Multiple Activities

Science Academy had a total of 2.5 hours allotted to it.  Plenty of time to implement several activities.  The librarians who facilitated this session had several fantastic activities that I feel warrant a mention.

1. Google vs. Google Scholar
• Based on a case study, have students brainstorm possible keywords for conducting research
• Use those keywords in both Google and Google Scholar. 
• Have students compare results with a partner and then discuss the results as a class
2. Scavenger Hunt
• Utilizing a database (in this case Anatomy TV) have students work in teams to find the answers to a list of questions
• The Librarians acted as individual team leaders for each of the groups
• First group with the right answers wins
3. So You Think You Can Research
• This activity involved the design of a research study
• Students again worked in teams
• Students were asked to share their research study with the class and each team was encouraged to ask the team questions
4. Jeopardy
• This is the whole reason that I wanted to see these librarians in action.  I had heard much about them utilizing Jeopardy as a wrap up activity to review the information that was covered in class.  I wanted to see it for myself!
• They used https://jeopardylabs.com/ to create the game
• They had four individuals running the game and students were again divided into four teams
• One librarian read the questions
• One librarian operated the computer
• Two librarians were watching the students to see whose hand was raised first
• The activity took approximately 25 minutes to complete
• It was great fun!  You couldn't help but get heavily involved in the game, especially when a team answered a extremely difficult question.

I am grateful to the librarians that allowed me to observe them.  I learned a lot and was happy to have the opportunity to add some great ideas to my arsenal of engaging learning activities.