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NORWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
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Technology-Enhanced Learning Activity Summary |
| Name: Mary Eppich | School: Cole |
| Learning Activity Title: Fossil Study | |
| Grade Level(s): 2 | Subject Area: Science |
| Description of Activity:
What is the learning experience? What will teachers and students do during
the course of the activity? Through what performances or products will
students demonstrate what they know and are able to do? This activity will acquaint the students with the MaxShow part of the Scholastic Keys Software. They must draw a type of fossil, such as a bone, a plant, a shell, or an insect caught in amber. Using vocabulary generated during a previous "brainstorming" session they must explain what their fossil is and how it was formed. This activity will show how they are able to manipulate the drawing tools and add a text box and save their work in a file. |
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| Technology Standards Addressed: This
learning activity will allow students to develop proficiency in the
following Norwell Public Schools technology standards: 1.0 General Computing Skills 2.0 Word Processing and Publications Skills 4.0 Presentation skills 7.0 Draw and Paint |
Skills and Concepts
(see Scope and Sequence)
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| Curriculum Standards:
Which curriculum frameworks, strands, and learning standards does the
activity address? Life Science (Biology), Evolution and Biodiversity T/E 1.1, 1.2 Recognize that fossils provide us with information about living things that inhabited the earth years ago. |
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| Materials & Equipment: What
specific software, hardware, websites, handouts, and other printed materials
are involved in this activity? Attachments
included Scholastic Keys - MaxShow
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Teacher Tips and Notes:
What strategies are recommended regarding logistics, preparation, classroom
management, or other implementation concerns? Make sure that they have a list of vocabulary words, that have been brainstormed, to use in their descriptive sentences. |
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Janet Eskin 11/07 |
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