| 2006 Corps of Discovery Animal
Research Timeline This research
report will be a short, informational and interactive* Power Point™, using the
animal information criteria sheet students have received in class. The
criteria sheet is also posted on the website under "Current Research
Project".
Above all things, this is to be a “kid generated project”. I want the student
to have the experience and I want to see what the student can do.
* Students will have interactive buttons included in the Power Point™.
Students should include a question- answer type format, or in someway keep
in mind higher level thinking skills when designing their presentation.
They must come up with a way to engage the audience with their
information. In other words, make their audience THINK while they are
learning about the critter.
The objectives of this project are as follows:
| To find out more information about animals that Lewis and Clark
"discovered" during their exploration of the Missouri River. These
are critters that no other Americans had seen up until this time in
history. To get familiar with basic research procedures, including using note
cards, categorizing and organizing information while writing a short
report suitable for PPT.
To get experience using informational books, such as encyclopedias,
animal encyclopedias, trade books, magazines and Internet sites.
To get experience with media technology—scanning, importing photos,
creating bibliography using online tools found on our Research Links
under Study Helpers, called
Citation Machine.
To get experience with search tools, such as
http://www.google.com
or Internet Public Library, Encyclopedias,
eThemes, and other teacher approved
searchable sites.
To get more experience with organizing a Power Point™
presentation
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Research notes shall be completed and organized, and ready to organize
into a written outline by Tuesday, November 21, 2006.
Timeline
Choosing animals: Thursday, Nov. 9 Decide on animal; explore links on
Research Links
Objectives and Criteria will be introduced on Monday, November 13
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Research
begins on Tuesday, November
14, during our
Science/Library time
How to write a bibliography card
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Week 1
11.13 Monday Introduction
11.14 Tuesday 1:30-2:30
11.15 Wednesday 1:30-2:00 note taking in classroom or library;
check out books to take home to do research
11.16 Thursday, 1:30-2:30 note taking in classroom or
library; check out books to take home to do research
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Week 2:
11.20 Monday
2;00 - 2:30 Organize Notes
Deadline for organizing
notes
11.21 Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30 Write Outline--prepare PPT storyboard
(rough draft)
Deadline for outline
11.21 Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30 Get PPT storyboard completed and
okayed by teacher
11.27 Monday 1:30 - 2:00 Construction and design of PPT
Deadline
for ppt storyboard rough draft
11.28 Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30 Construction and design of PPT
11.30 Thursday 1:30 -12:15 Construction and finishing of PPT
Week 3:
12.4 Monday 2:00 -2:40 ppt revisons
Deadline
for PPT construction
12.5 Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30 PPT rehearsal
12.6 Wednesday 1:30 - 2:30 Presentations in the classroom
Deadline
for presentation
12.7 Thursday 1:30 - 2:30
Deadline
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Research can be done outside of school, too, but children need to
use the bibliography and note card guidelines sheet distributed in class on
Monday, Nov. 13.
.Note
cards should be banded together and in the provided envelope, labeled
with the student’s name# and animal name. Note cards should be in
outline order with bibliography cards at the end. Outline should be on
one sheet of paper with main topic headings labeled with Roman Numerals.
(Instructions for all of these steps will be given in class.)
Rough draft should be done on PPT Storyboard sheets available in the
classroom.
Evaluation
Lewis and Clark Critter Research Evaluation sheet,
Please sign and return by Tuesday, November 14, 2006
I, __________________________________________ have read the above
information
Parent name
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