PS4.A: Wave Properties - Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound.
PBL Driving Question:
How can sound communicate feelings?
How can we use sound to bring others joy?
Deliverable:
Students will engineer their own musical instruments and create a music video using Green Screen by Do Ink.
What is Green Screen by Do Ink?
"Green Screen by Do Ink makes it easy to create incredible green screen videos and photos. Classroom-tested by kids and teachers, this app emphasizes ease-of-use and simplicity while still enabling fantastic results. With Green Screen by Do Ink, you can tell a story, explain an idea, and express yourself in truly creative and unique ways." (iTunes App Store)
Student Deliverable Example
Using Green Screen by DoInk in your classroom!
Safety from Nature
Standard:
LS1.A: Structure and Function - All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow.
PBL Driving Question:
How might we look to nature to help us solve a problem for somebody in our community?
Deliverable:
Students will create a presentation using Google Slides to display their human inventions for another grade level.
What is Google Slides?
"Google Slides makes your ideas shine with a variety of presentation themes, hundreds of fonts, embedded video, animations, and more. All for free." (G Suite by Google Cloud)