Friday, February 20, 2015

3-2-1 Blast Off!

Student's/Astronauts had a blast traveling through our Solar System...virtually!  


I hung 11 cards around the school, one for each planet, one as an introduction to the solar system and one for returning to Earth. Students used our iPads to scan a QR code on each card.  The code took students to various links on the Internet to watch videos, read, and hear songs about our solar system.  As they learned, they had to record their findings in their Astronaut Log Book.  (I included the AR codes in the log book so you can see the links too when the book comes home.)




If you would like your student's to go on a field trip through our Solar System, click on the link below!

Shoot for the Stars: A Virtual Tour of our Solar System wi



We also learned about the different phases of the moon...with Oreo cookies!  YUMMY!





The best part was eating the moon!




Thursday, February 19, 2015

Shoot for the Stars: A Virtual Tour of our Solar System wi


Since budgetary restraints won’t let us take our students on a field trip through the solar system and we don’t have a Magic School Bus, I am bringing the solar system to you.
Tomorrow my students will be traveling through our Solar System....virtually!  I hung 11 cards around the school, one for each planet, one as an introduction to the solar system and one for return to Earth.  



Students will scan the QR codes on each card with the iPads, listen and answer questions about each planet and record their findings in their Astronaut Log Book. (The QR codes are also included in the Astronaut Log Book so students can share their experience with their families.)



Check back tomorrow to see some of my students in action and their work. Also, I will post pictures of our other space centers as we learn about the moon phases.