Virtual Field Trip - Zoo Service ProjectIndiana State Standards:
Science: 1.3.4 Describe how animal's habitats, including plants meet their needs for food, water, shelter, and an environment in which they live. Language Arts: 1.5.2 Write a brief expository description using sensory details. Social Studies: 1.3.2 Discovering the world in spacial terms. Our project was highlighted in the local newspaper. Check it out!
http://www.thepilotnews.com/content/first-graders-work-interactive-map
Project Overview:
After our 1st graders had a Skype conference with Cheryl Piropatl ( from the Fort Wayne Zoo ), the students decided to create a virtual zoo where people can go if they can't visit the zoo, or if they want to explore the zoo before they get there. During this project, students will investigate animal habitats, zoo format, and digital correspondence in order to create a virtual fieldtrip that the Fort Wayne Zoo can use on their website.
Step 1: Entry Event
Skype with Cheryl Piropatl
At this point, Cheryl introduced our driving question: How can people excited about visiting the Fort Wayne zoo and learn about the animals even if they are not there? Step 2: Answering our "Need to Knows"
Before getting started on our project, the students brainstormed on a list of things they needed to know in order to complete the project. Some of the things the kids wanted to know more about were: how to make a video, which animals are at the zoo, how to put information on the website, how to do research, and what types of information to use. In this picture, our research expert (Dianne Himes) is teaching the kids about finding information on the internet. She talked about credible websites, plagiarism, gathering information and much more.
  Power Paw Shop - Goods and Services ProjectIndiana State Standards:
Social Studies: 1.4.1 Identify goods that people use 1.4.2 Identify services that people do fro each other 1.4.3 Compare and contrast different jobs people do to earn income 1.4.6 Explain that people exchange goods and services to get things they want Math- 1.1. Students develop a proficient number sense Writing- 1.4.1 -1.4.4 Students developed products that demonstrated organization and the use of revision. They also demonstrated proficiency using technology. 1.7 - Students gained experience in verbal expression Project Overview: After receiving a letter from a local business owner, our students were challenged to think of goods that children their age would purchase at a local store.
They brainstormed ideas as a group, they researched the market, made the goods, then tested the market by actually selling the goods to their peers at school. With the money earned the students turned the project into a community service project by using the money to purchase needed items for Millers Merry Manor. As a wrap up event, the students personally delivered these items and visited with the residents. Step 1: Lori Vanduyne, from Fernbaugh's Jewelry, came to talk to our first graders about owning and running a business.Step 2: Town Hall MeetingStep 3: Learning How To AdvertiseStep 4: Making Digital and Paper AdvertisementsStep 5: Making the GoodsStep 6: Selling at the Power Paws ShopStep 7: Paying it ForwardThe students used the money they raised at the Power Paws shop to buy supplies for the residents at Miller's Merry Manor. We personally delivered these small gifts, while sining Christmas carols. Afterward, the students were able to visit with the residents over juice and cookies.
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EducatorsThe following teachers have been and will continually be trained by the principles of the Buck Institute For Education for best practices using project-based learning techniques.
Lauren Cooper lcooper@plymouth.k12.in.us Natasha Norris nnorris@plymouth.k12.in.us Jenny Mevis jmevis@plymouth.k12.in.us Practice @ home!
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