Tech Class – Photo Story Haiku
Greetings, Tech Class!
Today we will begin a new Photo Story Project. It will involve some creativity on your part. We will be integrating what you have learned so far in Photo Story and combine it with Haiku writing. “What’s a Haiku,” you ask? Well, you’ve probably written some in your classes in the past. Just click on the link below to remind yourself what a Haiku is.
Now that you remember what a Haiku is, it’s time that you write one yourself.
1. Open up a word document.
- Write one (or more) Haiku’s about animals, seasons, weather and climate, or anything that you will be able to get pictures off the internet. (As always, content must be school appropriate.)
- Save it to your district folder.
2. Open up a Power Point.
- Remember, this is where you will paste your citations of the pictures that you use.
3. Open up the internet.
- Find 3 – 4 pictures that go along with the Haiku that you wrote.
- Save them to your district folder.
- Cite them in your Power Point.
4. Open up Photo Story.
- Import your 3 – 4 pictures.
- Customize the motion on your pictures so that they zoom or pan where you want them to.
- Choose the transitions you want.
- Add music to help set the mood for your Haiku.
- Save to your district folder.
5. If time allows, begin again by writing another Haiku.
- Repeat the steps above.
Tomorrow we will add word slides.
(No, not words on top of your pictures. That will stop the motion, and we don’t want to do that.)
So, have fun, and we will learn more tomorrow! I can’t wait to see your awesome work!
~Mrs. Robbins
Scientific Write Up Lifeboats – 3
Students are working on The Scientific Method to pass their state benchmark for 6th grade. We have done two experiments with “Lifeboats” (paper cups) and practiced writing up these assignments. The third write-up is also done with their Lifeboat team, and needs to be typed up individually at home or after school from their notes because it is scored for their portfolio that follows them to high school. Here is the template that they need to use:
Scientific Write Up Lifeboats – 3
Click on it and save the document to your desktop.
Then students can open it from your desktop, type it, save it, print it out (when done), and turn it in. If you do not have a printer, you may save it to a flash drive which we can print at school, or you may attach it to an email to me at:
srobbins@bethel.k12.or.us
Please include: Lifeboats – 3 and your student’s first and last name in the Subject line of the email.
The final typed copy — with their first and last name on the paper, too — is due on: March 1, 2012.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Scientific Write Up Pendulums – 3
Students are working on The Scientific Method to pass their state benchmark for 6th grade. We have done two experiments with pendulums and practiced writing up these assignments. The third write-up is also done with their pendulum partner, and needs to be typed up individually at home or after school from their notes because it is scored for their portfolio that follows them to high school. Here is the template that they need to use:
Scientific Write Up Pendulums – 3
Click on it and save the document to your desktop.
Then students can open it from your desktop, type it, save it, print it out (when done), and turn it in. If you do not have a printer, you may attach it to an email to me at:
srobbins@bethel.k12.or.us
Please include: Pendulums – 3 and your student’s first and last name in the Subject line of the email.
The final typed copy — with their first and last name on the paper, too — is due on: February 10, 2012.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Salmon Watch – Period 8
Can you believe it? We had to reschedule our field trip because of high winds. But it was worth it because we had some pretty great weather for the end of November. The students (and parent volunteers) were thrilled to see Salmon spawning and a carcass, too. Many thanks to all of our great volunteer teachers and everyone who worked to hard to make this happen and who shared their day with us!
Salmon Watch – Period 2
What a great field trip! The weather wasn’t too wet, although we did resort to using our “plastic bag” jackets. Students (and parent volunteers) had fun and learned a lot from our amazing volunteer teachers. Many thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to this field trip.
Yes, our Salmon Watch Field is Wed., Nov. 30
Yes, we will have our Salmon Watch Field Trip on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, from 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Yea! (This is for Mrs. Robbins’ 8th period science class.)
Remember to dress for cold, wet weather, wearing long pants, closed toe & heel shoes, hat, gloves, scarf, coat that is waterproof, etc.
Also, remember to bring a sack lunch. (No pop, candy, or glass containers.) If students are already signed up for a school sack lunch (or chocolate milk), it will be ready for them Wednesday morning.
Thank you again for ALL of your support! We’re looking forward to a wonderful day!
Salmon Watch Field Trips This Week
Our two science classes are having their annual Salmon Watch Field Trips this week to Whittaker Creek. (Science per. 2 on Monday, and Science per. 8 on Tuesday.) We will leave school approx. 9:15 a.m. and return approx. 3:15 p.m. Students will need to bring their own lunch (unless they have already signed up for a school sack lunch.) Make sure to bring water to hydrate even though the weather will be cold. (No glass containers, energy drinks, pop, or candy.)
It will be COOOOOOOLD! And wet! So, dress appropriately. Long pants, shoes with closed toes & heels, hat, gloves, scarf, and outer coat that repels water. Dress in layers to trap the warmth close to your body. Hand warmers are O.K., too. Some footwear is too cold to wear on this field trip, like those cute polka-dot rain boots (or other design.) Even with three layers of socks, students “froze their toes off” last year. They just don’t hold the heat. It is better to wear tennis shoes or hiking boots with wool socks than those rain boots.
You will probably want to bring an extra pair of dry socks to wear on the trip back to school. You may also want to bring another pair of dry shoes and another pair of pants so that you can be comfortable after the field trip is over.
This will be a terrific field trip where students will get to experience first-hand what they have been studying this month about Salmon. Thank you in advance to the many parents, guardians, and volunteer teachers who help make our field trips possible. We appreciate YOU!
Hatching Salmon
Check out this video of the Chum Salmon breaking out of their eggs and becoming alevin at the Seymour River Hatchery in North Vancouver, BC. Our Salmon eggs are going through this same process at this time.
Stream Survey – Per. 8
Can you believe it?! Two amazing field trips in one day! The students were so good and the parents were so helpful that I can’t wait until the next one!
Stream Survey – Per. 2
Our field trip was wonderful! Good weather, good kids, good parent helpers! It was a “perfect” field trip.