My Grade2 PYP class studied the POI unit Space. Hurrah, finally a good chance to use some of the best Open Source software out there. We used Google Earth, with the layers for Mars/Moon etc, and explored the tours that are available. Got them hooked there!
Next we tried Celestia, a 3D space simulation program (see some featured screenshots here)
and Stellarium (planetarium) - explore it all here, both excellent programs to visualize the objects that kids talk about.
To finish it all off, students had to become creative, and create an iPhoto slideshow, with all planets from our sun. They also had to create "Space music/sounds", using Garageband, and import that as background music into their slideshow.
You can imagine; we all had great fun (and I am soo lucky to have headsets for all the iMacs in my lab :-)
Coaching | Teaching | Experimenting | Learning | Sharing | 1:1 | Macbook & iPad
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