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What is GENIUS HOUR?

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT IF...

You had the opportunity to study about any subject you wanted

WHAT QUESTIONS ARE SWIRLING IN YOUR MIND

wHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT?

RULE # 1

pROJECT NEEDS TEACHER APPROVAL

RULE # 2

rESEARCH HAS TO BE CONDUCTED
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RULE # 3

PROJECT NEEDS TO BE SHARED
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NEED HELP GETTING READY FOR GENIUS HOUR

BRAINSTORM ABOUT THINGS YOU LOVE TO DO,  ARE GOOD AT, OR WONDER ABOUT

Ideas for Genius Hour

  • Awareness of how hard farm life is
  • How does the circulatory system of a horse work
  • How to throw a football like a quarterback
  • Making a website from scratch while doing a tutorial (Google, WordPress, Wix or Squarespace)
  • How the heart works and why we need a heart.

Ideas for Genius Hour

  • Awareness of how hard farm life is
  • How does the circulatory system of a horse work
  • How to throw a football like a quarterback
  • Making a website from scratch while doing a tutorial of it
  • How the heart works and why we need a heart.

Ideas for Genius Hour

  • How do Rovers work and build a model
  • How rockets work and I’m going to build a model of it
  • How can people see better with glasses than without
  • What happens when a meteor hits the earth
  • What is makeup made of and it's effects on the skin

Ideas for Genius Hour

  • What causes us to forget
  • How do we lose weight in our bodies
  • How can I become a millionaire over night
  • What makes people laugh and it's benefits
  • How to increase reaction times and eye hand coordination
  • Pull apart a mechanical device and then put it back together. Learn a new language

Ideas for Genius Hour

  • How does the human color pattern works
  • Bring Awareness: Smoking
  • How has technology affected the human body
  • How make a homemade arcade game with no electricity
  • How to make a Tessalation

Ideas for Genius Hour

  • How does the human color pattern works
  • Bring Awareness: Smoking
  • How has technology affected the human body
  • How make a homemade arcade game with no electricity
  • How to make a Tessalation
  • Invent something new!

Decide what standard your project ties to

use 4th grade standards provided
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