Third graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the difference between rules and laws in Social Studies (SOL3.10a), and they have been studying animal adaptations in Science (SOL3.4). So today students in Ms. Whittaker’s class created slideshows that identified animal adaptations and also included a rule or a law about that animal. First they opened a blank Google slideshow, and I showed them how to add a background image of their animal. Next we added some shapes to point out different features on the animal (Example – deer have antlers to fight with). If the students needed to do some research, they could open a new tab and do a quick Google search. I demonstrated how to change the color and type a fact in each shape. Then we added another shape and typed in a rule or a law about the animal (Example – Rule: Don’t feed the deer; Law: You can only shoot two deer with antlers per season). Finally, we used the Transitions button to add animations to the shapes. Students shared their slideshows on Schoology, and you can see them all here.
