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Take the ARMS Science Extension and Enrichment Challenge
This page represents a beginning effort to collect, formalize, share, and strengthen the challenge and enrichment opportunities which we offer in our science classes. This page is a menu of ideas and examples of activities which we have tried and students have enjoyed. We hope to continually improve and enrich these offerings. This page is only one of many ways we tap into student's diverse interests, strengths, and expertise. It offers additional ways for them to experience the joy of learning and share their incredible talents with our learning community. We hope that students will take the initiative to try activities which spark their curiosity or go beyond the topics we are studying. Please talk to your science teacher for more details and final approval of any activities. |
 Please if you have comments, questions, or ideas for more projects and activities
as of 02/29/2008 |
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| Link | Level I (20 min- 1hr) | Level II (1-2 hrs) | Level III (long term) | |
| Videos of science experiments: | Get parent/ guardian permission and do the experiment and then get a parent signature stating that do you did the experiment. | Level 1 write up plus + more formal Write it up | Bring in the material to do it in front of the class and explain what happens using science concepts | |
| Cartoon/Comic | Single panel Gary Larsen -like cartoon imbedding a science concept | 4 panel comic strip imbedding science concepts | Cartoon children's book imbedding science concepts | |
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Vocabulary |
Make 4 flash cards of challenging science concepts. | Make
vocabatoon using a
Blank vocabatoon flash card (doc) Create a word search Create a crossword puzzle |
Make a web page or power point of the L1 or L2 product. and present to class. | |
| Math in Science | Find a topic connection | |||
| Current Events in Science
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Find, Read, highlight, bring in article, and post on on current events board. | Article summary sheet | Present article to class | |
| Web Independent study | Find great site and send a web page review to your teacher. | Complete a Study Island Science topic. Go to the 8th grade page. | Create a Flash Macromedia animation of a science concept Sample | |
| Power Point Presentations. | One to two slide with pictures and definitions | 3-6 slides with pictures and definitions | Flip book or complex animation of topic. (Sample) | |
| Science TV show/movie | Watch a science show and do a Level 1 write up | Watch a science show and do a Level 1 write up and level 2 write up. | Watch a science show and do a Level 1 write up and level 2 write up and then go to the web page associated with the show and | |
| Science Extension and Enrichment Readings | Level 1 book review | |||
| Do a virtual tour of a science museum | Send a web page review to your teacher about an exhibit you liked at one of the museums | Level 1 write up and then make a poster or PowerPoint about it which you share with the class. | ||
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Watch listen to a science show and do a Level 1 write up | Watch or listen to a science show and do a Level 1 write up and level 2 write up. | Watch or listen to a science show and do a Level 1 write up and level 2 write up and then make a poster or PowerPoint about it which you share with the class. | |
| Library Independent study List of resources
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20 minute project menu | 1-2 periods project | 3-6 periods projects | |
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After school clubs and contests List of resources |
Contests:
Science Poetry Contest due march 17 Wired Video Contest due April 1 |
Engineering Club |
Science Fair
links (80 hour project!) |
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Summer Science Programs (not sponsored by ARMS) |
WPI Launch and
other Middle school
summer programs Launch: July 15 due date for application, date of program program, Aug 4-8, cost ~ $500 |
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