I had a fabulous, no, better than fabulous, fascinating time with ninety 3rd graders on Friday exploring space. We loved using the Star Walk app on the iPad to help us navigate space and learn about the constellations. I have always been enamored with space and fell in love with the Star Walk app about 4 years ago when I first got my iPad. This is one of the classes that is just not possible without iPads. It's an incredible learning experience. It never gets old for me, especially seeing an 8 year old react to seeing the real-time display of the sky in his hands. Sheer amazement. We searched for how many stars are in our zodiac constellation and shared any fascinating fact that we found interesting. The students created a Keynote slide that had a screenshot from Star Walk and a sentence or two describing their fascinating fact that they wanted to share.
Note to self: To improve this lesson, I need to figure out an easy, quick way to share with the class. I haven't managed that within the time constraints of the 30-minute class yet. Thoughts?
This is a WOW class for me and for the students. What's your WOW class where kiddos are engaged and you can see the sparkle in their eyes shine brighter than diamonds? Tweet your idea out to @jeannereed1 or add a comment below.
Note to self: To improve this lesson, I need to figure out an easy, quick way to share with the class. I haven't managed that within the time constraints of the 30-minute class yet. Thoughts?
This is a WOW class for me and for the students. What's your WOW class where kiddos are engaged and you can see the sparkle in their eyes shine brighter than diamonds? Tweet your idea out to @jeannereed1 or add a comment below.
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