GCISD Science Blog

GooseChase app Julie, Joe, and I recently attended a professional learning experience at the Perot Museum that kicked off with a scavenger hunt using GooseChase app . What a fun way to get us out of our seats and exploring the museum at our own pace! The organizer established groups that we participants were able to sign up for. She told us to limit ourselves to no more than 5 per group. She gave us directions to remain together as a team as we worked through the scavenger hunt; we could not divide and conquer. Confessional: our group did not follow directions, and we all took our own devices. In a classroom, I would manage this by limiting the number of devices or assigning an iPad to the group. We took off exploring multiple floors and exhibits in the museum. The evidence that we'd found the correct place was that we took a selfie in the app at the location. And since we didn't follow the rules and all members were not in the photo, we were not eligible to be the w

Storytime from Space - Astronauts read science picture books to Earthlings! Picture books are often a way to engage our youngest learners, but if you want to bring a smile to science students of all ages, try one of these! Story Time from Space is a project of the Global Space Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education foundation. They launched a set of children’s books to the International Space Station for astronauts to read and video record for the children of Earth! Astronaut Kate Rubins reads Rosie Revere, Engineer from aboard the International Space Station! Check out the Video Library for a list of the book videos that are currently available.