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project is designed to make it easier for students and teachers to utilize the vast
resources of the Internet to address Poway Unified School District and
California State Standards and our current curriculum.
It is my goal for students and teachers to feast on the bounty available online.
The student activities are online assignments that align with the curriculum and/or standards for that grade level. They are written for students, and often correlate with certain pages in our district adopted text books. I have found them to be very useful to differentiate curriculum, enrich curriculum with technology, or to use for extra credit or OCIS contracts. They can be used as a whole class, in small groups, or by individual students. Teacher resources are designed to give teachers a site to use as a teaching tool for direct instruction, a place to find more information, or a resource for longer term projects for students to do. I have designed this to be a hot list OOMPH! Where possible correlation with district adopted text books are given. California State Standards are listed as introductions. Please email me with comments or questions. I am also anxious to give inservicing as part of this project. Thanks for visiting; dig in and enjoy. This site is continually being revised and enlarged. If you don't find what you need, try back later or email me. August 1999 List of current activities
Sixth Grade Science Galactic Traveler - Easiest activity, students match Hubble photos of celestial bodies to their descriptions, then write a post card home describing which they enjoyed visiting the most. Planetary Travel Agent-students research an assigned and record their information on a chart that is provided online...then make a travel brochure for that planet with specifications given, examples of student work are provided. Zookeeper with a New Tiger - students name a tiger, design an enclosure for it, read about the factors that are contributing to the endangerment of tigers then write a business letter to ask a world leader to support saving the tigers. Can You Believe Your Eyes - Students do several optical illustions online, make a chart to record their reactions to each, and the reasons...then write a letter to their brain explaining why they were fooled. Ecologist Mapping a Food Web - (this is one of the least structured online) Students play biodiversity bingo online at one site, and then do research on different food webs ... then they draw an accurate food web in a given biome. You Design a Baseball Player - (math too) Students go online to learn about the physical attributes needed for ball players to be successful. They test their own reaction time, learn how to place the ball where they want it in the stadium and then they design a "robo-jock", a list of specs to program a robot baseball player. Social Studies Prehistoric Cave Artist - Students visit caves of Lascaux, read archaeologist's report...then make their own cave art (paint and student made tools) Archaeologist at Work - students reassemble a virtual pot online, read about how an archaelogist designs a dig...then reports on what they learned, and asks questions of their dig team to determine more information about a pot. Hammurabi Nails Criminals-students research chosen laws of Hammurabi via an online translation, then they write a compare and contrast essay on the values of ancient Mesopotamia and their own values based on what they learn from Hammurabi's Code. You be the Judge - students read legal cases and decide what the punishment should be for offenders, then they compare their sentence to that of Hammurabi and chart their results. Egyptian Tomb-students write their name with an online hieroglyphics translator, view a cartouche, visit a site to learn how to draw like an Egyptian and more ....then they draw their own tomb wall with Egyptian self portrait, cartouche, and decoration. Mummy is that You?- students visit a clickable mummy to learn about the mummification process, read the autopsy report of a real mummy and then write an obituary for her and answer some questions. David in Art and History - (for more able writer) students research King David and take notes from several sites, then seach art museum data bases for images of David to find an image of King David that they think best represents him, print it.....then they write an essay explaining why he was important and why they chose the image that they did. You Interview Confucius- students research Confucious with online resources, then write an interview with him as though they have spoken with him. Gladitor - read primary source documents about gladitorsand a short article about the lives of gladiators. Students answer questions then take a position of pro or con the games. They make a poster or brochure to explain their position. You Need a Bath - Take a virtual tour of the Roman baths, read primary source documents about the activities in the baths and read recipes for food of the times. Students write a letter to a friend tell them about their "day at the baths". Enrichment European Christmas-students use the "find" feature in the web browser to locate information on different Christmas customs from several European countries, they fill in a chart, a map and make icons...then students make up a new holiday custom of their own Celebrating Hannukah- students reseach the origins of Hannukah online, play a virtual dreidel game, and play other games of their choice.....then take an online test to see what they have learned. (may still be blocked by surfwatch) Bridges-students research different types of bridges and the types of sites that they are designed for, the Rainbow Bridge in China, and take a virtual quiz to match the correct bridge with the appropriate site...students make a chart to organize information (this is a supplement to the project "Building Toothpick Bridges" from a book of the same name by Pollard and Belsky |