Fifth Grade Animated Inventions
Students at The Blake School use Science Companion as their main science curriculum. The fifth graders in Mrs. Westberg's class studied energy in the fall. The students enjoyed a summative activity creating inventions that incorporated various forms of energy. These inventions were loosely modeled after those of Rube Goldberg - one event triggers another in order to perform a simple task. The purpose of the activity was to help students further understand that energy can change forms.
The students were then challenged to illustrate and animate their inventions using software called MicroWorlds EX.
MicroWorlds Assessment Rubric includes-
•Knowledge and use of the Paint Center
•Knowledge and use of the Shape Center
•Application of Buttons
•Logo Programming Vocabulary including writing sub-procedures and stringing commands together
You will need a MicroWorlds plug-in to view the presentations. The latest plug-win may be downloaded from the MicroWorlds Web site in Macintosh and Windows formats.
Enjoy the projects for the 2006-2007 school year!!
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