As an introduction to podcasting, students worked in teams of 2 or 3 to create a "radio drama" that began with the phrase, "To begin with, they never got along." Each 2.5 - 5 min. sound file had to include a pre-recorded voice, a rhythmic noise, and an exclamation.
As an end-of-the-year project, students worked in groups of 2-3 to produce a radio drama focusing on a great moment in science -- a discovery, an invention, a new theory, a new substance.
Students in '04 developed a research topic and built a slide show using Hyperstudio and graphics found on the Internet. To view these files you will need to download a Hyperstudio Viewer. Click on this address to down the HYPERSTUDIO VIEWER
Students researched a topic of their choice dealing with "How Things Work" or "Famous Scientists," then used the Internet to search for illustrations, and finally, used PowerPoint to develop a multi-media slide show to showcase their research. To view these files you will need the Power Point Viewer. Click on this address to download the POWER POINT VIEWER from Microsoft.
Students in '05 developed a research topic and built a slide show using PowerPoint and graphics found on the Internet. To view these files you will need to download a PowerPoint "viewer." Click on this address to download the POWER POINT VIEWER from Microsoft.
There are 3 videos in this series. Before you begin building a water-powered bottle rocket on your own, take a look at EACH of these videos. There are lots of specific, step-by-step tips on how to construct a bottle rocket.
From Ballloon Popper "TIPS" to video footage of successful projects, these video shorts will give you ideas and suggestions about what works best in constructing your physics "Balloon Popper."
Starting in 2007 we have multiple video files covering most of the balloon poppers presented in class.
The first Florida Keys trip took place in the spring of 1992. We've always brought back lots of pictures from our adventures. This collection of videos begins in 2007.
In May of 2004 7th grade students researched a topic, developed a script, searched the Internet for illustrations, and then used "Visual Communicator" to put together their video. Topics focused on "How Things Work" and "Famous Scientists." Think of "Visual Communicator" as a video version of PowerPoint.
In May of 2005 7th grade students researched a topic, developed a script, searched the Internet for illustrations, and then used "Visual Communicator" to put together their video. Topics focused on "How Things Work." Think of "Visual Communicator" as a video version of PowerPoint.
Coral reefs around the world aren't doing very well.... too much polluted water and disease causing "bleaching." There are some great video clips in this section on cnidarians, jellyfish, and annelids.
Did you know that a type of starfish can wipe out a whole coral reef? Did you know that some molluscs do NOT have shells? Check out the videos on squids and octopi -- watch a squid EAT its dinner! -- take a closer look at the suckers on the arms of an octopus.
Porifera are sponges -- the first animals to use cilia to pump water through their bodies and by doing so, capture plankton. Four of the videos in this section are on sponges. One deals with the ocean food pyramid, one is on plankton and one is on copepods & sharks.
