I have had several questions concerning this
project. The purpose of the project is
for student to review the concepts they are learning for electricity and
magnetism and have fun doing it:)
For the presentation, it should be about 15 minutes long
plus another 2-3 minutes to explain the use of the scientific method to answer
one of the inquiry questions. If
students are creating a book, about 15 pages along with one or two for the
explanation of the scientific method to answer the inquiry question. This 2-3 minute explanation or 1-2 pages is
what they will present in class.
To complete the 15 minute presentation, it should consist
of the answer to each of the topic questions
(these answers should be about 4-10 sentences long depending on the
question). For many of the questions,
there is no need for examples. For
example, a content 4 score for the question of What common household products
are made with simple circuits could be something like this.......
Many of the objects we use daily have simple circuits in
them. Can you guess 5? Yep, you guessed it, a flashlight, some cell
phones, my daughter's talking Elmo, the neck massage I use nightly, and the toy
car I have for my daughter that zooms around that she loves.
For the inquiry questions, I am not looking for anything
that is outrageously done. I just want
the children to chose one inquiry question and have fun testing it. Overall, I do not want the students to work
for more than 15 minutes nightly on this project. I want a 5th grade version of what the
students understand about the topics: electricity, magnetism, and the
relationship between the two.
Finally, for the quality element, I am just looking for
style elements that enhance the presentation or book. No homework will be assigned for science
until this project is done. Please do
not make this a chore. Let the 5th
graders come up with a presentation style they want to do and learn while doing
it.
Best Regards,
Kalinda Redel, 5th Grade Teacher
