How can Science, Math, or Engineering be used in a new way to make the world a better place?

Grade: 12

Students: Dan Keliher, Connor Fallon, and Sam Beaulieu
Teacher: Roberto Borda

Subject: Math

Project Name: How can science, math, or engineering be used in a new way to make the world a better place? (Sponsored by S.W. Cole Engineering)

Resources: Are You Ready to Dig in to Science?

Dig Into Science is a contest open to students in New Hampshire and Maine in grades one through 12. To enter, students must submit a two-minute video that answers this question: How can science, math or engineering be used in a new way to make the world a better place? Creativity counts; the video can feature one teacher and up to five students, but don't let that limit you. As long as you are not using copyrighted music or doing anything illegal in your video, the sky's the limit!

Fourth grade Book Group makes a Movie

Grade: 4
Teacher: Rosie Lenehan
Subject: Social Studies/Reading
Project Name: Biography

The Marvelous Munchkin book club recently read a biography of Harriet Tubman.  As they discussed Harriet Tubman in one of their meetings, they arrived at the conclusion that when she was alive, Harriet Tubman was relatively unknown.  They were troubled by the lack of recognition that she got when she was alive, especially given all that she did.  We talked about the reasons for this and we also talked about how it is that people become famous.  I gave them some options for individual or group projects they could do around the idea of making Harriet Tubman famous, and they decided to work together on a newscast.  This is entirely student-written, student-filmed, and student-edited, completed in about 2 hour-long blocks.  Also, it was done entirely using an iPad!  Enjoy!

(cross posted at http://room301classpage.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-club-project.html)