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Class Presentations & Activities
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Classroom presentations are a major component of the move! Program. We have developed a variety of presentations that address Mathematics, Science & Technology, Social Studies, Visual Arts and Career Preparation curriculum areas. Many of the presentations include hands-on activities. All presentations are Free of Charge. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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K-2nd Grade Presentations & Activities
Geography
of Community – The Resources Around Us Grade:
2nd Students will learn to tell the difference between natural resources and constructed resources. We will discuss how sometimes a feature will be a mixture of both natural and constructed resources. Photographs, aerial photographs and maps of local communities are used to help the students learn to distinguish between the two categories of resources.
Social
Studies
Map Skills Grade:
2nd This presentation is designed to teach students the basic components and uses maps. Lead by the instructor, each student will build a complete map with all the basic map elements included. From the use of symbols to the drawing of parallel lines, the students use old and new knowledge to complete the exercise. As a result, students will have a better idea of how to read and use maps.
Social
Studies
Making and Understanding Graphs Grade:
2nd This presentation centers around building a bar graph that shows how students get to school, using a story read to the students. The presenter will read a story to the class that discusses different ways that students get to school. These modes of transportation are divided into 3 categories – land, air and water. Once a page is read to the class, students will decide which category the mode falls under. A student will then place a picture of this mode in the appropriate space on the wall chart. The students see the bar graph growing during the course of the story. While the wall graph is being built, each students will be mirroring this activity with their own bar graph.
Mathematics
3rd-5th Grade Presentations & Activities
Geography of Maine Grade:
3 – 5 This presentation uses geographic principles to explore the Geography of Maine. Students will learn about the connections between the resource areas of the State and human settlement patterns. We will discuss how access to resources and the market are vital. Lastly, we will explore why some communities have lasted the test of time while others have not been so fortunate.
Social
Studies
Influencing Choice
With choice comes responsibility. We will discuss the power of choice and map out a “decision tree” to demonstrate the ramifications of making decisions. After discussing the many types of influences students face we will then focus on the role of advertising in shaping our decisions. Students will learn how to draw thumbnail sketches and then use this technique, as well as other lessons learned earlier in the presentation, to design their own advertisement that they believe would effectively promote the use of public buses, passenger trains or other similar modes of transportation. MLR/PEI Visual
and Performing Arts B.
Creation, Performance, and Expression – Visual Arts D.
Aesthetics and Criticism
Map Skills Presentation
Title: Map Skills This mapping exercise has the students complete a map that they will then use to perform certain map activities. In addition to learning about basic map components, students will be tasked with solving grid and scale based exercises on this and other maps that will be provided. Students will learn that maps provide a great deal of information that can be used to solve a variety of problems.
Social
Studies
Pollution Grade:
3-5 This class discussion will help students understand the different categories and causes of pollution. We discuss how earth systems change with changes in levels of pollution. Hands-on exercises will help the students grasp how easy it can be to pollute and how even just a little pollution can have a big impact. The class ends with a “solution-storming” session to solve problems that were identified earlier in the presentation. MLR/PEI
Trip Chainers Grade:
3-5
* 55 minutes This data gathering and graphing activity looks at how students get from one place to another and explores the advantages and disadvantages of the many different ways of getting from place to place. Students will record their modes of transportation for a period of time and then graph their data. We will explore their findings and also discuss health, environment, convenience and other aspects of the various modes of transportation available to children and adults. MLR/PEI Mathematics
6th-8th Grade Presentations & Activities
Alternative Fuels Debate Grade:
6-8 One of the best ways to fully understand something is to have to defend it. Students will be divided into teams and assigned a type of fuel to defend and promote as the most logical choice among a number of options. Students will learn that defending an issue does not require that they personally believe it to be the most logical choice but rather that they must effectively argue on its behalf. Originally developed by the NEED Project, this debate will allow students to gain a greater understanding on not only their own fuel type but others as well.
Science
and Technology
Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Grade:
6-8 There are a number of issues – environmental, economic and political – that warrant taking a look at why we should diversify our modes of transportation and the fuels we use. This presentation reviews the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of alternative fuels and transportation. Students will use their math skills to help calculate energy input to output totals for the development and use of various fuels. They will also compare numbers for various modes of transportation and see that the easy choice may not always be the best choice.
Science
and Technology
Climate Change Grade:
6-8 Climate Change is not a new phenomenon and in fact the Earth’s climate has changed significantly at different periods in time. However, in the last 200 years the Earth’s climate has changed at a rate that is above the norm. After exploring the components of climate change, we will crunch a few numbers and run a few experiments to help students grasp the issues. Lastly, we will explore some of the options we can take to help reverse the effects of the last 200 years.
Science
and Technology C.
The Scientific and Technological Enterprise D.
The Physical Setting
Economics of Energy and Transportation – Supply and Demand Grade:
6-8 The more things change……. The oil crisis of the 1970’s and our recent experience with gas and oil prices will serve as a backdrop for a group discussion centered on supply and demand. What role does convenience, availability, consumer demand, politics and perception play in shaping the market. There was a time when electric vehicles were more popular than gas powered vehicles and when public transit was plentiful. We will look back and identify critical turning points that helped us get to where we are now.
Social
Studies E.
History
Geography of Community Grade:
6 – 8 “Community” means different things to different people. This presentation explores the development of a community over time and the role of technology in facilitating this change. Students will learn about the different elements– residential, business, transportation, recreation, etc. – that are vital components of a community. Once we have reviewed the anatomy of a community we will discuss how the community may look in the future. Lastly, we will explore the links that exist between communities in a region.
Social
Studies
Trip Chainers Grade:
6-8
* 55 minutes This is a hands-on data gathering activity that allows students to gain an appreciation of how their decisions have impacts that they may not have considered. Students will be instructed on how to collect their own transportation data that they will then use to chart topics such as CO2 output, financial costs and time dedicated to transportation. The wrap up allows students time to review their results and discuss options that they can pursue to reduce their transportation based impacts. This activity blends a variety of math, science and social studies activities and discussion threads. MLR/PEI Mathematics
The Choices We Make – Getting from Here to There Grade:
6-8 Learning how to weigh available options and make decisions that have positive outcomes is the name of the game in this activity. Understanding that there can be more than one right choice when confronted with a decision is important just as is knowing how to make decisions in a group. At the end of the exercise the teams will report there results and explain how they handled the dynamic of making decisions as a group.
Career
Preparation C.
Learning to Make Decisions, Plan and Create Opportunities, and Make
Meaningful Contributions Social
Studies
9th-12th Grade Presentations & Activities
Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Grade:
9-12 This presentation explores the various alternative fuels and vehicles that are currently available or under development. We will discuss the issues of infrastructure, market demand and supply in shaping our choices. We will look back a hundred years when electric and steam powered cars were as popular as the gas fueled combustion engine automobile and see if there are any lessons to be learned as we try to explore options to traditional modes of transportation. Lastly, we will discuss the pro’s and con’s of diversifying our transportation options. The nature of this topic lends itself to interesting discussion threads that are sure to raise a variety of questions.
Science
and Technology Social
Studies
Fuel Cell Vehicles Grade:
9-12 With a focus on fuel cells, we will take a look at how technology is providing options for transportation. After 100 years of reliance on fossil fuels and the combustion engine we are now seriously exploring alternatives. We will provide a brief review of fuel cell technology, show some prototype vehicles and then break the students into teams to assemble and race a fuel cell kit car. This hands-on activity provides them with a good review of a simple fuel cell system.
Science
and Technology
Pollution Grade:
9-12
MLR/PEI
Geography – Sprawling Communities Grade:
9 – 12 The impacts of sprawl can be hard to grasp but this presentation will make it easier to identify just how the landscape around us has changed over time. We will use geographic principals to explore the causes of the ever changing landscape including how technology has played a significant role in the changes to our communities and the environment. We will conclude with a discussion on the options and tools to help curb the impacts of sprawl.
Social
Studies
Teen Driver – True Costs and Options Grade:
9-12 This presentation is designed to help teenagers understand the true costs associated with owning and operating a car. There are a number of hands-on activities that help the students understand the issues and expenses associated with operating a car. Students will also learn about alternatives to getting behind the wheel which are easier to accept once they know how expensive it can be to drive.
Career
and Education Development
Trip Chainers Grade:
9-12
* 55 minutes This data gathering and analysis exercise will strike close to home. Students will be asked to gather their own transportation related information which we will use as a basis to explore issues such as true transportation costs, how transportation shapes not only the landscape of our communities but our own decision making process and the options we can pursue in trying to address these impacts. We will learn how we got to this point, why there are often few transportation alternatives available, and what we can do to effect change. This presentation brings a good mix of hands-on math and science activities to help understand the various ways that transportation decisions directly affect their own lives.
Social
Studies
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