Sarah Fichtner

10/08/2015
EDU 225
John

Student Technology Task Cards

Role (student)

Audience

Format

Row
1

An astronaut

Television viewers

TV show

Row
2

Scientist

Science Community

Game
Simulation

Row
3

Plant/song

Other Plants

An informative
song

Topic
You have just gotten back
from exploring the solar
system in space. And you
are telling TV viewers one
of the planets that you
visited while on your
journey.
You are a scientist who
has created an ecosystem.
You are explaining the
parts of the ecosystem and
the food chain.
You are a plant who has
made friends with a
raindrop. Sing a song to
your friends about the
water cycle and the
journey your friend
raindrop took

Part 1: Raft Cards

Raft Card 1 Third Grade Science

Objective: You will be able to identify the different planets and be able to describe each one.
Student Role: An Astronaut
Audience: Television Viewers

Format: TV Show
Topic: You have just gotten back from exploring the solar system in space. And you are telling
TV viewers one of the planets that you visited while on your journey.
Directions:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Visit The Solar System Scope to learn more about the Solar System.
Choose one of the planets.
Use a Story Board worksheet to help you plan what you are going to say.
Practice reading your script until you can read it fluently and with excitement and good
expression.
5. Build a Voki at Voki.com by registering for an account. (You may need to ask an adult for
help)
6. Record your script as the Vokis voice.
Resources:
Websites to visit.
Interactive Solar System:
http://www.solarsystemscope.com/
Information about the Solar System:
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html
Nasa Plant Guide:
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/
Assessment:
Prepare a 1-2 minute script for a TV News interview.
You can receive up to 25 points each for the written script, story board, Voki, and your recorded
speech.
Raft Card 2 Third Grade Science
Objective: You will be able to differentiate the different ecosystems and be able to explain how
they work, why certain animals and plants grow there, and explain the ecosystems food chain.
Student Role: Scientist
Audience: Science Community
Format: Game simulation and Journal article

Topic: You are a scientist who has created an ecosystem. You are explaining the parts of the
ecosystem and the food chain.
Directions:
1. Go to Strange Loop Games and create an ecosystem.
2. Write a Journal Article about your ecosystem. (how does it work, why do those animals
and plants live there, etc)
3. Use a Food Chain worksheet to draw your eco system
4. Present your eco system to the class
Resources:
To understand food chains:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pasB5FxhVUk
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html
To understand Ecosystems and Biomes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gm9zJS10-E
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_ecosystem.html
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_biomeland.html
Assessment:
Create a functioning biosphere and write a Journal article about your observations. Make sure to
include a food chain illustration and present to the class.
Your presentation is worth 50% of the total points of the project. The ecosystem, and journal
article are 20 points each and the food chain is worth 10 points.
Student Raft Card 3 Third Grade Science
Objective:
Student Role:
Audience:
Format:
Topic:
Directions:

Resources:

Assessment: