Independent Project - Science Experiment

Aveson's upcoming Celebration of Learning will host our 1st Annual Science Exhibition. Students in Project class will develop testable questions, form a hypothesis and then, at home, conduct and record their experiment. Final product documenting this process will be on display for all to view. Students should already be able to discuss possible questions for their experiments.

While most "work" will be completed at home, everyday in class students will journal, and discuss their progress with the other students.

Project Timeline:

by Wed. (3/19) - Students will have selected their testable question and formed a hypothesis

by Tues. (3/25) - Students will have completed their experiment

by Mon. (3/31) - Students will have organized all information onto display board

on Tues. (4/1) - Students will bring presentation to Aveson, ready to present

on Thurs. (4/3) - Science Exhibition

Please click on the following link for a more detailed project outline:

Science Exhibition Project

This Week in Projects

This week students will start exploring and discussing the origins of slavery, the effects of slavery, and the civil rights movement. We will be using some of the short videos on BrainPOP, among other sources. Students will be using the primary source images on the slideshow "Images of Slavery" to reflect on, and make connections to these important topics.

Links about African-American History:

"Images of Slavery"
The Underground Railroad
African American Heroes Matching Game
Hoop Shoot: African-American History
Famous African Americans: Factmonster.com
Famous African Americans: EnchantedLearning.com
"Signs of Segregation"

Links about African Culture and Geography:

Discover Africa
Globe Project - Africa Map (Puzzle)
Detest a Pest! Become a farmer and defeat pests using natural methods (Game)
Do you know the countries of Africa? (Puzzle)
African Myths and Fables
In search of the "Ways of Knowing Trail" (Game)


Also this week, Experiment Design... what makes a scientifically testable question? These questions will lead to experiments with projects and results presented at our next Celebration of Learning, at our first "Aveson Science Exhibition".

In advisory we will be looking at Ecology, how humans are part of the environment, and how our decisions have an effect on our environment. We will first explore the effect waste has on our environment and how we can make positive changes in the way we live. Students can use the games and activities to the left to get familiar with these ideas.