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The videos above are examples of the students' first independent research. The students were asked to "Go home and research sharks. Write about 1 thing you found out." as their homework in their Homework Journal the night before these videos were taken. At Morning Meeting on 3/13/15, the students presented their findings to the whole class.
Not pictured- The students asked (!) to make their own "Research Journals", so we did. We made them out of construction paper and lined paper, in which they have begun taking notes. Most students have selected the topic of sharks, but there are still some students interested in USA and USA sports teams. The students have been encouraged to add information and questions to their Research Journals over Spring Break. We practiced spelling our question words (Who? What? Where? When? Why?) as well as "research", "learned", "resource" and "because" to prepare for our independent research.
The students were also informed that it is okay if their topic shifts over Spring Break (3/13/15-3/22/15). I gave them an example about how Madeline and I were drawing sharks together at Recess when she told me to add nostrils to its nose and a student from another class stopped me and said "Wait, sharks don't have nostrils!" Madeline and I decided we needed to do research on this topic to find the answer. Soon, we were wondering if there are any animals that don't have nostrils..... She decided to research noses on all kinds of animals next, instead of sharks! And that is great! The students were reminded that for this project, whatever the topic is they are doing research on should really interest them- I will accept ALL research.
Not pictured- The students asked (!) to make their own "Research Journals", so we did. We made them out of construction paper and lined paper, in which they have begun taking notes. Most students have selected the topic of sharks, but there are still some students interested in USA and USA sports teams. The students have been encouraged to add information and questions to their Research Journals over Spring Break. We practiced spelling our question words (Who? What? Where? When? Why?) as well as "research", "learned", "resource" and "because" to prepare for our independent research.
The students were also informed that it is okay if their topic shifts over Spring Break (3/13/15-3/22/15). I gave them an example about how Madeline and I were drawing sharks together at Recess when she told me to add nostrils to its nose and a student from another class stopped me and said "Wait, sharks don't have nostrils!" Madeline and I decided we needed to do research on this topic to find the answer. Soon, we were wondering if there are any animals that don't have nostrils..... She decided to research noses on all kinds of animals next, instead of sharks! And that is great! The students were reminded that for this project, whatever the topic is they are doing research on should really interest them- I will accept ALL research.