SEMESTER ONE
- What is Life?
- The Microscope
- The Cell
- Plant Reproduction and Growth
- The Domains
- Plant’s Vascular System
- Variation of Traits
- Insects
- Diversity of Life
Science Diagrams with Google Drawings
Students can create great insect/plant diagram with Google Drawings. Google Drawings allows students to draw, label, and share digital illustrations.
Science Drag and Drop Templates with Google Slides
Google Slides may be used to create drag-and-drop activities for a variety of science concepts. Students demonstrate understanding by dragging and dropping labels onto a template.
Science Mini-Documentaries
Adobe Express and WeVideo are great for making movies of all types. Students can use these powerful video editing programs to create movies about the circulatory system, cells, or any other topic.
SEMESTER TWO
- What is Weather?
- Where’s the Air?
- Air Pressure and Wind
- Convection
- Heat Transfer
- Air Flow
- Water in the Air
- Meteorology
- The Water Planet
- Climate over Time
Science Simulations with Scratch
Scratch can be used to program science simulations.
RSA Animate
The RSA Animate movies are essentially videos of white board sketches that have been sped up. They are quick, easy to make, and a fantastic way for students to consolidate their understanding of a concept. Check out these resources:
Pecha Kucha Presentation with Google Slides
Pecha Kucha is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each. Because Pecha Kucha presentations are programmed to advance every 20 seconds, the presenter really needs to know their stuff!