Content+Area+Projects

1. Students researched the answers to questions about Islam in order to gain a foundation of knowledge for global studies classes. Students were required to develop an outline, a PowerPoint presentation, and a worksheet for class use. 2. Students created political profiles of African American government officials in honor of Black History Month. 3. Research on the Roman Empire culminated in a project that incorporated visuals, a word processed paper, and an oral PowerPoint presentation. 4. Students examined a specific invention and its effect on society. An oral presentation with integrated visuals was completed. 5. Students located information about countries around the world and word processed a paper with their findings. 6. Students in Participation in Government classes researched a topic of their choice, created an outline and cited sources. 7. Students conducted research to formulate a public policy on a contemporary health issue confronting society. 1. Students studying ecology researched terms and created a report that included downloaded pictures to explain varied concepts. 2. Science students investigated the functions of a microscope and the parts of a cell by using online resources. 3. PASCO probeware is being used to investigate the following topics: magnetic fields, cardiovascular health and wellness, water quality monitoring 4. Science research students enjoy the use of high-level online databases to conduct their research. 5. Students in a Living Environment class visited a DNA Virtual Lab and performed required online tasks. 6. Digital microscopes: In a high school science class a live goldfish was used to observe the circulation in the vein arteries and capillaries. The fish was prepared and placed under the microscope and projected onto a large screen. Students were able to observe the flow of blood in the capillaries, arteries, and veins of the goldfish. Students were able to see the individual blood cells moving through the circulatory system. 7. In an earth science class, students were given the most recent earthquake locations around the world every day as the entered the class. Their do-now activity every day was to plot these earthquakes on a map on a computer. After a month, a pattern emerged whereas students were able to find the plate boundaries of the earth’s crust. 1. In the computer lab and library, high school Math B students engaged in research and located relevant resources. 2. Geometer’s Sketch Pad is a software tool used by math teachers to demonstrate particularly challenging math concepts. 3. Math Research students utilized online resources and computers to prepare their visual and oral presentations. 4. For math skills classes, students visited websites, created shopping lists, gathered prices, calculated costs, and subtracted values of assigned coupons. 5. Students identified and listed math resources on the Internet and produced and shared their findings.
 * __ELA:__**
 * 1) For a poetry booklet, students wrote five original poems that they illustrated and presented through a PowerPoint, Word, or Publisher format.
 * 2) Students selected an outside reading book and chose a character to portray. Using Microsoft Word, students summarized the book for the class, explained why a particular character was chosen, and wrote a brief description of the character and scene before reciting the monologue to the class.
 * 3) Students contributed to a class booklet on the character of Hamlet which challenged them to recall main ideas and details of the play. Contributions were saved as Word documents and assembled as part of the booklet.
 * 4) In an extension of a theme introduced to students in library orientation, and in support of district initiatives regarding character education, students in ninth grade classes (interdisciplinary—not just ELA) were assigned a hero to research utilizing resources gathered and identified for this purpose. Students created a brochure featuring their hero
 * 5) Students wrote a persuasive essay on competition vs. competence for an SAT prep class that was word processed and submitted through the online evaluative program, My Access!.
 * 6) Students located biographical information about Hispanic-Americans, utilizing the high school library website to access online databases and websites. Students typed a biographical poem that included pertinent facts, and learned and incorporated correct bibliographic format.
 * __Social Studies:__**
 * __Science:__**
 * __Foreign Language and ESL:__**
 * 1) Students used library and online resources to create a map of a specific area of Latin America.
 * 2) A laptop cart of six computers was purchased through a grant.
 * 3) Students researched careers and presented their synthesized findings in PowerPoint presentations.
 * __Math:__**


 * __Music:__**
 * 1) Students researched famous musicians and created biographical sketches utilizing a variety of software programs.
 * 2) Music editing software and hardware is being utilized in advanced music classes.


 * __Health__**
 * 1) For a term paper on health topics, engaged in library research, using online and print resources identified for them for this purpose.
 * __Occupational Education__**
 * 1) Students researched medical insurance, utilizing online resources.
 * 2) Students conducted research for a paper, brochure and oral presentation on a health occupation and a disease or disorder.
 * 3) For a parenting class, students explored varied resources to investigate how much it would cost to raise a child for one year. A word processed paper was a requirement for the project.