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Stay Informed
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Scholastic News Magazine:
Password: 4room7

      Timekids   

Advanced: Current events

BBC

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Practice and educate yourself

E Magazine about the Environment


Environmental Protection Agency (government)


Four games

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Resources to use for research

SearchEngine for Kids 1         SearchEngine ForKids 2   

   FactMonsterEncyclopedia

Dictionary for kids: Word Central/Merriam-Webster

BrainPop (only free activities)

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Research Skills



Note Taking Skills


How should I write notes?





Citing    
  Citing from SMC


Improving my Writing

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Sentences (review lesson)

Punctuation (review lesson)

Writing Exercises                

Narrative       


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First Research Project (PBL Training)
The Brain

Skills: questioning, collaborating, planning, researching, writing, presenting


Basics about the brain/EnchantedLearning

   Brain Basics+injuries - Slide show (Use Chrome)


BrainPop (What should the tag word be?)


KidsHealth (tag words: brain for kids)
Facts and videos


Mayfield Clinic (Advanced)
(You may scroll down the page for more links)

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ScienceTrek.org

NationalGeo: brain


Learning styles tests
Take the test to find what kind of learner you are today!
            
Learning Styles test - Piedmont Edu      

Learning Style test - Edutopia


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June 2020: research project choices
CCC: Cause & Effect
Earth Science: The Human Impact

Select Renewable Energy or Microwaves


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Research Project #2a:
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Environment

Always Analyze the Sources: What is a "bias"?


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Other Perspectives:


NASA:  Facts: what do we know? (Read in class)

Video: Price on Carbon               Interactive: time machine

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Multiple Perspective and Motivation


Take at least one Earth Day Quiz with a parent and
write down one fact that you both didn't know about.


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Research
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One page study:

Team: What is energy?
EnergyKids

What are "Fossil Fuels"? (Clip)

Team: What is the "green house effect?"
1. greenhouse effect + animation
2. tiki


Team: What is "global warming?"
1. Global Warming
2. Climate Change
3. c2es.org

What are the Global Warming Effects?
Team: Effects on People: health, food, water, costs
Team: Effects on Fresh Water

Additional resource: EPA


Team Solutions: What is Green Energy?
 Idaho Public Television


CHARTS
NASA1            NASA2
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Website study:

A student's Guide to Global Warming

Kids Ecology(Global Warming + Air)

NASA: Climate Kids

Tiki

Global Warming (Nal Wildlife Federation)
(advanced)

Natural Resources for Kids (Air + Fossils Fuels)
(advanced)

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Solutions?
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Sustainable cities?

Actions

Concerned Scientists


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The issues in our community (?)
and possible actions:


Steps:
Pre-action data
Action
Post-action data
Conclusion


Possible Actions

Spreading the word?


KidsSavingTHe Planet


Cool The Earth

Reduce Junk Mail!

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Books:


Fossil Fuels

From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells

365 Ways To Live Green for Kids

Planet Earth and Get Real

Omnivores: the Dilemma



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Newspapers and magazines


Argonaut

National Geographic Kid Pathfinder

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Videos



We, Consumers
      Comestics

electronics,

     bottle water

  Green Energy

Quiz: Gas versus coal


Princess Mononoke

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Research Project #2b:
Microwaves
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Download the doc attached; it has all the links.

Please, go in order.

ethan.docx
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Research Project #2c:
Gravity
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Download the doc attached; it has all the links.

Please, go in order.

ilyn.docx
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Research Project #2d:
Cancer
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Download the doc attached; it has all the links.

Please, go in order.

felix_studies_cancer.docx
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Personal Project: Social Justice (optional)


- a research about a topic you would like to learn about

- in teams

- can't be too broad

- must be related to sustainability in some way
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Required components:

  - Planning: flow map or timeline
  1. research different sources (books, magazines, web, interviews, videos)
  2. multicultural aspect (your subject around the world/different cultures)
  3. multiple perspective (usefulness from different professional point of views)+ conclusion
  4. a survey (numbers/statistics/charts/excel + comments)
  5. art piece(s)  found or created - drawing/paintings or photos
  6. a final hard copy (table of contents, texts, conclusion, glossary, index) 
  7. Presentation


Presentation Choices  ---------------------------------

Media & Tech Products
  • Audio Recording
  • Slideshow
  • Drawing/Painting
  • Graphic Design
  • Collage/Scrapbook
  • Photo Essay
  • Video/Animation
  • Website
  • Computer Program/App
  • Digital Story/Comic
  • Webquest

Constructed Products
  • Small Scale Model
  • Consumer Product
  • Device/Machine
  • Vehicle
  • Invention
  • Scientific Instrument
  • Museum Exhibit
  • Structure
  • Garden
Written Products
  • Research Report
  • Letter
  • Brochure
  • Script
  • Blog
  • Editorial
  • Book Review
  • Training Manual

Presentation Products
  • Speech
  • Debate
  • Oral Defense
  • Live Newscast
  • Panel Discussion
  • Play
  • Musical Piece or Dance
  • Lesson
  • Public Event
  • Sales Pitch
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 Special Research --------------------

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Consumerism:
be shrewd with shrewdiam!


Class book (2014-15):
Our Earth


To buy: http://www.blurb.com/b/6281191-our-earth

ourearth_blurb_2015.pdf
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