Google Sheets

Getting Ready for the Science Fair

GRADE 6 SCIENTISTS COLLECT AND INTERPRET DATA IN PREPARATION FOR 2020 SCIENCE FAIR

For the beginning steps of their Science Fair projects, grade 6 science classes got an introduction to Google Sheets. Students setup tables to collect their science experiment data. Then, with the help of Google Sheets, they turned their data into charts so as to have a visual representation of the information they collected throughout their experiments.  For many students, this was their first experience with Google Sheets and digital data collection. Until the Science Fair, students will continue to add information to their tables and charts, in preparation of presenting their findings at the fair.

Good Luck Grade 6 Scientists!

Grade 6 Data Collection and Interpretation

Google Sheets Essential Questions

How can this technology be used to enhance this science project and communicate knowledge?

What basic skills should students know about this digital tool?

How does this digital tool help students manage data?

2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework:

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School Podcast

THE GREAT POLAR BEARIER RIFF

NEW EPISODES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

Students in Ms. Stewart's sixth grade and Mrs. Cronin's fourth grade have recently added new episodes to The Great Polar Bearier Riff, Spofford Pond School's podcast.  Topics include personal beliefs and Native American culture. Here is a glimpse into grade six's "What I Believe" series.

Students Recording Their Episodes

For more episodes, follow this link to find our podcast directly at Anchor or you can search for "The Great Polar Bearier Riff" and listen to our podcast on:

Podcasting Essential Questions:

How can we infuse classroom curriculum with technology that is easily accessible

and simple to use?

How can we use this technology to delve deeper into subject matter?

How does this technology strengthen research, writing and collaboration skills?

How does this technology strengthen speaking and listening skills?

Virtual Reality

A Field Trip Across the Milky Way

Students in Mrs. Bouffard's grade 5 science classes had a uniques experience.  They got to take a virtual field trip through our solar system and across the Milky Way. Using our VR/AR kit generously supplied by BEST and the PTO, students put on the Google goggles and using Google Expeditions were led on a virtual field trip to the Sun, the inner and outer planets, Pluto, the Asteroid Belt, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud.  It was spectacular! Questions arose and visuals were oh-ed and ah-ed!  We even wondered about the Asteroid Belt and the possibility of a "fifth" missing rocky planet!

Technology Essential Questions:

Are there technological solutions or enhancements to supplement what is being taught?

Why is exploration an important part of learning?
How can a virtual reality experience motivate students and inspire active participation?

How does this digital tool help improve collaboration and/or communication?

Grade 5 Breakout EDU

Is Your Teacher an Alien?

It is an age-old question and Mrs. Bouffard's grade 5 science classes attempted to find out the truth once and for all.

Students got to use their collaboration skills and their knowledge about the solar system when they were faced with this Breakout EDU challenge. They were challenged to use clues, critical thinking, common sense and collaboration to solve puzzles and open a variety of locks on the BreakoutEDU boxes. The theme was solar system and the answer to question "Is your teacher an alien?" was locked inside the box.  Be sure to ask your fifth grader if they got to the bottom of this challenge.

Technology Essential Questions:
Why is exploration an important part of learning?
How can an "escape room" experience motivate students and inspire active participation? How can an "escape room" experience inspire critical thinking, collaboration, communication & creativity?