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Why is the Opal Quartz so Colorful
by MRs. Gellerstedt, Ms. Abate, & Mrs. Upshaw’s Class
Collaboration with Ms. Bongiovanni, STEAM Lab
A pourquoi tale featuring life-sized movable puppets
Created for Ms. Allen & Ms. Miller’s Class
Why is the Blue Aura Quartz so Beautifully Blue?
by Ms. McElroy & Ms. Feeney’s Class
A pourquoi tale read by our students with AI illustrations - all made through iMovie
Created for Ms. Stuckey & Ms. Starks’ Class
Why are Blue Diamonds Blue?
by Ms. Ford & Ms. Barrow’s Class
Collaboration with Ms. BradlEy, Environmental Science
A pourquoi tale animated with Stop Motion and Google Slides
Created for MRs. Moore, Ms. Gueye, & Ms. Moore’s Class
Why Rubies are Red
by Mrs. Hall & Mr. Vaughn’s Class
A pourquoi tale, story-telling, and interpretative play written, designed and executed by our students.
Created for Ms. Johnson & Ms. Whitaker’s Class
Diamond in the
Rough
by Mr. Brown & Ms. Autumn’s Class
A pourquoi tale drama featuring student actors
Created for Ms. Wilson & Ms. Jones’ Class
Why Obsidian is so Dark and Shiny
by Ms. Elkins & Mr. Charles’ Class
A digital book pourquoi tale created using the Book Creator app
Created for Ms. Thomas & Ms. Goolsby’s Class
Why Amethysts are Beautiful on the Inside
by Dr. Martin & Ms. Bowie’s Class
Collaboration with Mr. NicholasON, Engineering
A pourquoi tale featuring automatas and AI-generated backgrounds
Created for Ms. Gillespie & Ms. Green’s Class
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Entry Event
How can we generate interest in earth science through storytelling?
Project
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Students heard from author April Showers to learn about story writing.
They researched rocks and minerals through labs and field trips to Dunwoody Nature Center and the Tellus Museum.
Research
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Students read various pourquoi tales to learn about the genre
Media &
Literature
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Third graders polled kindergarten students on their favorite rock. Then they analyzed the data to determine what the topic of their stories should be.
Idea Development
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Students wrote and prepared pourquoi tales featuring puppets, AI generated illustrations, dramas, and animations.
Prototyping
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3rd Grade
Quarter 2 PBL Check-In
2023-2024
PROJECT BRIEF & Check-in
Driving Question
How can we generate interest in Earth Science through storytelling?
Prototype
Finalizing Class Pourquoi Tales
Testing
Next week, we will share our pourquoi tales with our Kindergarten class.
Thurs
Jan 23
Quarter 2 Showcase
“Soft Launch” Showcase
Third-Graders will share their class pourquoi tales with the Kindergarten class they wrote them for.
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