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Technology Projects for 2001-2002 Term 3 |
MATH / STOCK MARKET SIMULATION
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Use the Internet web site to "purchase" stocks with our classroom "Sea Star Bucks" and chart daily profits and losses. |
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Use MS Excel to draw a graph of daily price of the stock. |
GOVERNMENT UNIT
| Research the different branches of Oregon's government. Use MS Word to write a classroom bill which will be voted upon by our classroom "House of Representatives" and "Senate." We'll see if Governor Renz vetoes the bill or not! |
POETRY UNIT
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Write numerous poems of various styles. Use MS Word to type your poems. Vary the font, size, and color and add clip art or a digital photo to each to enhance the poem. |
| Find out about one famous poet using an Internet source and write a brief biography to be included in your poetry anthology (extra credit assignment) |
U.S. REGIONS STUDY
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Use the Internet to research a state and create a MS Power Point slide show. |
OREGON TRAIL PIONEER LIFE BOOK
| Write an ABC's of pioneer life book. Use the Internet to research pioneer life and then Word process each book page. |
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Technology Projects for Term 2 |
JASON PROJECT / ANTARCTICA STUDIES
| Use Microsoft Publisher - Create a quality, informative newsletter suitable for publication all about life in the Polar Region of Antarctica |
| Use the Internet and our website to gather information |
| Create a 3-D poster using MS Word to display the Antarctic research findings |
| Use Excel to create a graph of daily temperatures in Antarctica and Redmond, Oregon |
JASON PROJECT / IDITAROD STUDIES
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Use the Internet to follow and chart the the route of the mushers along the trail daily and map their progress. |
OREGON TRAIL / PIONEERS STUDY
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Use the Internet to research the most famous landmarks along the Oregon Trail. |
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Create a wall bulletin board of your findings. |
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Technology Projects for Term 1 |
BIOGRAPHY UNIT
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Use Microsoft Publisher - Create a "newsletter of the times" for your famous person's life |
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Use Inspiration - Create a timeline of important events in the life of your famous person |
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Insert clipart - into your Inspiration timeline and into your Publisher newsletter |
MATH UNIT
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Use Microsoft Excel - Input data from surveys taken in class and display the data with at least two different types of graphs |