"Cool Sites to Write about" by wcgaskinshttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/trails/52736wcgaskins/trails60NCES Kids' Zone Home Pagehttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179500Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsTue, 04 Dec 2007 10:00:07 -0800trailfire:markId:179500Free Educational Teaching Resources of Adrian Bruce-Reading Games-Math Games-Educational Software-Motivational Posters-Line Symmetry-Readers Theater-Art Lessons-Science Lessons-http://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179501Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsSun, 02 Dec 2007 06:14:23 -0800trailfire:markId:179501Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Dayhttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179554Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsSun, 02 Dec 2007 14:18:34 -0800trailfire:markId:179554GSH GeoGame Project Home Pagehttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179965
   This project is certainly educational. I found it quite interesting as a third grade teacher since I am required to teach this concept. Students definitely need to know how to read a map and understand key terms related to maps. The project is also mentally stimulating because students have to answer questions related to maps. The game is also applicable to the students' learning because they are actually learning about the geographical area in which they live.
]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsTue, 04 Dec 2007 02:41:41 -0800trailfire:markId:179965CIESE - Down the Drain - Homehttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179966How much water do you use everyday in your home? According to the USGS  the average American uses between 80-100 gallons of water per day.  What if we could collect data on water usage from people around the world and compare that to others and try to determine what one might do to use less water.

 

The second online project is "Down the Drain." This is a project in which students determine how much water they use on a daily basis. Students also predict if students in other countries use less or more water than they do. Students then collaborate with students in another country to determine how much water is used on a daily basis.

   This project is educational because students are dealing with math and geography. The project is interesting since most people do not realize how much water they actually use. Also, it is an applicable project because students need to know how to measure water and communicate with other people online.

]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsTue, 04 Dec 2007 09:00:24 -0800trailfire:markId:179966CIESE - International Boiling Point Projecthttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179967]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsTue, 04 Dec 2007 02:47:33 -0800trailfire:markId:179967Human Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait - CIESE Collaborative Projecthttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/179968]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsTue, 04 Dec 2007 02:49:13 -0800trailfire:markId:179968Bucket Buddieshttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/180387]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsWed, 05 Dec 2007 09:05:03 -0800trailfire:markId:180387Noon Day Project - September, 2007http://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/180388The Noon Day Project is an educational project. It allows students to follow the process that Eratosethenes did to calculate the Earth's circumference. Everyday at 10 minutes to noon, the class goes out and uses a meter stick vertical to the ground and measures the shadow and angle to the sun. The measurements are done every two minutes so that the highest point of the sun can be found. This is where the shadow is the smallest. The students must measure the length of the shadow and angle of the meter stick and sun. Two schools work together and share the data of where they live to calculate how far apart they are and then the data is used to calculate the circumference of the Earth. This is a powerful activity because students see how math and science work hand-in-hand.]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsWed, 05 Dec 2007 11:32:56 -0800trailfire:markId:180388Connecting Math to Our Lives Project- International Networking Project sponsored by PSRTEC, De Orilla a Orilla and I*EARN-ORILLAS Center - Conectando las matemáticas a la vida- Proyecto Internacionalhttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/180389Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsWed, 05 Dec 2007 09:08:58 -0800trailfire:markId:180389ePALS: All about my new friendhttp://trailfire.com/wcgaskins/marks/180394All About My New Friend – This is an ePals collaborative learning project. This project is for students ages 6 – 12. Using their ePals accounts students will converse with other students globally and basically take a survey of likes, dislikes, interests, and hobbies. This lesson is significant in that students learn first hand about people abroad and not form a textbook. Even though social studies were always one of my favorite subjects, many students are not enthusiastic about it. Using email will not only help language arts development but by connecting with counterparts across the globe, will help students learn similarities and differences shared. The experience has to better than reading a textbook.]]>Cool Sites to Write aboutwcgaskinsWed, 05 Dec 2007 09:15:08 -0800trailfire:markId:180394