Raft Card 1:
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ROLE (student)
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AUDIENCE
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FORMAT
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TOPIC
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Row
1
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Menu creator for the school cafeteria
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Students, Parents, and teachers at the
school
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Google docs, Google spreadsheet and
graph
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The school cafeteria must offer more
vegetables. Which kind of vegetables
should they offer?
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Objective: You will be able to present
a graph of student’s favorite vegetables.
You will write a report to suggest the top three vegetables the school
should offer for lunch.
ISTE Student Standards:
1d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
2a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,
experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
3d. Process data and report results
4b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution
or complete a project
4c. Collect and
analyze data to identify solutions and or make informed decisions (ISTE.org)
Student Role:
Menu creator for the school cafeteria
Audience:
Students, parents and teachers at the school
Format:
Google docs, Google spreadsheet and graph
Topic:
The school cafeteria must offer
more vegetables. Which kind of
vegetables should they offer?
Directions:
1.
With your group, create a survey of favorite vegetables.
2.
Survey every student in the classroom.
3.
Analyze the data you have collected and input in a Google
spreadsheet.
4.
Use the data in your spreadsheet to create a graph
5.
Write a report explaining the process, the results of the
survey, and the findings.
6.
Present your information to the classroom, using the
interactive whiteboard to display your spreadsheet and graph.
Resources:
Classroom computers or computer lab
Interactive whiteboard
Assessment:
Create a graph showing the favorite vegetables of your
classmates. You will receive up to 20
points for each of the following: survey, spreadsheet, graph, report, and class
presentation.
Raft Card 2:
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ROLE (student)
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AUDIENCE
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FORMAT
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TOPIC
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Row
2
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Digital Newspaper Columnist
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Loyal newspaper readers
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Blog
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An opinion article. What animal would
make the best class pet?
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Objective:
You will write an opinion article explaining which
animal would make the best class pet.
You must back up your opinion with research and facts. You will post your article on our class blog.
ISTE Student Standards:
1b. Create original works as a means of personal or
group expression
2b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to
multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
3a. Plan strategies to guide inquiries
3b. Locate, organize, analyze evaluate, synthesize,
and ethically use information from a variety of sources
3c. Evaluate and select informational sources and
digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
3d. Process data
and report results
4c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and
make informed decisions.
Student Role:
Digital Newspaper Columnist
Audience:
Loyal newspaper readers
Format:
Blog
Topic:
What animal would make the best class pet?
Directions:
1.
Choose three animals that you believe would make a good class
pet.
3.
Make a list of pros and cons for each animal
4.
Evaluate your research results and choose the animal that you
feel would make the best class pet.
5.
Use Microsoft Word to write an article explaining why you
chose that certain animal. Back up your
choice with at least five reasons.
6.
Post your article on our class blog.
Resources:
Computer lab or classroom computers
Microsoft Word software
Websites to visit:
National Geographic Kids
Encyclopedia Britannica kids
Discovery Kids
Our classroom Blog
Assessment:
Create a newspaper article about which animal would
make the best class pet. Post your
article on our class blog. You will
receive up to 25 points for each of the following: List of pros and cons for three animals,
Newspaper article.
Raft Card 3:
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ROLE (student)
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AUDIENCE
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FORMAT
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TOPIC
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Row
3
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Pattern Detective
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Classmates and teacher
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PowerPoint Slideshow
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Identify and evaluate patterns all
around us.
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Objective:
You will take photos of patterns observe around our
classroom. You will put together a
slideshow using PowerPoint. You will
create a graph displaying the different types of patterns you observe. You will present your observations to the
class and discuss the most commonly found patterns.
ISTE Student Standards:
1b. Create original works as a means of personal or
group expression
1c. Use models or simulations to explore complex
systems and issues
1d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
2a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,
experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
2b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to
multiple audiences using a variety of media ad formats
2d. Contribute to project teams to produce original
works or solve problems
3a. Plan, strategize and guide inquiry
3d. Process
data and report results
4b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution
or complete a project
(ISTE.org)
Student Role:
Pattern Detective
Audience:
Classmates and teacher
Format:
PowerPoint slideshow
Topic:
Identify and evaluate patterns all around us.
Directions:
1.
In your small group, use the camera on an iPad to take photos
of patterns you find around our classroom.
2.
Turn your photos into a slide show using PowerPoint
3.
Create a graph that shows the different types of patterns you
found with your group. For example, AB,
ABA, ABC…
4.
Present your slideshow to the class using the interactive
whiteboard.
5.
Discuss the most
common patterns you found. Discuss the
least common pattern that you found.
Resources:
iPads
PowerPoint Software
Interactive Whiteboard
Assessment:
Create a PowerPoint slideshow of the patterns you find
all around us. Present your slideshow to
the class and discuss your results. You will receive up to 25 points for each
of the following: Slideshow of patterns,
graph of findings, classroom presentation and discussion.
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