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Natural Disaster Web Page |
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Overview: |
| Students will conduct
Internet research and create a web page using a Microsoft
FrontPage template. |
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Intended Audience: |
| Project is designed
for 7th grade science classes; however, this project
can also be used for 8th grade science and high
school Integrated Physics and Chemistry classes.
Using the writing activities, an interdisciplinary
approach can also be used with English/Language Arts
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Allotted time: |
| 7 class periods
stretched over 10 class days |
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Objectives for Science: |
- To learn about natural
disasters, the conditions that create them, and
their environmental and human impact.
- To understand and relate
scientific concepts like equilibrium and
potential and kinetic energy.
- To write scientifically
- To gather, interpret, and
synthesize information
- To make predictions
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Objectives
for Technology: |
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To use computer and network resources
effectively.
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To gather information using the Internet
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To synthesize and publish gathered information
in a web format.
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Science TEKS: |
| 7.3D, 7.5A, 7.8A,
7.14A |
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TA TEKS: |
| 1A, 1B, 1C, 1E, 1F,
1H, 2A, 3A, 3B, 4B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 10D, 11A |
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| TEKS
PDF file:
TEKS_Front_Page_Project.pdf |
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Procedures: |
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| Preparation: |
| Science: This
project is designed to integrate Internet research
and web publishing with scientific inquiry on
natural disasters and their effect on the
environment, equilibrium, potential energy, kinetic
energy, and the human condition. Teachers may want
to integrate the lesson with labs or demonstrations
dealing with the above mentioned scientific
concepts. Technology:
Students will need to have access to a common
network folder to open and use the numerous files
created for this project. The common folder should
have "read only" access so students do not overwrite
the files. All files can be opened from the common
folder and saved to the individual student's network
folder. Keep a clean electronic copy of all files in
a storage area where students do not have access.
Please see the Instructional Technology Specialist
on your campus for any needed help. |
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Classroom (Day One)
Project and Concepts:
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Materials:
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- Project utilizes the scientific
concepts of environment, equilibrium, potential
energy, and kinetic energy.
- Review the scientific
concepts and integrate any demonstrations
illustrating the concepts.
- Review the PowerPoint
explaining the project. Teacher may wish to
modify the PowerPoint to fit student needs.
- Discuss with students what
constitutes a natural disaster.
- Assign individual students or
groups of students a type of natural disaster
and have them begin discussing assignment.
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Classroom (Day
Two) Copyright and Research Questions: |
Materials:
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- Show PowerPoint defining
copyright and why it is used.
- Using the link from the
PowerPoint, review the Flash interactive about
copyright.
- Using the PowerPoint, have
the class answer the questions about copyright
either as a whole class activity or divide class
into teams and use a game format.
- Show Citing Information
sheet.
- Discuss citation rules and
formats.
- Show
http://citationmachine.net/ website and how
it is used.
- Review questions students
will answer while in computer lab using Natural
Disaster Worksheet.
- Review your campus' computer lab
expectations, rules, and procedures.
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Computer Lab (Days Three
and Four) Research: |
Materials:
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- Have students open
Website_Jump_Page.pps
- Show students how to use jump
page.
- Show students how to access
search engines and search for additional
information.
- Show students how to save
graphic file from Internet to their respective
network folders.
- Remind students to keep a
record on the worksheet where they have gathered
information.
- Have student multitask by
opening the worksheet file (Natural_Disaster_Worksheet.doc)
along with the web browser and type in
information in header.
- Have students begin gathering
information from the Internet and completing
worksheet.
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Classroom and Homework (Days Five, Six, Seven,
Eight) Articles: |
Materials:
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- Explain that before returning
to the lab students will write articles of
information using the data they have
gathered from the Internet.
- Give students copies of the
worksheets or have them copy the questions from
the worksheets to their own paper.
- Give students time to write
in class and give individual help when and where
needed.
- Have students complete the
articles for homework over the next few nights.
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Computer Lab (Days Nine and Ten) Create Web Page: |
Materials:
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- Show students the FrontPage
template to demonstrate the final project.
- Show students how to click in
cells to modify information.
- Show students how to insert
graphics from file.
- Show students how to change
cell widths.
- Show students grading rubric
or provide as handout and explain grading
procedures.
- Emphasize to students the
importance of getting the information and
graphics with proper citations in the web page before changing
web page design elements.
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