Thursday, November 7, 2013

My Neighborhood

Room 10,

Today you will follow the directions below. You will name streets, as well as locate landmarks according to the directions below. Open Kidspiration and you will find your file called
                          "My Hood Template" located in Classrooms/Room 10/My Neighborhood

1. Orient your map by putting the directions on the compass
2. The street that is the most northerly, running East/West is First Street. Name it.
3. The street that is in the center of town and runs North/South is Center Street. Name it.
4. The streets that run East/West are all numbered. Name them.
5. The most Western street running North/South is called Oak Street. The street one block east of it is Pine Street. Name them.
6. The most Eastern street running North/South is called Spruce Street. The street one block west of it is Maple Street. Name them.
7. There is a school on the Northwest corner
of Third and Center Street. Place a school there.
8. There is a Hospital on the Southwest corner
of Third and Maple Street. Place a Hospital there.
9. Old MacBonkey has a farm on the Northeast corner
Of Maple and First Streets. Show it on your map.
10. There is a library three blocks north of the Hospital on the same side of the street as Old MacBonkey’s farm. Show it on your map.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Bibliography Practice

1. What is the capital city of West Virginia?

http://50states.com/wvirgini.htm

2. Who said, “What we think we become”?
http://www.kidspast.com/historical-quotes/quotes.php?person=Buddha

3. About how much reainfall does the rainforest get each year?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/

4. How many types of wasps are found in the United States?
http://www.pestworldforkids.org/guide.html

5. When and where was Frida Kahlo born?
http://www.fridakahlo.org/frida-kahlo-biography.jsp



6. What does the Venus Fly Trap eat?
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/AnimalsNature/Meat-eating-plants

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Evaluating Websites

1.Today we are going to evaluate a few websites. Before we begin, let's discuss a few questions.
  • What makes a good web site?
  • How do you choose good web sites for projects?
2. Now take a look at these sites and answer questions about the animals.
Jackalopes
**Before given the name Jackalope, what was this animal commonly known as?
**What is the average lifespan of a Northern Spotted Owl?
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
**What is the scientific name for the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus?
Gray Wolf
**What is a wolf pack?
3. Now that you have completed the web search, discuss the following:
  • Would you include information from these web sites in your project? Why or why not?
  • What did you like about these sites?  What did you not like?
  • Did you find the web sites believable? Yes? No?
  • Are the information sources truth worthy? How do you know?
  • Did the pictures make the information seem more believable?
  • Did you ask yourself... Does this make sense?
  • If something is on the Internet does that mean it is true and accurate?
  • Who wrote/published the information on the site?
  • What are the author's credentials?
  • Who is sponsoring publication of the site?
4. What did you learn from this lesson about evaluating websites?