2010-2011+Projects-+Cohort+II+Option1


 * Click each link to see the project rubric and our individual presentations**
 * //**School**// || //**Teacher**// || //**Description of Student's Science Project**// || //**Student's Science Project**// ||
 * Middle School 88 || Delroy Rose || ======"Energy Grade 6"======

Each student was asked to create a PowerPoint Presentation on h ow energy sources are used to make electrical energy.
4.1a The Sun is a major source of energy for Earth. Other sources of energy include nuclear and geothermal energy. 4.1b Fossil fuels contain stored solar energy and are considered nonrenewable resources.They are a major source of energy in the United States. Solar energy, wind, moving water, and biomass are some examples of renewable energy resources. 4.1c Most activities in everyday life involve one form of energy being transformed into another. For example, the chemical energy in gasoline is transformed into mechanical energy in an automobile engine. Energy, in the form of heat, is almost always one of the products of energy transformations. 4.1d Different forms of energy include heat, light, electrical, mechanical, sound, nuclear, and chemical. Energy is transformed in many ways. || || Grade 7 The headline of all New York newspapers seem impossible. They read "The End is Near!!!" Local soil testing has discovered a serious problem. The soil of our communities is heavily contaminated with toxic chemicals. The only answer is that everyone must MOVE!!! The government says they will pay to move everyone JUST ONCE. You must ALL AGREE to go to the same new biome. The scientists think that a DIFFERENT BIOME from the one you live in will be your best chance to survive. Which biome do you think would be best? || ﻿ ||
 * //__New York State Intermediate Level Science Core Curriculum Grades 5-8__//**
 * Middle School 71 || C. Elibert || "BIOMES"
 * Middle School 71 || Megan Milewski ||  ||   ||
 * PS 16 || Chris Ruggi || Students should be familiar with the vocabulary involved in the water cycle in grade 4 before beginning this activity. Students should have an idea of the processes in the water cycle and what they mean. This lesson helped student to develop and master their understanding. Students worked in groups of 5. Students collected clip art to be used in slideshows that depicted all 4 processes of the water cycle then learned to import clip art and created at least 5 slides for their presentation on the Water Cycle. Students learned to include text in a slide. They described each process fully on the slide. Students then altered backgrounds, fonts, etc. to make their slideshows unique and interesting . || [[file:WaterCycleStudentGroup1.ppt]] ||
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 * ||  || This lesson was designed to be integrated into a unit on the Water Cycle for grade 4 students. It helps student gain a better understanding of precipitation and weather patterns in New York State. Students worked in groups of 4 to research and gather data on NYS snowfall amounts over a 10 year period then input data into an Excel spreadsheet. Once students accurately input data they created a bar graph within Excel. Students edited and personalized their bar graphs as they became more familiar with the tools and features of Excel. || [[file:SnowfallStudentGroup1.xls]] ||
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