Activities

__Module 2 - Collaboration Activity - Shared Science Experiment with another Preschool class via Video Conferencing__

In our school Video Conferencing is already occurring in some of the classes for older students. But to bring it down to a Preschool level I think it would be exciting to see where we could go with this. Through our Pre-k Counts grant we are partners with another area school. This would be a great way for us to collaborate on projects. It would allow teachers to share information and also provide a way for students to see what is happening in other similar classrooms. The activity that would be best to try with my students would be videoing them as they do a science experiment. The experiment I have in mind is Oobleck. This is a substance that fell from the sky in the Dr. Seuss book: __Bartholomew and the Oobleck__. So I would first read the book to my students which could be part of the video conference. Next, I would show the students Oobleck - which is a mixture of cornstarch, water, and green food coloring. Then we would move to tables and allow a few students to play or manipulate Oobleck and the other children would create Oobleck by measuring and combining the ingredients. Finally, the students would switch groups so that all children had a turn at both stations. Finally, the children in both classrooms would be able to share what they liked or disliked about the experiment. That would end the video conference. You wouldn't necessarily have to video conference the whole process if both classrooms were participating in the experiment at the same time. But the introduction to the activity and the end discussion could be the main part of the video conference, so that children could hear other students articulate there opinions and experiences within the experiment. This would include the following NETS for Teachers: 1. Facilitate and Inspire learning and creativity; 3. Model Digital-Age work and learning; 4. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility

. **__Module 3 - Critical Thinking Skills__** NETS addressed: T1a, T2a,c, T3d, S1a, S2d, S3d, S4c, S5a,b, S6a,b ** Critical Thinking Skills: What Do I Do? What Would I Like to Do? ** Understanding/applying || In our manipulative center I create an activity in which the Students must classify and compare objects by size. || I want to have the students demonstrate how they can apply this concept in other classroom activities. || Students could use the smart board to draw big and small pictures and add a voice thread to describe the process. ||
 * ** Critical Thinking Skill to be Developed ** || ** Description of What I Do Now ** || ** New Ideas for Change ** || ** Technology Tools I Could Use and How ** ||
 * ** Bloom’s LOTS **