FractalFinders：尋找分形，進行科學研究，做出改變！

In this class, students will get the opportunity to present their own research to the group, in preparation for communicating what they find to their communities, or even the Outschool Science Fair!  This can be a scientific presentation, a demonstration of an invention, an art project, a play, a quiz or game, a song, a video, a website... whatever you can think of!  Show up to class, and get on the schedule to present! (Learners from all my classes are welcome to present here).

*************************************************Ground rules for Presentations: *************************************************
Present the results of your own work (you can be part of a group that works together or work autonomously or add to something that was started by others, but contribute your own efforts!)

Include some form of *Direct* observation (you can mostly use satellite data from NASA, but include something you personally observed, outside or in an experiment you did, and link your own experience in scale to your project!)

ONE or BOTH of THESE:
Include some quantitative data  (you can say it was green in the description, but you need an objective way, such as a color scale, to say how green, and how it changed over time, for example.  If you chose a quiz format, some of your questions need to include answers that are numbers, such as "how many times do you breath out CO2 per minute?" that you checked yourself!)

AND/OR

Include some repeatable reference (a sketch or drawing, a dance element, a part of a story that allows others to use what you communicated to carry on that communication to others)

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Example Goals for the Group:  

Really use math, to answer interesting questions
Encourage learners to delve into data together.  
Explore satellite imagery and plot our own observations about biodiversity in our own communities (and on trips away from home, too!) . 
Use our own soundscapes as an ongoing reference point, as well as making observations of the species we encounter on iNaturalist, using pencil and paper,  smart-phones or tablets.  
Consider El Nino, Coral Bleaching, great Pacific Garbage patch, pollution solutions, biodiversity... we will take a topic for a few weeks, and then use what we learn as a jumping off point for the next topic.  
Talk about how species we observe near home connect to species far away... are spiders and dolphins connected?
Learners think up questions for the group to research together, and find materials to share on each topic.  
Explore graphing and charting, spreadsheets, and computer programming (e.g. Scratch).  
Finding quantitative approaches (How many X, How much Y, How fast is Z) to inform qualitative questions (What is X, Does Y matter, Did Z change ?)   
Exploring effective ways to communicate what we find, to our own group, and our communities.  
Complete projects with peer support: website, posters, art projects, etc.