Happy New Year! Blabberize!

I can not believe how behind I am. Seriously.  My students have just finished up a unit on Colonial America.  To end the unit they had to write a speech as if they were a colonial child during that time.  They had to pick their colony, where they lived (farm, plantation, town, etc), and their speech had to accurately reflect that.  They somehow had to sneak in something about their economy, geography, education, daily life, and politics.  They did SUCH a great job!  Then...for the FUN PART! 

Blabberize! 


You upload a photo, place a mouth, record your speech, and tada!  Your photo speaks! So, so, so cool!  Since this I've used blabberize to introduce units, tell my students important announcements when I'm sick, and review units.  Currently they are working on blabberizing an animal to explain what kind of ecosystem it lives in.  

*You do need to login.  I used my email and a very generic password and all my students share.  That way I have access to them to grade them.

 
      



Have fun!  Share ideas below!

Skeletal System

Here's a fun website to use when learning about the skeletal system, or for a fun activity on Halloween!

BBC Skeletal and Muscles Activity
-It's on animals, but it's interesting for students to compare and contrast with our skeletons!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/skeletons_muscles/play.shtml

Producers, Decomposers, and Consumers

Check out this fun review from Sheppard Software!

Forest Layers

I was looking for ideas to reinforce our study of Ecosystems (consumers, producers, decomposers), food chains, etc.  I stumbled upon this super cool website where students get to search the forest layers and look for what inhabits each layer.  I think you could use this for so many things!  How could you incorporate it into your classroom?  I'm always game for new ideas! Check it out and then share your ideas below!

Forest Layers

Human Body Maps

This website is intended to find solutions based on symptoms; however, they have a fantastic 3-D body map resource!  Students can move the mouse (or pen) over parts of the body, move them and see 3-D views, click on them to see cross-sections and find out a little bit about them!

For example when I clicked on the stomach I saw the 3-D look, a look inside, and it told me this: The stomach is a muscular sac-like organ in the digestive system that stores and digests food via gastric juices and a specialized churning action. 


How perfect is this for the study of the different human body systems?!?  

Check it out at:   Heath Line