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TKO Science: Turning Kids On to Science |
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Collaboration and Consultation Workshop
K-8
Purpose
Today's workshop will serve as an introduction to various unique and compelling Internet resources, particularly in the areas of science and mathematics. Participants will learn how to get in touch with on-line experts. They will also investigate exciting ways students can collaborate using email and web-based communication.
Consulting Experts in the Field
One simple way to incorporate the Internet into classroom lessons is to utilize experts in appropriate fields to answer your students' toughest questions.
- Scientific American
- Ask Dr. Universe
- Ask Shamu
- CIESE Ask an Expert Page
- The Why Files
- The Last Word
- Ask Jeeves for Kids
What Makes a Collaborative Project Unique and Compelling?1995 Global Water Sampling Project
Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: The International Boiling Point Project
The purpose of this project is to discover which factor in the experiment (room temperature, elevation, volume of water, or heating device) has the greatest influence on boiling point.
- Human
Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait
- Neuroscience for Kids- Good source of enrichment activities
- Data Submittal Form (sample)
The purpose of this project is for students to learn how their physical characteristics, or traits, are inherited is by gathering a great deal of information about specific, easily seen human features.
Bucket
Buddies
Students around the United States and other countries
will collect samples from local ponds to answer the question: Are the organisms
found in pond water the same all over the world?
Square
of Life
This project will allow elementary students to share
information about the plants, animals, and non-living objects found in
their school yard with other students from around the country and around
the world.
Global
Sun Temperature Project
Student will join schools from around the world
as they try to figure out how proximity to the equator affects average
daily temperature and hours of sunlight.
Down
the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use?
Do you think people in other parts of the world
use more or less water than Americans? This collaborative project
will help you find the answer. By collecting data on water usage
from people around the world you will be able to see how your water use
compares to others and determine what you might do to use less water.
Take
A Dip
Middle school students assess the quality of their
local river, stream, lake or pond with other fresh water sources around
the world. Students base their assessment on physical characteristics,
chemical substances, and the macroinvertebrates found in the water.
- Kids' Network (TERC) - Web based projects for grades 2-8
- Mighty M&M Project
- Flat Stanley
- Monster Exchange
- National Pet Census
- The Rainforest Connection - Biology and Environmental Science
- World Wide Biome Project - Biology and Environmental Science
- Sands of the World - Earth Science
- Pathfinder Science Network- Projects for all grade levels
- Underground Railroad Project
Finding Collaborative Projects and Partners
on the Web