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More EcoFootprints

Posted by mberger on November 4, 2007

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Where are those EcoFootprints going?

Posted by mberger on November 4, 2007

Ecological FootprintsHello team,

I am posting more pictures of your students working on their projects.  You are all doing so well. Please use this blog to present questions for me. I need your imput to permit to know what I need to do while I am spending these last two preparation days with all of you.

I have read what all of you have decided to use for your final products. I am well versed in the software and I cannot wait to see what your students have done.

 Fondly Mary

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Check list

Posted by mberger on November 3, 2007

checklist   I have made the check list into a pdf.

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Repost: Prompt Questions

Posted by phillip77 on September 22, 2007

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These are prompt questions to initiate thinking about the project:
What does this make you think of?
In what ways are these different?
In what ways are these the same?
What materials did you use?
What would happen if you …
What might you try instead?
Tell me about your …?
What does it look like?
What does it remind you of?
What does it feel like?
What can you do next time?
What can you tell me about it?
Tell me what happened.
What could you do instead?
Which one do you have more of?
Is one object longer/shorter than another?
What do you call the things you are using?
What can you tell me about the things you have?
Tell me what it looks like.
How are you going to do that?
What do you feel, see, hear, taste, smell?
How did you do that?
What will you do next after you finish that?
Is there anything else you could do/use?
How do you know?
What are some different things you could try?
What is it made of?
Show me what you could do with it?

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Hello world!

Posted by mberger on September 15, 2007

21355534.jpgStart blogging!

Our Theme for this year’s Glides Project is How can we reduce the ecological footprints of our school in order to preserve our natural resources.

Our teachers are already planning some wonderful learning experiences by using a project based learning approach. some of the ideas forthcoming are the building of models that will demonstrate the use of energy efficient equipment. Another idea is looking at the nearby landfill known as Mt. Pompano.  Surveys will help the students understand how and what the community knows and understands about their ecological footprints. Another great idea is establishing a cultural exchange with a foreign country to understand now they are handling their ecological footprint.

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