Hyde+Grove

Hyde Grove Elementary

Hyde Grove-Ms. Thompson 4/5 STAR Class Ms. Thompson’s students were beginning their focus of energy in Science. I introduced them to [|Nettrekker] on the first day. I shared with them that this is a site I share with all of my classes because it is one that they could use at home also. On the next day we began a [|Gizmo] about energy, which is an advanced online repository of math and science simulations. The students worked with the simulations to gain an understanding about various types of energy and things that help energy convert into other types of things such as electricity. Throughout the week we worked together through the activities and student package, which the students enjoyed. Give the Gizmo a try and see what new information you might learn.

[|Energy Conversion Gizmo]

Hyde Grove-Ms. Foster 2/3 STAR Class My visits with Ms. Foster’s class were short, but crammed with authentic learning. The students played games and did activities in [|Nettrekker] that supported the social studies topic they were working on, which was communities. My second visit with their class was exciting to them because they already had the background of using [|Nettrekker], so I gave them the choice of doing activities that supported communities or multiplication. When the students found a similar site that would allow them to challenge and play against each other they were all for it! Several of the students said that they were going to use Nettrekker at home to practice multiplication.