Within all of these research projects, students were able to use many forms of hands on learning and technology. They utilized Youtube and a Kid-Friendly search engine, "Kid Rex", on the desktop computers, and they were able to also use our new iPad mini tablets to perform their research. All of the research was facilitated and supervised by Ms. Riplinger. When they were done finding out all of their facts, the students were able to create posters on their topic. For the posters that they just created for Black History Month, the students were also able to learn how to type through Microsoft Word. They printed out their sentences and pictures that they wanted to include in their posters! The finished products are outstanding! They all did a fantastic job!
This year, the students have had the opportunity to do many hands on research projects. They absolutely love this! The first research project was in the fall and was about "Animal Groups". The students got to choose which animal family they wanted to research and learn more about. This gave them the opportunity to decide what they wanted to learn, and have the chance to find out many interesting pieces of information. In December, the students had the chance to choose a country or holiday that they wanted to research and learn more about. Each student had a travel journal that they could write down the facts that they learned, read stories about that country or holiday, and use QR codes (a form of technology) to watch videos on their topic. Recently, the students were given the opportunity to work in partners or small groups and choose an important person to learn about, as part of "Black History Month". This is a topic that the students are really interested in, and we have continued this topic throughout the months of January and February. They could choose from Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, George Washington Carver, or Barack Obama. Within all of these research projects, students were able to use many forms of hands on learning and technology. They utilized Youtube and a Kid-Friendly search engine, "Kid Rex", on the desktop computers, and they were able to also use our new iPad mini tablets to perform their research. All of the research was facilitated and supervised by Ms. Riplinger. When they were done finding out all of their facts, the students were able to create posters on their topic. For the posters that they just created for Black History Month, the students were also able to learn how to type through Microsoft Word. They printed out their sentences and pictures that they wanted to include in their posters! The finished products are outstanding! They all did a fantastic job!
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