They are creating a public service announcement that draws attention to their area and why we should visit it. Monday and Tuesday next week they will be building their psa. They are learning how to research! We are trying to teach them to get away from asking Google and teaching them to use key words. One of the search tools we used yesterday was using the search tools on Google after you have typed in what you are searching for. Then click on all results and reading level and the students are able to choose from a significantly fewer choices from 3 different levels. Basic, intermediate and advanced. This was a huge help and we are learning weekly how to be better researchers.
The kids have been researching their specific ecoregions this week. They are finding how about how their area was shaped and when it was shaped. They are finding out about the types of rocks and soil that make it up and if their area has a solution or a plan in place to deal with pollution. They are creating a public service announcement that draws attention to their area and why we should visit it. Monday and Tuesday next week they will be building their psa. They are learning how to research! We are trying to teach them to get away from asking Google and teaching them to use key words. One of the search tools we used yesterday was using the search tools on Google after you have typed in what you are searching for. Then click on all results and reading level and the students are able to choose from a significantly fewer choices from 3 different levels. Basic, intermediate and advanced. This was a huge help and we are learning weekly how to be better researchers. We are still doing a vocab weekly. Trying to figure out how to get the kids to make sure they are looking at it. Many yesterday said that they haven't looked at the vocab since our test a week a ago! Well, ok. We have been focusing on weathering, erosion and deposition and still have some confusion. So, we are back in Socrative and doing Space Race. The kids LOVE it and are competing and even improving on their vocab..... Check out the pics!
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