Flight

This is the future site of my Flight & Space Unit/Lesson/Activity Page. My goal is to have this wiki as a one stop shop for my students to locate assignments and information aboutthe two new AWESOME units I get to teach next year - Flight and Space an ELA/Science Integrated experience.

Until then, my current Grade 6 group (who are ever so patient and forgiving :) ), we will use this page as a starting point for serveral of your assignments. We have a short time left in this unit and our activites are limited. However, in our study of the solar system and it's planets, let's start here:


 * Sumarizing Articles Assignment**

We read, summarized and wrote a paragraph summarizing an article in class. Using the information and procedure from that lesson, complete the following assignment:

Select an article from one of the following websites. It can be about a planets, other celestial bodies or technolgy used in space.
 * 1) http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/default.asp
 * 2) http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space.html (look under "Space Topics Menu)
 * 3) http://www.nasa.gov/news/index.html (look under "News Topics")

The steps to take while reading:
 * Read the title to determine the topic
 * Skim the article the first tieme to get the overall meaning
 * Re-read carefully to identify key words and information
 * Listing the important main ideas
 * Skim over the section to check that all the main ideas have been included

After Reading

Write a paragpraph summarizing the most important or main ideas of the article. Your paragraph should include:
 * an opening sentence that is a clear statement of the main ideas of the whole article
 * the most important points stated in clear sentences and arranged in a logiacal order
 * a concluding sentence that draws the points all together.
 * Documentation of the source of thses ideas


 * Planet Article Assignment**

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system

This is an amazing site that can help us to learn more about the planets. Please use your searching techniques to find at least ONE other site...remember to ask yourself the following questions:
 * Who is the author (do they show their credentials/are they trusted)?
 * How old is the information? (less than 2 years is best for us...although it depends on the content)
 * Does the information relate to our focus questions


 * Your assignment:**
 * 1) Browse this website to learn about your planet.
 * 2) Search to find and POST one other reliable website on this page.
 * 3) Use the collection of website found to gather information about your planet.
 * 4) create a short article about your planet. This article will be posted on YOUR personal wikipageon this site. Please title it "Planet ARticle so that I know where to start my evaluation.
 * 5) The article should contain:
 * A title that explains the topic of the text
 * A clear photograph or two from the Internet (free photo sites are listed in the Photo Sharing Section of our wiki)
 * Accompanying text in your own words that gives key and additional information that cannot be gained throught the photographs and summarizes what you have learned about your planet.
 * Documentation of the source and ideas.