Role play how to call a resource, introduce self and project, and arrange for visit. Given appropriate scheduling and transportation information, students arrange for and make visits. Be sure students are prepared with questions to ask, cameras for pictures, etc. Students organize information, photos, illustrations, video, or other graphics into a presentation. May use a poster, scrapbook, or overlays.
Students make oral presentations to share how science and technology have impacted their topic.
You may evaluate students' knowledge of how science and technology impacts art and music while they make their presentations. You may ask students to pick someone else's presentation and prepare a summary of the impact of science and technology on the topic. Extension Ideas Examine places the class visited and people interviewed. Look for similar scientific methods and technologies used across fields. Share how methods and technologies can often be adapted for different uses.