Wow - have a look at all the work going on in our Interest Projects!! This term 7/8 SN and 7/8 OD are working together on their Interest Projects. The students have chosen a variety of topics which include: Logging, Alternative Fuel, Forestry, Gaming, Solar Power, Tectonic Plates, Sundials, Robots, Cycleways/Walkways and Animals.
We have been pretty busy. Here are just some of the things we have been doing:
- assigning group roles
- asking questions
- meeting with Mr Mc Guinness to present our project proposals
- researching and summarizing information in our own words
- doing science experiments
- writing reports
- developing story boards for our film presentations
- creating Google Presentations and Google Docs
- visiting our school library
- sending emails to get information from experts
- arranging out of school visits
... It's all go!!!!!
 |
| Team work in the Science Lab. |
 |
| Using Google Maps to research and explore cycleways/walkways. |
 |
| More team work! |
 |
| Classification: Sorting different rocks. |
 |
| Some of use have decided and started to use Google Presentations to present our information next term. |
 |
| Growing crystals in the Science Labs. |
 |
| Busy researching and communicating online. |
 |
| We use all the space we have in school to work in our groups - even the cloak bays! |
 |
| Practising the film shots that Mr Sparks taught us. |
 |
| Diagram of the science experiment we did on circuits. |
Students: Leave a comment telling us what you are enjoying most about your second Interest Project?
Hello my name is katrina the thing I like the most about our interst project this term was learning new things about solar power I am also very keen on our funny scrip for our movie at the start of the term I hardly knew anything about solar power but now I feel like I know a lot. From katrina dean
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying the research and videoing.
ReplyDeleteHello my name is Bea. The thing I have most enjoyed about this terms interest project is exploring my topic really thoroughly. When I first started this project I knew hardly anything at all about solar power. So far I am very pleased with the progress I have made.
ReplyDeleteFrom Bea.
Hello my name is Nathan I love interest project and I would like to be in it again. Its really cool. My group is called Forestry I wanted to do a movie but Jack (whitch is in my group) didnt want to be in it So yeah I love intrest project and yeah Bye!
ReplyDelete