Earth and Space Science Project Abstract
REAL SCIENCE: CLOUDS
Presenters:
Steve Bauer, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; sbauer@imsa.edu
Sarah Walter, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; goddes7@imsa.edu
Advisor:
Britta McKenna, Coordinator of Kid’s Institute, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; 630-907-5073; britta@imsa.edu
Abstract:
Real Science is an interactive science CD-ROM created, written and produced by teams of IMSA students. This dual platform CD-ROM targets students in grades 3-5 and is distributed free of charge to over 600 schools in Illinois and beyond. The goal of Real Science is to bring engaging science enrichment to classrooms to excite young children about science through the use of multimedia movies and interactive supplements developed using Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and Macromedia Direactor. The “Clouds” article touches on the scientific make-up of clouds and their many classifications. The 4-minute “Clouds” movie strives to teach young students to label clouds using their new found knowledge of the terms Nimbus, Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus, Alto and their relationships with the scientific names of clouds. The multimedia presentation contains many pictures taken, or drawn on and around the IMSA campus. The Real Science goals for 2001 were to include no copyrighted material and present our knowledge to students in grades 3-5 in an entertaining way. We used campus resources, our creativity, and amateur photography skills to meet that goal in “Clouds.”