CECAConnecticut Educator’s Computer

Association

K-12 Educational Technology ExpositionLegislative Office Building

Hartford, ConnecticutApril 5, 2006

Bloomfield’s Award-Winning 5th Grade Technology Team

Mrs. Mary Kay Rendock’s Class

represented by:

Gabrielle Babcock-McIntosh

Jovaughn Brown

Breaunna Jones

Rashawn Vassell

Accompanied by Dr. Gail Deutsch, Instructional Coach, Technology

Cooking Up a Storm…

is a performance task assessment designed to initiate prior knowledge involving weather and geologic phenomena. This project is an introduction to Grade 5, Theme 3 “A Changing Planet.”

Students create a Power Point presentation formatted as a recipe used to apply to an elite science camp. They begin research with non-fiction texts, searching for the following ingredients (things necessary for the occurrence), step-by-step instructions for the occurrence, and causes and effects of it. They use web sites assigned on TrackStar, sending their application to staff and alumni of “Camp Wannabeabigstar,” hoping to be accepted.

Getting ready to leave school for the Expo

Beginning to set up at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford

Almost ready

Mom joined us

Grandpa joined us

The team is ready for action

Mrs. Rendock and Dr. Deutsch are very proud of the boys and girls

Breaunna is happy

The first slide

People stopped by to ask about the project

Mr. Art Skerker, from the Connecticut Department of Education

We looked at other winning projects

Then we went on a tour of the Capitol. Our guide is in red.

The Lady of Liberty wished us a fond farewell.

Thank you to the volunteers from CECA, who made the day special.