Grade 5 Research

Writing the script

5O and 5LM students have been gathering information on a wide range of self-selected topics, including:

- How humans are threats to sharks
- The origins of the solar system
- Are pit bulls really mean and vicious?
- Hieroglyphics
- How Muppets are made
- Famous ghost sightings

Adding design touches

Working in groups, they are putting together paper slide shows; since we don't have enough computers in the library for everyone to access presentation software, we're going a little low-tech instead. However, we'll be recording the slide shows and posting them online, which is high-tech!

What's a paper slide show, you ask? Here is the sample I showed the kids:

Stay tune for our final videos! We start taping next week.