Science Ideas

Word Processing

·        Students create vocabulary word games and then exchange them with a friend to practice vocabulary.

·        Have students keep a daily log of their nutrition, exercise, daily weather, or other data.

Spreadsheet and Database Software

·        Create a line graph of the ocean floor depths or other scientific data then import the graph into a word processing program to write a report about that data.

·        Have students time their heart rates and plot them on a graph in a spreadsheet program.

Desktop Publishing and Graphic/Paint/Draw Software

·        Use desktop publishing to create a banner or poster about pollution, or other science related issues.

·        Students use a paint, draw, or graphics program to draw and label germs, parts of animals, plants, or other scientific object

Multimedia Software Such as PowerPoint, HyperStudio, or Web Pages

·        Students report on an animal and play a frame animation of the animal in its environment.

·        Divide the class into teams to research specific topics about the general topic you are studying. Each team creates a stack about their topic and then all the stacks are combined to make a class report.

 

Ideas adapted from:

http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/intideas.htm