Energy

In November, Mrs. Hayes' 4th graders visited the Media Center to research the basic forms of energy: light, heat, mechanical, and magnetic. I began by introducing the Super 3 Research Process that the students will use this year to help them organize and problem-solve their learning. The steps of the Super 3 are "Plan, Do Review!"

Next, students visited the Media Center in small groups to conduct their research. They had 4 tasks to answer:

How does this form of energy work (define)?
Real World Examples.
Keywords needed to understand the form of energy.
Draw and label an example.

Students accessed information using the desktop computers and iPads. For most students, it was their first time scanning QR codes on the iPad. We learned that QR codes are an easy tool to get us to a website quickly! We found information by reading articles on WorldBook, NCWiseOwl, and by watching videos on Discovery Education and Scholastic Studyjams. The students took the information gathered back to class and created group presentations to teach each other about their form of energy. Students agreed that learning from various text and media, as well as using different tech tools was fun!

Check out our learning in action below!