Weather, Worms, and Musical Animals
Dave Hawkins
Georgia
Contents How Did This Happen To Me? The Replication Process The Lunch Bunch The Wormies The Weather Watchers The Math Marvels The Music Makers The Animal Farm
How Did This Happen?
Attended START sponsored by The Miami Museum of Science and the University of Miami
Prof. Math/Technology Piedmont College Cohorts Students needed a Science course Ergo: called into new service role
The Replication Process
Choose a Science Project to Enhance Learning Research Your Topic on the Web Evaluate the Chosen Web Resources Decide Technology Best Suited Field Research Component Create Supporting Web Site (pages) Create Project Portfolio
The Lunch Bunch Lunchtime science School Sponsored Volunteer basis Direct result of START Specific Science project
focus
The Wormies Worm-Composting
(potentially profitable worm farm)
Direct result of START method
Total classroom project Goal to “vermicompost”
cafeteria garbage http://cyrus.piedmont.edu/user
s/athens/newways.htm
The Weather Watchers Meteorology infusion School funded Weather station Related to phenomena On-line forecasts Interdisciplinary Data collection Aspect replication
The Math Marvels School supported Before school Summer school On-line math projects Math application to
science Partnership with water
treatment facility
The Music Makers Music teacher takes
Science for first time School funds field
research project On-line research how to
make instruments Sound wave study on-
line The “Science of Music”
The Animal Farm PreK Special Ed Science
instruction Field research with
Ranger On-line research with
Atlanta Zoo, etc. Words & pictures of
animal kingdom
In Appreciation
To the staff at the The Miami Museum of Science and the University of Miami
and Piedmont College