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__ 1st Marking Period __ 6th Grade Projects: Students created a Screen Chomp explaining how the Earth's tilt causes our seasons. This included a diagram as well as students explaning information in their diagram as they pointed out important features.

Students also took a Space Vacation. They had to individually research information about one planet in our solar system in order to take a trip to the planet. They then collaborated with a partner to create a project describing their trip and compare/contrast their vacation destination on Earth. Students chose from a variety of apps including iMove, keynote and Photocard.

7th Grade Project: The 7th graders created a presentation as a culmination of Unit A. Individually, they had to read and evaluate 4 scientific grant proposals. Students then shared their evaluations with a partner and determined which proposal deserved a one million dollar grant. They had to work together to create presentations explaining positive and negative aspects of their chosen student explain why that study deserved grant money over the other 3 applicants.


 * __ 2nd Marking Period __**

The seventh graders have been studying the functions of different body systems. Below is a sample project from this unit. The students had to tell me about the path of their favorite junk food as it travels through their bodies. They first found a digestive system diagram online, saved it and uploaded it into either Doceri or Screen Chomp. Then they had to tell me about all of the changes that occurred as it passed through each organ. They had to point out each organ in the presentation as they explained the process. This was not a scripted assignment. I wanted them to think about what was occurring as they looked at the picture to help them process everything we had learned about the digestive process. media type="file" key="Digestive system video.mov" width="300" height="300"

iPad Classes 2011-2012