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CK-12 Adaptive Practice for Science

This digital assessment tool provided by CK-12 adapts to student input and meets them where they are in their learning curve.

Why should You use it?

  • Question levels adjust to help students practice foundation skills or challenge them accordingly. Students who are struggling will be given recommended resources, such as videos and readings.
  • Provides the ability for students to practice at their own pace with a system that adapts to their level of understanding.
  • Access to a database of approximately 150,000 math and science questions tied directly to CK-12 Concepts.
  • Practice and quizzes assigned through CK-12 Groups can be completed on the web or via the app. Progress then shows up in students’ and teachers’ reports.

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Elements 4D

Element Blocks I Made Out of 2×2 Wooden Blocks

Bring this set of six beautifully designed wooden blocks to life through augmented reality with the Elements 4D app.

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A whole new way of learning.

 

Part toy.

Part chemistry experiment.

Lesson plans available K-12.

Download your app today!

Works best on Android.  Currently there are a few bugs to work out on Apple devices.   🙁

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The Learning Journal

Seesaw is a free student-driven digital portfolio app that empowers students (as young as 5!) to independently create, capture, and share artifacts of learning.

FEATURES:

Collect and Organize Digital and Physical Work in One Place
∙ View entire class feed, or sort by individual student or subject area.
∙ Use folders to organize content by subject or learning goals.
∙ Great for parent-teacher conferences, assessments, or student self-reflection.
∙ Access student content anywhere, anytime from iOS app or on the web.

Designed for K and up to Use Independently
∙ Gives students ownership of their own space to create & record what they learn.
∙ Students can add text and voice recordings to journal items to reflect, explain, and develop their academic voice
∙ Simple QR code login, student-friendly content creation tools, and teacher approval of new items all make Seesaw safe for students to use independently.

Add All Types of Student Work
∙ Use our suite of creative tools to create photos, videos, drawings or notes.
∙ Add directly from many popular content creation apps (Shadow Puppet Edu, PicCollage, Book Creator, Explain Everything, iMovie, Skitch, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, Docs, Pages, Drive, and more).
∙ Kid-friendly camera only takes a photo when subject is in focus and camera is steady.

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Communicate and Collaborate With Tackk

Tackk is a place to connect with others, be creative and have fun conversations. Engage students, improve collaboration and spark creativity with Tackk.  Students tap into creativity using colors, fonts, patterns, images, video, audio and more.

This would be a great tool for book talks, science experiments, and geography games like where in the world is…?  This collaborative tool is user friendly. Check it out!

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Weekend STEM Project

Alexa is a 5th grade student who enjoys being creative. On Sunday, April 26, 2015, she was inspired to build a parlor for several of her “Littlest Pets” using wood scraps saved from her Gramma’s woodworking projects. Alexa used the following supplies:

  • wood scraps of all different sizes and types
  • wood glue
  • clamps
  • pencil
  • scissors
  • markers
  • scroll saw (with supervision)

Alexa started by gluing together a platform. She built a small wall for the sides and back before creating and designing her store front. As she grabbed pieces of scraps, you could see the wheels turning in her head. As her Gramma, I decided to take advantage of this opportunity and teach Alexa how to use a scroll saw. She became even more excited because now she could be a little more precise about the pieces she wanted to use. She glued, clamped, and sawed wood until her design finally took shape to what she had painted in her mind. While the main store was drying, Alexa created a road sign for her store and a crib for her smaller “Pets”. She was so proud of her creation and so was I. Her design is far better than what you can buy already built in the stores. 🙂

I asked Alexa if you she could tell me what the SCIENCE was in her project and she said it was in the structure. TECHNOLOGY was using the scroll saw, ENGINEERING was her putting it all together, and MATH came in to play when she measured and marked pieces of wood that needed cut. Click the images to see the detail in a larger view.  Way to go Alexa!  High Five!