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This six week project asks students to create a webpage about one of the following regions: desert, prairie, plains, forest, or mountains. Topics include regional climate, weather, agriculture, species, and environmental issues. This project combines students' research abilities with writing and speaking skills as they present their complete webpages to their classmates. The site provides links to help students begin thier projects, rubrics, and tips for teachers. This project was designed by K-12 teachers to demonstrate engaged learning and effective use of technology. It is structured in such a way that students are responsible for their own learning, and is collaborative, student-driven, and technology dependent.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
    • Assessment / Evaluation
    • Guide for instructor
    • Project
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Environmental science
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-962
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Changes in environments
        • Characteristics / changes in populations
        • Sci. / tech. in local challenges
        • Types of resources
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Environment and society:
      • How human actions modify the physical env.
      • How physical systems affect human systems
    • Human systems:
      • The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface
      • The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
    • Physical systems:
      • The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface
    • Places and regions:
      • The physical and human characteristics of places
    • The uses of geography:
      • How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
    • The world in spatial terms:
      • How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Fermilab Education Office


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