Jun 16 2011
Talons Program Science 9 and English 9 Final Exam
Grade nine learners researched, wrote, presented and recorded 6 to 10 minute TED Talks–their final exam for English 9 and Science 9 this year. They share their understanding of a topic of choice connected to science 9 and/or science 10 learning outcomes, demonstrating their research and presentation skills learned in class during this past year. Powerpoint slides, video clips and/or a hands-on demo are added to illustrate their topic. As part of this project, they listened to five TED talks preferably related to their chosen field and learned how TED talks are structured and presented. After having posted their own TED talks, they will comment on at least five of their peers’ TED talks, learning about five additional topics as well as furthering the discussion by leaving comments. You find links to their posted TED talks below. Please feel free to provide additional questions in the comment section of each edublog.
Richard discusses Panspermia
Sara discusses going green
Michelle discusses cancer and cancer treatment
Conrad discusses global warming and reproduction link
Megan discusses why we should not eat beef
Louise discusses oppositional defiance disorder
Toren discusses perception of time
Chelsea discusses dreams and memory
Alvin discusses steroids
Iris discusses lost memories
Jen S. TED talk
Sepehr discusses stem cell research
Immy discusses superbugs in meat
Jen. A. discusses what gymnastics does to your body
Leanne discusses instinct
Emily discusses terraforming Mars
Derek discusses biolumminescences
Zoe discusses dopamine systems
Lexi discusses stem cells
Kelsey discusses spleen cancer
Macguire discusses how fear works
Stephanie discusses how light affects sleep
Jonathan discusses antimatter
Albert discusses technological singularity
Clayton discusses how we experience space
Daniel discusses collapsed lungs
Thanks for the resource Ms. Mulder helps all of us out by finding topics that we are interested in.
-Derek