*CLICK FOR April/May Project Due 5/1/12
*CLICK FOR March Project Standards DUE MARCH 27
PROJECT FORMS: (these can also be found in the student planner)
*CLICK HERE* FOR:About Project Based Learning
*CLICK HERE* FOR: What it Takes to Complete a Project
*CLICK HERE* FOR: Project Proposal
*CLICK HERE* FOR: Bibliography
*CLICK HERE* FOR:Ideas for Final Products
*CLICK HERE*FOR:Project Evaluation
FIELD TRIPS:
September: CSN Planetarium-Science (Solar System) and Social Studies (college), Thursday, 9/22/11-4th grade only
October: Springs Preserve-Science and Social Studies-Friday, 10/21/11-My advisory (4th and 5th)
November: Shark Reef-Science-Friday, 10/18/11-My advisory (4th and 5th)
December: Natural History Museum and Mormon Fort-Social Studies and Science, Friday, 12/16/11-My advisory (4th and 5th)
January: Lied Discovery Children's Museum-Science-Friday, 1/27/12 (with Mr. Patterson's Advisory)
February: Red Rock (Science and Social Studies)-Friday, 2/17/12 **We will be meeting at the Visitor Center FIRST**
March: Court (Social Studies)- Thursday, 3/8/12 (with Mr. Patterson's advisory)
April: McCaw Mine-Earth Science, Tuesday, 4/10/12
May: Hoover Dam/Lake Mead-Science-Friday, 5/25/12
Please click the links below for the Nevada social studies and science standards:
http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_SocialStudies.html
http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Science.html
***Parents/guardians must check planners each night for homework assignments***
Projects and seminars are based on Nevada social studies and science standards. The goal by the end of the year is to have each standard in both areas covered. Students will have approximately one month to complete a project. Students will start working on new projects the first week of each month and must present the project the last week of the month. Adjustments will be made in the schedule for extended holidays. Students have an opportunity to work on projects at school but should also work on them at home. Since there is no school on Mondays, it is expected that students are working on their projects and homework assignments on this additional day off.
Required materials for class each day:
Clark County Public Library card, Thumb/flash drive, scissors, pen and/or pencil, binder/folder, writing paper, planners, colored pencils/markers/crayons. Additional materials to complete projects.
All projects must include a 1-2 page report. They may be hand written or typed in size 12 font, single or double spaced with one inch margins in APA format. A cover page is also highly recommended. Students must be able to pronounce every word in their report and understand the meanings of the words they are using. This prevents any suspicion of plagiarism.
3 source Bibliography: Please refer to planners for an example. The bibliography must include at least 3 different sources such as a website, encylopedia, an interview, books, DVD's, etc. and must be written exactly as the examples in the planner to receive full credit. Three websites would only count as one source, not three. Google.com is a search engine, it is not a website and does not count as a source. Wikipedia.com is not permitted at EKA.
Every student must do a Power Point Presentation for at least one project. There must be at least one different visual for each project and it is recommended to have more than one visual. Please refer to planner for ideas and examples.
