SEMESTER ONE

- Solar Ovens  

- Grow Food Garden Project

- Timeline of Life and Earth 

- Survive the Next Big Ones

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 Simulations with Scratch

Scratch can be used to program science simulations. 

Scratch: Orbit Simulation.mov

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.

cell parts

Interactive Plate Tectonics  Maps with Google My Maps

Google My Maps can be used to draw tectonic plates and embed content (e.g., shapes, lines, text, pictures, videos). Here is a list of resources for this project:

Plate Tectonics Puzzle

This is a fun activity that reinforces plate tectonics knowledge. For an extra challenge, students could try building their own plates in Google Drawings.

SEMESTER TWO

- The History and Hazards of the Hills

- Survive the Next Big Ones Interactive Exhibition 

- Genetics

- Gender, the gender spectrum, development, reproductive system

- Track a local species

- The Take Action Project

Data Analysis with Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a powerful tool for data collection and analysis. Students can create spreadsheets with a few simple formulas (or teach formulas to their students) and then use the spreadsheet for data collection and dynamic data visualization.

Copy of Hours of day data

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. 

Erosion.mp4

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:


RSA Animate Water Cycle v2.mp4

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!

Pecha Kucha Gold Rush.mov