On April 29, these students were part of the audience for the Video Teleconference pilot. The 6th grade did investigations on velocity and acceleration culminating with an activity where they had to design their own experiments using the MBL lab. The 7th grade did several labs on pH and neutralizations of acids. The 8th grade did labs on velocity and acceleration, exothermic chemical reactions, effects of salt on freezing and boiling of water, and density and bouyancy. Although the ultimate goal is free, original, inspired composition, students begin with specific compositional guidelines.
Students enter the course at various levels of musical expertise.
They are required to complete a basic course in music theory while learning the computer applications MasterTracks and Encore to assist them in composition. Art is then scanned or sent as bitmaps to our website at OnlineClass. We write about designing, decorating and living in favorite spaces. OnlineClass' management team provides architectural and planning experts via email and SimCity 2,000 encourages the transfer of information from the specific to the general, from the neighborhood to the larger world as we work on team simulations. The students collected weather data on a daily basis here in Germany and shared it with other fifth grade classes in Minnesota and Oklahoma via email.