Fifth grade space debates: October 2023
Would it be safe to live somewhere other than Earth? Should we spend money on space exploration?
These are questions that the fifth graders argued in formal space debates. They used books, ebooks, online news articles, and websites to find evidence to support their arguments. Then, they presented their arguments to the class as a part of a debate team. Click through the arrows below to see photos of students from different fifth grade classes presenting their debates and meeting with their teams in rebuttal conferences.
Fifth graders had opportunities to talk with a real space scientist, Shannon Kobs Nowatniak, and a member of Space Force, Mr. Alm. They generated questions and took turns asking them to our guests who visited with us via Zoom calls. It was great to hear about real-world connections related to our research on space.
These are questions that the fifth graders argued in formal space debates. They used books, ebooks, online news articles, and websites to find evidence to support their arguments. Then, they presented their arguments to the class as a part of a debate team. Click through the arrows below to see photos of students from different fifth grade classes presenting their debates and meeting with their teams in rebuttal conferences.
Fifth graders had opportunities to talk with a real space scientist, Shannon Kobs Nowatniak, and a member of Space Force, Mr. Alm. They generated questions and took turns asking them to our guests who visited with us via Zoom calls. It was great to hear about real-world connections related to our research on space.
Third Grade severe weather videos: Sept/Oct 2023
How can we be safe during severe weather? This was one of the questions that third graders answered during their group research projects. They worked in teams of three or four students to learn about a type of severe weather or natural disaster such as blizzards, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and tsunamis. Then, as a team, they produced a video to teach others about that type of severe weather. The third graders were excited to share their videos with second graders. Finally, as a culminating activity, the students practiced their engineering skills to design a safety vehicle that might help people escape severe weather and handle the problems related to it.
Videos can be viewed in classroom Seesaw accounts.
Videos can be viewed in classroom Seesaw accounts.