Discovery Through a Scientific Lens

Barrett was awarded a $10,000 Toyota science grant. The grant supports student participation in lessons that incorporate the Jason Project, NASA Explorer School experiences & Virginia Science. Selected units culminate with the creation of video podcasts. Barrett teachers who are involved with the grant are L. Sullivan Project Discovery, R. Shaw communication arts, A.Salinas reading teacher, S. Reisinger ELL teacher, A.Littman special education & 4th grade teachers Lambert, Easley & Morse.

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Project Discovery at Barrett Elementary School

Check out the science going on in the Discovery Lab at Barrett Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Rainforest


Two students share what they experienced during the Rainforest Exhibit.




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Friday, June 22, 2007


BrainPOP and JASON Project Earth and Mars


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Clips within the student video are used with the permission of BrainPop and the JASON Project.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Experimenting in the Reduced Gravity Jet



































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Earth and Mars Science Stations






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Friday, March 09, 2007

Mars Videoconference




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Monday, March 05, 2007

Exploring Mars



Exploring Mars

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

4th Grade Penguin Experts






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Tuesday, January 30, 2007



Play Expedition to Antarctica

Friday, January 19, 2007

Expedition to Antarctica with Mr. Miller



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Monday, January 08, 2007


Ant TV







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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Insect Research




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Monday, December 04, 2006

Insect Exhibit with Music






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Monday, November 20, 2006




Friday Inside Insect Edition

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Wednesday Inside Insect Edition

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Tuesday Inside Insect Edition

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Monday Inside Insect Edition

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Inside Insect Edition

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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Barrett Elementary School Awarded $10,000 Toyota Grant

















Barrett Elementary School has been awarded a $10,000
Toyota TAPESTRY science grant. Barrett is the only
school in Virginia to receive the award for 2006. The grant
will be used to implement their project, “Carpe Camera
- Seize the Media through a Scientific Lens: Video
Podcasting Student Inquiries to the Worldwide
Community".

As part of Barrett’s project, fourth grade teachers at
Barrett will engage students in exciting inquiry-based
hands-on/minds-on lessons that incorporate the Jason
Expedition, NASA Explorer School experiences and the
Virginia Science Standards of Learning, including the
explicit teaching of reading and thinking strategies.
Students will participate in interactive video
conferences with the NASA Langley Research Center.
Each unit will culminate with the creation of a video
podcast that will be available for free viewing from
the iTunes website.

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