Spring is in the air at LLMS.  Staff and students are enjoying the longer days and the fabulous weather.  I know my kiddos are enjoying riding bikes and playing in the dirt in the evenings.  Tball has also started and many nights you can find the Soose family at the WYAA cheering on Jenna, who happens to be the only girl on her team.

As we enter this final nine weeks, just a reminder to create engaging, high-quality lessons will help keep students on task and on track in classrooms.  Please let me know if you want to schedule some planning time to look at some ideas on engaging students with creative technology projects.

Students in Mrs. Gutierrez’s 6th Pre-AP science classes completed their digital timelines on Space Exploration using Tiki-Toki.  Students were given eleven events to add to their timelines.  After getting all the events, students had to add information and details about each event.  They could include pictures, video, and websites as well.  Click on the link below to see a student example.

Student Timeline

The Electromagnetic Spectrum took over Mrs. Troy and Mrs. Wells’ Science classes.  The students used the Google Expeditions app and the VR (Virtual Reality) viewers to learn about the different type of waves.  During the virtual field trip, students viewed the waves in the viewers and then answered questions based off of the material presented on the projector from Google Tour Creator.  The discussion about microwaves, radio waves, infrared waves, and ultraviolet waves taught me more than I learned from reading the information.  For example, did you know microwaves are more than just a device used for heating or cooking food, but actual waves used for radar and communication?

Mrs. Johnson’s 7th graders competed in a Goosechase to review Surface Area.

Check out this amazing submission! https://t.co/g4gxoltDJE via @GooseChaseEDU

— Ashley Soose (@AshleySoose) March 28, 2019

Students answered a variety of questions using photo and video evidence, as well as self-checking answers.  Students described pyramids and prisms, found lateral and total surface area, and competed to be the first team to finish.

Let Mrs. Soose know if you need ideas to integrate technology or helping planning a lesson.