity and Windows Live Movie Maker to create a video to share their findings. They learned more about endangered animals and the rainforest through a guest presentation from Kent State University professor Dr. Oscar Rocha. Stay tuned as the students continue their investigation of living things and the environment.
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