Create search terms rather than asking long questions example Rather than: Is there a direct correlation between kindness and sustainability? Try: Kindness Leader, MLK and nature, Ghandi and nature Put your terms in quotes to get a more focused search example “kindness leader” This will narrow down your search by eliminating MANY sources Wikipedia is Read More…
Month: January 2018
Citing Sources for Research
Give credit where credit is due! It’s important to keep track of where you got your information so that: It’s easy to get back to that source if needed Others can use your research to further their own The original researcher gets credit for their work Where do I find the information I need in Read More…
HW 1/23/18
Read 40 minutes and jot WONDER essay: finish typing everything except conclusion if you have time, revise Passion Project: Refine your topic by narrowing your focus (think about Gavin’s Web) Begin to develop some green light questions on the next slide
Passion Project Letter to Parents
Dear 4-Rago Families, This week your children are officially starting their Passion Projects for school. They will be submitting their proposals to me shortly and are working on creating advanced inquiry questions. This will be their main homework for the remainder of the next 6 weeks as I will give very limited class time to Read More…
Passion Project January- March 2018
Passion Projects: For this Passion Project students will have more time to develop, research and create their ideas. The focus here is on the PROCESS and everything will be recorded in Google Slides. The process will be broken into 2 week segments as follows: Weeks 1-2 (1/22-2/2): RESEARCH: Developing your Idea Come up with a Read More…
Approved Chrome Book Activities
Go on Google Drive to write or draw Go to Heathcote Gateway Go to https://www.mathplayground.com/