Kinder Research

Sanford and DelReal’s Kinder students doing research in the computer lab. Using our RRISD Library Resources Kinder students have a chance to research animals with a partner. Sites students use to research include http://techhintz.blogspot.com/2016/05/animal-research-websites.html

   

Scientist Research in Grade 4

4th grade was researching scientists and identifying their discoveries they made and providing descriptions along with illustrations of their inventions and how these inventions affect modern life.  They used online research resources shared by the library, and created multimedia presentations as a group.  Check out some of their projects.

Research to Multimedia

As part of her 3rd grade curriculum, Mrs. Dawson's class researched different animals then explored different multimedia features of presenting in PowerPoint. They worked in the computer lab Thursday to finish their presentations and a few proud students shared theirs here. Check them out at Coyotes and Snakes.

Dual Language Paperslides

As a way to share their research, Mrs. Slavin's first grade class produced videos with a document camera and student artwork and recording.  This concept is called "paperslides" using a camera to film paper and voice to tell a story.  The students has been researching using World Book Kids which is available in Spanish and English.  Check out their projects at http://www.slavinduallanguage.blogspot.com/

Here is one here as a preview.

Animal Research PowerPoints in Grade 1

First grade classes researched animals on Pebble Go and created PowerPoint projects. Once teachers showed them how to create one they took off, even adding transitions and sound. They had so much fun!  Check out some of the projects here.

3rd Grade Researches Solar System

All of our awesome Third Grade teachers worked in the lab or with the netbooks in their classrooms to have students research the Solar System.  Students were given a set of questions to look for on a specific planet and sites to find the information on.  They then compliled their research into a report.  To see the sites they used to research, check out http://goo.gl/4a5QU

Art goes Online

Ms. L'Eplattenier, one of our Visual Arts Specialist here at Gattis uses all sorts of online resources with her students! She uses Google art project to look at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Uffizi in Florence, The Louvre in Paris and several other major art museums throughout the world. Students have used our Library Research Resources such as, Gale info bits Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book Online to research artists such as Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein Grandma Moses, Keith Haring, Norman Rockwell, Georgia Okeefe and the Renaissance masters.  What do you want to know about art?

Literacy with Document Cameras

First Grade teachers Ms. Drews and Mrs. Slavin both used the document camera or flipcam with students to make video presentation of their research projects. Students were able to research a topic, and create a visual aide for it.  This is a great way to take something on paper and digitize it, add narration and share it with peers, parents, or keep for a future measurement of growth. Watch these videos created by students in both classes.

• To See more from Ms. Drew's Class see her Research Project page on her teacher website at http://teacherweb.com/TX/GattisElementary/MsDrewsClass/apt2.aspx 
• To see more from Mrs. Slavin's Class visit her Research Project/Proyectos de Investigación page at http://slavinduallanguage.blogspot.com/2012/11/research-projects-round-2-proyectos-de.html