Slide Over!

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 240

Students in 6th Grade at Corkscrew Middle School had a fun time developing their cooperative learning, problem solving, and presentation skills while making paper slide videos. Throughout this school year, students had different opportunities to choose topics from our curriculum from which to make their paper slides, including the water cycle, layers of the Earth's atmosphere, chemical vs. physical weathering, fossil fuels, and alternative energies, to name just a few. They started the process by further researching their topics in teams of 3-4. Next, they worked on improving their writing skills by taking their notes and using them to write precise scripts which would be read aloud. Students enjoyed showing off their creativity and artistry in their drawings for the slides. Finally, when all was completed, they rehearsed and polished their presentations before recording using iPads. This entire process allowed teams of students to become more engaged in their learning. What sixth grader doesn't enjoy working with their classmates, drawing, and using iPads to show off what they know? To top it off, all of the students were very excited to see their finished videos as they were viewed by their classmates. 6th grade students are very social and enjoy working in groups. This project gave them the opportunity to learn how to develop much needed cooperative learning skills while learning more about Earth & Space Science topics and having a bit of fun. This project provided me the opportunity to see students shine in their own areas of expertise: planning/organizing, communicating, researching, writing, illustrating, reading aloud, and filming/technology. Thank you again for supporting my project!