3rd Grade Simple Machines with Prezi
Third graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about simple machines (SOL3.2) so today I showed two classes (Ms. Marion’s & Ms. Cowart’s) how to make an interactive presentation about the simple machines using Prezi. First they selected a theme and wrote the title. We did the first slide together for the lever. I showed them how to make a picture of a lever using the shapes tool. For each subsequent slide they wrote the name of the simple machine, a brief description of how it helped make work easier, and added a picture. I showed them 3 ways to add pictures: they could draw it with the shapes, they could use the built-in clip art, or they could search online for a picture. On the last slide I showed them how they could upload their own picture from Photo Booth. Their final presentations look great! Take a look at a couple of student examples: Gavin’s from Ms. Marion’s class and Omayma’s from Ms. Cowart’s class. I posted all of the presentations to a Google Doc that you can also check out: Ms. Marion’s class and Ms. Cowart’s class.