So, our reading series, Reading Wonders, has a 6 week unit setup. As in, every unit has 6 weeks that are all tied together for one big theme. The sixth week is the project week. There is always a readers' theatre, and then multiple projects to choose from. These projects require research and reading skills beyond just a basal.
So, for our unit 2 week 6, we chose a project that asked us to research an animal, its habitat, and how people could protect that habitat. But you know me, I can't just do a simple flipbook (which I think is what they wanted, now I don't remember). So, of course, I found an app.
Morfo is an app that allows you to take a picture, and then cause the picture to talk...complete with blinking eyes, moving mouth, etc. It's AMAZING!
My kiddos got into groups. They then had to pick a "wild" animal and do research on it. They then had to find a picture, and have their animal talk about the habitat, other animals that live there, and how people can protect their habitat. My kiddos did quite well. They researched online and in books. I wish I had saved the morfo's, but something went wonky with my iPads and they didn't save. Grr!
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So, every year, around November/December, my class makes a snowman. I first heard of this on Pinterest, and as soon as I saw it I LOVED it. Thank you Frugal Teacher!
I do my snowman a little different every year though. One year we glitter glued on his face. This year, instead of a face, we just dripped food coloring on him throughout the day.
So there's our snowman. All day we watch as he melts. We talk about the 3 states of matter, and then at the end of the day, he looks like this.
And then I put him in a pot and boil him. And we talk about steam and boiling and evaporation and all of those fun science words.
My kiddos love it...and it's a fun page in our Science Journals.
What kinds of fun science experiments/activities do you do with your class?
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