April’s SAM Superstars
Congratulations to the 5th grade students at the Thoreau School!
Karen Hoyt’s 5th grade class at the Thoreau School in Concord, MA have been selected as this month’s SAM Superstars!
Ms. Hoyt’s students, under the guidance of Diane Kablik (Elementary Science Curriculum Specialist), participated in the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology citizen science/service learning project. The class collected data on water in the landscape to help researchers answer specific questions such as what seasonal changes take place in vernal pools and what these changes tell us. As an extension activity, small groups of students used SAM Animation to create public service announcements about vernal pools.
Click on the Superstar Reviews and Animations tabs at the top of the page to read what the Thoreau School says about their experience with SAM and to watch a few of their awesome student-generated animations!
Here’s what they had to say about their experience with SAM Animation:
It’s a fun way to learn stuff.
- 5th Grade Student
It makes what we’re learning come to life.
- 5th Grade Student
I like that you get to make your own music to go with your project.
- 5th Grade Student
It’s easy to use for projects you’re learning about in school.
- 5th Grade Student
It’s a fun way to put technology into what we’re learning.
- 5th Grade Student
You can make anything you want using your imagination.
- 5th Grade Student
You can be creative and use props to explain the topic you’re learning about in school.
- 5th Grade Student
When the students use stop motion animation they engage in higher level thinking. Students are motivated to teach others and while they are deconstructing and constructing their content knowledge they are able to clearly demonstrate what they’ve learned. It’s a great culminating experience!
- Karen Hoyt, 5th Grade Teacher
Watch six of their awesome animations here!
See more of their creations on their blog.
Henry and Michelle – Vernal Pool Indicators
Jake and Lily – Salamanders of Vernal Pools
We highlight unique classroom projects each month, and here’s an archive of our SAM Superstars!
Visit our Testimonials page to read what they and other SAM users had to say about their experience with the software.
February’s SAM Superstars
Congratulations to the 5th grade students at the Abbot School!
Students of Stacey Mulholland, Aimee Murphy, Karla Pentedemos and Kate O’Brien used SAM Animation to demonstrate their knowledge of early European explorers.
See two of their creations below.
March’s SAM Superstars
Congratulations to Donna Harrington’s 10th grade Art and Technology students at Innovation Academy Charter School!
Students used SAM Animation to express themselves artistically.
See two of their creations below.
