Past projects 2
You Said WHAT Lives in Our Oceans? Pt. 2
Funded Mar 5, 2020Thank you for funding these marine life resources for our classrooms. In an age where students are glued to their screens, it's gratifying to see them pick up a book and become engrossed in it. These books are especially helpful, because students are first caught by the beautiful photos, then encouraged to read more information. one of my students asked me, 'Miss, are these all real? Like alive in the water?"
In my class, books are used as: extra credit assignments where students can choose any topic in the book that suits their fancy and write a short report or create a visual product (such as a poster or slide show) about the topic; additional resources when researching; and as recreational activity during down or extra time.
The differing formats of these books give my students a bit of exposure to some of the research they may have to do in their college level courses, as well as hone their ability to locate and compile information from a text source. However, (to me) the biggest benefit of these books were the beautifully presented photographs. My students need visual stimuli to engage their curiosity and being able to see real-life photos of creatures they had never even imagined did just that. It also helped drive home some of the concepts of diversity and adaptation. It is one thing to describe the differing characteristics of anglerfish, and quite another to be able to point to two creatures who look completely different and say 'They belong to the same Family. My students took the initiative to go through these books on their own and see what creatures knowledge they would come away with.
Inspiring curiosity is my greatest goal as a teacher, and your donations have helped me do that.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moritz
This classroom project was brought to life by A group of anonymous donors and one other donor.You Said What Lives in Our Oceans?
Funded Mar 4, 2020Thank you so much for the new books for our classroom! My students were excited to be able to see more examples of some of the fantastic creatures that live in our oceans. In my class, books are used as: extra credit assignments where students can choose any topic in the book that suits their fancy and write a short report or create a visual product (such as a poster or slide show) about the topic; additional resources when researching; and as recreational activity during down or extra time.
The differing formats of these books give my students a bit of exposure to some of the research they may have to do in their college level courses, as well as hone their ability to locate and compile information from a text source. However, (to me) the biggest benefit of these books were the beautifully presented photographs. My students need visual stimuli to engage their curiosity and being able to see real-life photos of creatures they had never even imagined did just that. It also helped drive home some of the concepts of diversity and adaptation. It is one thing to describe the differing characteristics of anglerfish, and quite another to be able to point to two creatures who look completely different and say 'They belong to the same Family. My students took the initiative to go through these books on their own and see what creatures knowledge they would come away with.
Inspiring curiosity is my greatest goal as a teacher, and your donations have helped me do that.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Moritz
This classroom project was brought to life by A group of anonymous donors and one other donor.