15 Science Projects for Book Creator Classrooms

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Introduction

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Science projects for Book Creator classrooms

Let's Rock

Plant Parts

Weather Reports

Seasonal Spotlight

Simple Machines

Body Systems

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Nature Walk

Leafy People

Animal Habitats

Cell Structures

Healthy Habits

Inspired Inventions

Scientist Profiles

Space Spotlights

Biome Biodiversity

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Introduction

Join me as we dive into science projects for Book Creator classrooms!

Students in the science classroom are exploring, discovering and interacting with ideas in exciting ways! Book Creator is a fantastic tool for helping students document and share their learning in science.

This book includes 15 science projects for Book Creator classrooms. You can tailor these ideas to both collaborative and independent student products and scale each one to make sure it meets the needs of your students.

A few tips

Create models for your students so they understand the expectations for the projects you introduce to your group

Design tasks that can be differentiated for your group of students so everyone has a way to show what they know

Science projects can include cross-curricular connections to other subject areas

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Share your ideas for using Book Creator in the classroom using the hashtag #BookCreator or tagging @BookCreatorApp or @ClassTechTips on social media!

Let's Rock

Students can create an ebook to explore different types of rocks.

With Book Creator, students can snap pictures of rocks they’ve found or search for pictures of rocks in different parts of the world. As students build their domain-specific vocabulary around this topic, they can showcase their learning in a multimedia ebook!

An ebook “All About Rocks” can capture everything students have learned about this topic. You might ask students to include:

Information on different types of rocks
Definitions of key terms
A selfie holding a rock they identified
A picture of a rock they found in their community
Images of structures or landforms composed of rocks
Questions to ask a geologist about rocks

A classroom scenario

For a “Let’s Rock” activity, students can explore rocks in three major categories: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Your students might create their own multi-page ebook or create one page for a collaborative class ebook. Encourage students to combine media as they snap pictures, search for images and record their voice.

There are lots of different types of rocks and students of different ages will be expected to talk about rocks in ways that are appropriate for their grade level. For example, you might ask students in Kindergarten to use words like hard or bumpy, and students in high school to discuss erosion and weathering.

In this example of an ebook featuring different types of rocks, there is a graphic organizer with pictures of three types of rocks.

Students can record their voice or type definitions to add to their page.

Plant Parts

Explore the parts of a plant and create a collaborative ebook.

As students dive into a unit on plants they can create a collaborative class ebook that captures what they have learned about plant parts. Each student can choose one plant to spotlight and either snap a picture, search for an image or draw a picture of that plant on the page. Students can label the parts of a plant using the Pen feature in Book Creator.

Students can create one page to contribute to a class book on “Plant Parts.” You might ask students to include:

The name of their plant
A picture of the plant
Arrows that point to different parts of the plant
Labels of each plant part
An audio recording to explain each part
Colors that connect to the plant’s ecosystem

A classroom scenario

If your students have participated in a community walk or trip to a local park, they can snap pictures of the different plants they see. When students know they are going to create a final product to show off their learning, they will understand the purpose of the experience more clearly.

With a collaborative ebook, each student can contribute a page within a common theme. For example, you might ask students to pick a different plant found in the rainforest and create a book where each page features a new plant.

When a collaborative book is completed, share the link with all students in the class so they can explore the final creation.

In this example of an ebook on plant parts, a picture of a plant fills most of the page.

The shape tool in Book Creator is used to add arrows to the page and the text feature lets the students label each part of the plant.

Weather Reports

Capture weather reports in a daily journal made with Book Creator.

Learning about the weather is important no matter where you live. Your students might see four distinct seasons over the school year, or experience similar temperatures and weather patterns all year round. By creating a daily journal with weather reports, students can track local or faraway weather and learn new vocabulary.

Students can create a weather journal to update each day, or one day a week. You might ask students to include:

Date of journal entry
Location
Temperature
Chance of precipitation
Tomorrow’s forecast
Levels of humidity, allergens or UV index

A classroom scenario

A daily weather journal can extend conversations students might participate in as a whole class. After talking about the day’s weather together, students can create a new page for their weather report journal to chronicle the weather. This activity might take place every day or once a week as students make observations and predictions about the weather.

In addition to capturing the local weather in a daily journal, students could also create a weather journal that features different places.

For example, if students sitting in a classroom in Australia are learning about Japan, they can use online resources to find the weather in Japan for an international weather journal.

In this example of a weather reports ebook, a drawing of the day’s weather is included along with a summary sentence.

You might ask students to include an audio recording with a prediction for tomorrow’s weather or snap a picture looking out the classroom window.

Seasonal Spotlight

Students can use Book Creator to make an ebook to spotlight each season.

Spring, summer, fall, and winter… each season is unique! In an individual or collaborative, multi-page ebook, students can spotlight their favorite season or profile all four seasons and what makes them special. Perfect for increasing science vocabulary and catering to students’ interests, a seasonal spotlight can be tailored to your science and ELA goals.

Students can create an ebook that spotlights the seasons. You might ask students to include:

A favorite season
Activities they participate in during this time of year
The type of weather typical of a season
The impact of the seasons on plants and animals
Pictures they’ve captured throughout the school year
A famous quote about the seasons

A classroom scenario