Outdoor Math and Science Meet High Tech

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Outdoor Math and Science Meet High Tech

• An
• HP Technology for Teaching
• 2008-2009 Project

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Project Teachers

• Lynn Barnes
• Felicia Prince
• Kechandre Gatlin
• April Magee
• Kristi Haney
• Grant written and submitted by
• Mrs. Helen Magee

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Fourth Grade Project Objectives

• Math 3a. Analyze and describe the similarities
  and differences between and among two- and
  three-dimensional geometric shapes, figures, and
  models using
• mathematical
• language.

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Fourth Grade Project Objectives

• Science 6a. Analyze and predict the weather
  using the thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge,
  barometer, and hygrometer.
• 6b. Recognize and collect data of
  extreme weather conditions.

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Project Outline

• 1. Fourth grade students took a pretest in four
  areas the first week of school
• Weather
• Geometry
• Attitude toward Science
• Attitude toward Math

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Project Outline (cont.)

• 2. The Grant team wrote an Action Plan to show
  how we would successfully implement the project,
  and set some personal goals we wanted to achieve.
  We ordered materials from ISTE to achieve these
  goals.
• 3. Grant team teachers used HP Tablets, digital
  cameras, projectors, and the HP OfficeJet 6310
  All-in-One in our classrooms with students on a
  daily basis.

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Project Outline (cont.)

• 4. Teachers were assigned the following tasks
•  Actual Weather Data Collection
•  Seasonal Changes
•  Portraits of Outdoor Math
•  Online Weather Data Collection
•  Real World Geometry
• Chart shows Temperature
• from August March.
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Project Outline (cont.)

• Grant team teachers worked closely with students
  and their mentor to implement the project plan.
• Post assessments were given and the data was
  entered into the Excel database for comparison
  and interpretation.
• This Power Point was Presented
• to students to summarize
• their work.

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Data

• The Data we collected was divided into
  two categories Actual or Predicted Weather
  Observations and Pre and Post-test comparisons.
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Actual or Predicted Weather Observations

• We combined the data from the weather
  logs students kept from the Weather Center in our
  Outdoor Math and Science Garden with the Internet
  predictions of weather in our area. We realized
  early on that our hygrometer (humidity) and
  barometer (air pressure) tools needed adjusting.
  Once this was done the two data sources were very
  similar. Our results showed data from August,2008
  through March, 2009.
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Pre and Post-test comparisons.

• We were pleased with the results of
  these assessments. They showed that the knowledge
  levels of all six groups, including the control
  group increased significantly. We attribute this
  to the positive attitudes and high interest of
  the students participating in this project. The
  attitude assessments showed the five groups
  involved in the project skyrocketed, while the
  control group showed minor changes in attitude.

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Conclusion

• We conclude that use of technology combined with
  outdoor learning rocks!

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Thanks!

• We would like to thank
• all of the people that participated
• or helped make this endeavor possible.
• It took all of us from students,
• team teachers, mentors,
• and support staff to
• succeed. Well done!

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The End