Genetics Presentation Day

Genetics Project Creation: Crunch Time!

Students have been diligently working on the creation phase of projects this past week!  We have groups preparing for interviews, art displays, 3D models, layering music with phone interviews, and editing videos.

 Two  fifth grade groups collaborated for an interview with Mr. Hausknecht, a kidney transplant recipient.  

We all learned so much from him!

 Preparing for the interview: sound check, lighting, chair placement

 Cancer cells

 Editing interview with Luke's grandmother and Dr. Niti Patel from Northside Hospital

 Working on their blog

 Editing commercial for their product

Making a 3D model of the inside of a conjoined twins' heart.

Presenting at GaETC on Our Paperless Classroom!

Today was an incredible day spent sharing students' experience with a paperless classroom to educators from all over Georgia!  We had quite a crowd at our booth all day and every teacher was very impressed with how well spoken the students were and how prepared they were for the presentation.  The students have come in early to school every morning for the past two weeks in order to prepare and their hard work paid off today!  I am so proud of these students and it was a treat to spend the day watching them shine!

 A busy day!

 Sharing with the students from the neighboring booth.

 Teachers had to lean over one another to make room so they could listen too!

 Amazing group of students!

 Everyone wanted to come check out Cubelets and 3D printer items with Evelyn and Savannah!

 Busy sharing with teachers!

 A Microsoft employee wanted to take this picture of students for the company.

 After lunch time...

 The crowds continue!

 Fabulous moms who drove and helped out!

 Checking out "Sumo Robot League" vendor

 They all received an award for presenting!

Sneak Peek of the Cancer Cells Art Display

This group is researching breast cancer and the effects it has on patients before, during, and after a diagnosis and treatment.  They had a phone conference with an Oncologist, Dr. Patel, from Northside Hospital and learned so much from her expertise and how treatment is changing so quickly.  The group noticed how beautiful a cancer cell looks under the microscope and thought it was odd that something so destructive could be so stunning and so they decided to create art from these cell photographs.  They are testing out different materials and paint and are thinking of having a gallery of paintings on clear canvas that are back lit. 

 Needless to say, I cannot wait to see how their project turns out in a few weeks!