Digital science stories motivate students to become better scientists, more engaged writers and contributors to a larger community. We will demonstrate authentic tools and methods for publishing student work on the web and showcase 1st - 6th grade student projects.

1. DIGITAL SCIENCE STORIES
Laurie Toll
Lisa Koch
Weaver Lake Elementary

2. OBJECTIVES
Inspire educators to create a 21st century learning
environment
Demonstrate authentic tools and methods for
producing and publishing student work on the web
Give teachers the freedom to be creative with non-
fiction science content

3. WHAT ARE DIGITAL SCIENCE
STORIES?
Playful
Fact Based
Engage Higher Order Thinking Skills
Authentic
Present the
“Big Pictur
e”

4. WHY MAKE SCIENCE STORIES
DIGITAL?
NETS*S for Students
Academic Standards
Authentic Audience-
meaningful work

5. THE ELEMENTS OF A DIGITAL
SCIENCE STORY
Teacher Collaboration
Moodle
Storyboard
Media Collection and
Storage
Assessment

6. THE NON-FICTION STORY
Produce a Movie
Glog about a Science Concept
Document with Your Mobile
Make a Web Portfolio
Blabberize a Science Tool

7. THE LAB REPORT
Crayfish
OE Documentary
Insect Investigation

8. THE ENGINEERING PROJECT
The Challenge: Engineer an Insect
What is the challenge?
What are the limits?
How can you solve it? Think up lots of ideas.
Explore Your Material
Pick one and make a plan.
Make a drawing or a model.
Explore Design Your Insect in Your
Find out what
Science Notebook
others have done.
Gather materials and
play with them.
Create Your Insect
Try It
Out Evaluate Your Insect
Rebuild or Make it Better
Share it
www.theworks.org © 2011 The Works

9. TELL YOUR
SCIENCE STORIES!!!

10. THE CHALLENGE

13. CREATE YOUR INSECT

14. ASSESSMENT

16. ASSESSMENT

17. ASSESSMENT

18. ASSESSMENT

19. ASSESSMENT

20. MOBILE STORIES

21. STORYBOARD

22. MEDIA COLLECTION