My students are amazing! We are a class of third graders in a rural area of West Virginia. Each of my students comes from a unique background, with various home lives and opportunities. Even with our differences, we form a wonderful learning community. We enjoy asking questions and exploring. We enjoy playing games and laughing while we're learning. Most importantly, we enjoy cooperation, collaboration, and teamwork.
We are located in a small, rural school in a high poverty area of West Virginia.
Despite their positive attitudes and eagerness to learn, many of my students have difficult home lives and come to school looking for comfort and security. Because of our high poverty rate, our school receives many federal grants that allow us to purchase the necessities for students. However, because the need is so great, once the necessities are purchased, little or no money is left for "extra" things.
My Project
Teaching science remotely is a challenge! Science should be engaging, hands-on, and interactive. Generation Genius is a complete science curriculum that students can access at home and at school. The videos provided are entertaining and informative, while capturing the attention of my third graders. It even provides simple, hands-on experiments that use materials that most students already have in their homes.
We’ve accessed Generation Genius through their free trial and my students are begging for more!
The videos and discussion helped my little geniuses grasp difficult and complex science topics.
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