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Virtual Lab write-ups
Virtual Lab write-ups
The cornerstone of a good science course is engaging lab procedures. This can so easily be lost when we take science classrooms virtual but it doesn't have to be...
See what they can do with science
See what they can do with science
This lab project strives to get students using their devices to create their own understandings about blood spatter science.
Given the the chance to create
Given the the chance to create
"They (students) live in the Insta/Snap/TikTok era so why don't we have them demonstrate their learning via similar means?"
What students created
What students created
Students were tasked with working through three separate procedures over the course of three weeks. The culmination of which was an Adobe Spark web page that acts as their "lab write-up."
Standards
Standards
Not only are students allowed to explore their curiosities but they do so all the while reinforcing the scientific principles we are studying.
They are collectively building understanding because each student, in Procedure #3, is encouraged to create their own procedure!!! Demonstrating how scientific knowledge is developed!
Tools
Tools
Students are utilizing their smart devices
Flipgrid
Adobe Spark (Web pages)
Logistics
Logistics
Three weeks preceded by a week of lecture content on the subject of blood spatter
An introduction to the digital tools are necessary (Flipgrid and Adobe Spark).
It must be confirmed that each student has adequate access to a device for photo and video capture (most Chromebooks work)
How creations were shared
How creations were shared
Students recorded their lab procedures in Google Docs and posted in several discussion posts, Flipgrids, and shared their final results in the form of a webpage. The purpose of all the feedback is to create opportunities to learn from our mistakes.
"In fact, when something goes wrong we celebrate the fact that it is SCIENCE!"
"In fact, when something goes wrong we celebrate the fact that it is SCIENCE!"
Discussion Posts
Flipgrid videos
Adobe Spark Web pages
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