PROJECT SMART '96
POWER OF VOTING
PREFACE
PROJECT GOAL
PROJECT OUTCOMES
CURRICULUM FOCUS
MATH STANDARDS ADDRESSED
SCAVENGER HUNT
ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENTS
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
ADDITIONALWEB SITE REFERENCES
PREFACE: Prior to initiating this project
the students will become familiar with Netscape, Eudora, and Clarisworks
applications through various activities. These activities will include e-mailing
other students within the school, Internet Scavenger Hunt, and a polling
survey with resulting data collected, graphed, and interpreted from a spreadsheet.
PROJECT GOAL: For students to be aware
and have an understanding of the process of voting,tallying and recording
votes in a democratic presidential election.
PROJECT OUTCOMES:
1. Students will be able to explain the process of a national presidential
election by researching through the Internet and holding an election simulation.
2. Students will be able to collect, graph, and interpret election
data.
3. Students will enhance their computer skills by accessing available
technology via the Internet, electronic mail, and Clarisworks applications.
Table of Contents
CURRICULUM FOCUS:
Social Studies
Math
Literacy Skills
Technology
MATH STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
NCTM Standards
2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 11
http://www.enc.org/online/NCTM/280dtoc1.html
SCAVENGER HUNT:
ACTIVITIES: Click
here to view project activities and related components of Assesments, Enrichment
Activities and Extension Activities.
ADDITIONALWEB SITE REFERENCES
AUTHORS:
Margaret(Peggy)Todd
toddm@ride.ri.net
Hamilton Elementary School, North Kingstown, RI
Grade 5.
Sally Levesque
levesqus@ride.ri.net
Hamilton Elementary School, North Kingstown, RI
Grade 4 .
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