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Project Title: To Recycle or Not to Recycle: What is the Cost?

Project Begin & End Dates: 1/01/98 to 2/28/99

Project Summary:
Is recycling working in your community? What costs are involved? What are the benefits? Use real life problem solving and technology to find out.

Project Details
Project Level: Advanced
Curriculum Area: Information Technology, Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Email, Web Based Discussion Forum

Project Name: To Recycle or Not to Recycle: What is the Cost?

Grade Levels: 4 - 12
Start and End Dates: January 1 - February 28
Project Leader Information: Mr. Bob Biss
Address: St. Olivier School, Box 460, Radville, Sask. S0C 2G0
Phone: (306) 869-3221
Website: www.radville.net/olivier/olivier.html
Subject Areas: Mathematics, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science.

Purpose or Objective: Have you ever wondered if recycling is working inyour community? Be a part of an exciting, challenging new web project that will develop unique Canadian content by comparing the cost of recycling in various parts of the country. Develop your studentsĄ problem solving skills by collecting, analyzing and presenting data on the cost of recycling and also, their technology skills by using e-mail and word processing.

This project is designed to link mathematics in the classroom with real world problem solving by stimulating the spirit of inquiry and encouraging students to become capable problem solvers.

1) Students will determine what items are funded for recycling, what items are not funded and gather information by writing to government departments.
2) Students will determine the cost of recycling in their community versus other parts of Canada.
4) Results will be published on St. Olivier SchoolĄs website on REAL LIFE PROBLEM SOLVING and e-mailed to each of the participants.
5) Students will analyze the data collected and compare the cost of recycling in their community with other communities in Canada.
6) Students will learn how to use e-mail and develop their word processing skills.

Technology Requirements: Access to e-mail and word processing.
How to Register: To register, please contact: bob.biss@radville.net
Objectives:
Students will become capable problem solvers, develop their technology/information skills, and become more aware of recycling in their community.

Project Registration Information

Project Email Address: bob.biss@radville.net
Registration Acceptance Dates: 12/17/98 to 2/28/99
Number of Classrooms: 50
Age Range: 5 to 19 years
Target Audience: National (CA)
Project URL: http://www.radville.net/olivier/olivier.html

Project Contact Information

Lorne Weigel - mailto:st.olivier@radville.net
Principal - St. Olivier
http://www.radville.net/olivier/olivier.html
Radville, Saskatchewan,CA

Project: Climate Change e-mail and web page Project

Date: mid-January through mid-April 1999

Purpose:
To educate high school students around the world about the causes, results and solutions re: climate change. Education to take place through the collaborate building of a "global" web page.

Subjects:
This project involves many areas of science, global politics, global economics and many areas of ethics.
Grade level: High school
Summary:
High school classes around the globe (there are already two of us, one in the USA and one in Germany) unite to communicate via e-mail, learn about the various aspects of climate change and construct a web site whose purpose is to educate adolescents world wide and call them to action. The site will also be a place for adolescents to post ways in which they are making a difference and areas about which they are particularly concerned. The project will culminate with a massive letter writing campaign to world leaders. ( Culminating project open for discussion!)

Number of participants:
We would be interested in working with 6 or 7 classrooms from all over the world. Preference will be given to countries not already represented.

Project Coordinator:
Jamie Hutchinson jhutch@mec.edu
Cathedral High School
74 Union Park Street
Boston, MA 02482

How to Register:
If you are interested in working with us to help preserve the health of the planet and the people who inhabit it, please register by providing the information asked for below. Once you have registered, we will let you know by e- mail if you have been accepted into the project (based mostly on geography!!!) Please realize that your registration and acceptance constitute a committment to participate.

Your full name:
Your e-mail address:
Your school:
Your school's address:
Grades you teach:
Subjects you teach:
Number of students who would be involved:

Project Title: Kids as Global Scientists: Weather'99

Project Begin & End Dates: 2/15/99 to 4/09/99

Project Summary:
This eight-week curriculum (Feb. 15 ¤ Apr. 9, 1999) for grades 5-9 covers basic weather concepts. KGS offers a curriculum supported by CD-ROM and on-line resources including the availability of weather specialists. Registration closes Jan. 9, 1999.

Project Details

Project Level: Advanced
Curriculum Area: Community Interest, Language, Science, Technology
Technologies Used: Web Based Discussion Forum
Project Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Full Project Description:
Are you in search of weather curriculum for 5th-9th grade students? The One Sky, Many Voices (http://www.onesky.umich.edu/) has opened registration for Kids as Global Scientists: Weather'99 (KGS).

• This eight week curriculum (February 15, 1999 - April 9, 1999) covers basic weather concepts. In this, its sixth year, KGS offers:
• Published curriculum supporting basic understandings of todays's weather;
• Multimedia CD-ROM content support;
• On-line resources including the availablity of weather specialists for class questions and a weather forecasting activity.

KGS focuses on maximizing the educational potential of current computer technology in science classrooms using inquiry-based activities. This eight-week program offers a unique blend of structured weather curriculum, hands-on science investigations, real-time information from the Internet, telecommunication through an electronic message board, and an Internet-savvy CD-ROM.

For more information and registration please visit our web site at: http://www.onesky.umich.edu/KGS99/

Registration for the 1999 edition ends January 9, 1999.

One Sky, Many Voices is sponsored, in part, by the National Science Foundation and the University of Michigan.

Objectives:
Improved understanding of the basic concepts of weather through collaborative learner-centered activities.

Project Registration Information

Project Email Address: onesky@umich.edu
Registration Acceptance Dates: 1/01/98 to 1/09/99
Number of Classrooms: 300
Age Range: 10 to 15 years
Target Audience: Anyone

Project URL: http://www.onesky.umich.edu/KGS99/

Registration Instructions:
Register at http://www.onesky.umich.edu/KGS99/

A fee of $25 is requested to cover the cost of shipping supplies. This cost can be waived for those situations of special need. Please contact onesky@umich.edu for more information.

Project Contact Information

Perry Samson - mailto:weatherguy@umich.edu
mailto:onesky@umich.edu
Professor - University of Michigan
http://www.umich.edu/
Ann Arbor, Michigan US

Project Title: Dirty Dirt

Project Begin & End Dates: 12/01/98 to 2/15/99

Project Summary:
Join us in finding out what kind of dirt is in your dirt. We are gathering, analyzing, and investigating soil samples from schoolyards. Results will be posted for comparison. Your classes will be challenged with soil sleuth questions and activity packets including integrated curriculum materials.

Poject Details
Project Level: Basic

Curriculum Area: Health and Physical Education, History and Social Studies, Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology

Technologies Used: Email

Project Sponsor: NJBISEC

Full Project Description:
Project DIRTY DIRT will collect approximately one cup of soil from particpating schools. Once received, our students will complete the analysis/investigation and offer your classes science,health,language arts, communication and fine arts educational opportunities. Results will be e-mailed displaying the soil components identified in your soil as well as the other samples collected. This information can be used by your classes to create charts, graphs, stories, and research opportunites in health, plant growth, and animal/micobial survival. Along with the data, you will receive suggested activities in various educational areas. We look forward to our students sharing each other's ideas and creativity. Competion of SOIL SLEUTH questions included in your packet will allow your class to receive a special surprise.

Objectives:
This project will allow students to: Collect, analyze and compare soil samples from many sources.(science/research) Develop telecomunication skills with students in other areas.(language/computers) Use collected data in developing graphs,charts and other analytical tools to compare and contrast results.(math) Challenge their creativity with art and writing projects related to agronomy, soil, dirt.(art/language) Locate and investigate areas where samples originated. (social studies)

This project will result in telecomunication skills and an understanding of the similarities and differences of the in our common ground, the earth.

Project Registration Information

Project Email Address: bergensci@aol.com
Registration Acceptance Dates: 12/01/98 to 1/15/99
Number of Classrooms: 35
Age Range: 7 to 14 years
Target Audience: Anyone

Registration Instructions:
Registration can be completed by email to bergensci, bcohenrn, or dmoran1950 all @aol.com or via snail mail to B. Cohen or D. Moran,WT Bergen School,Glenwild Avenue, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
Please send: Name, Address, E-mail address Grade level and number of students.

Project Contact Information
Barbara Cohen - mailto:bergensci@AOL.com
mailto:bcohenrn@bloomingdale.k12.nj.us
teacher - Walter T. Bergen School
Bloomingdale, New Jersey, US