Fifth graders at Arthur Ashe Elementary used proscopes for the first time last week. Proscopes are hand held microscopes that you can use to take pictures of objects. After reviewing properties of matter with a focus on color, texture, and luster, the students were partnered up to take a picture of an object using the proscopes. Afterwards, they took a screenshot of their image and uploaded it to the Padlet website so their classmates could see their picture. The students then used their observation skills to fill out a Google form I had uploaded to a site I created. The form asked students to observe the color, texture, and luster of the images and to make a prediction of their classmates’ proscope image. Simultaneously, the students were keeping a tally chart of their correct predictions and incorrect predictions. After we analyzed all of the predictions from the spreadsheet created by the Google form, the students took their correct/incorrect prediction numbers and turned them into fractions. From there, they divided their fractions to turn them into decimals. Finally, they used Excel and entered their data to turn it into a pie graph. The students were proud of their hard work and all of the skills they covered during this two week lesson! Great job fifth graders! Below are images from this lesson.
Proscope Images on Padlet Site:
Google Form on Google Site:
Responses From Google Survey:
Student Created Pie Graphs Using Excel:
