3/30 Assignment - Keep writing summaries of the Greek gods because I really enjoy reading them. Have a great spring break!

Here are some Brain Teasers to taunt you!  Choose and poste explanations in the comments section. 

ASSIGNMENT 3/16/2011 due next Wednesday: Read one or more of the GREEK Mythology Tales from this link.  Summarize on a NEW wiki page.

Assignment Posted: 3/9/2011, due by next Wednesday

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Math Quizlette Complete the 5 questions quizlette! Answers will be confirmed next week.

 Assignment Posted: 2/16/2011, due next week, 2/23/2011

1. Create a page, call it State Name - Universities
2. List the names of any major universities and their mascots for the state(s) you researched at the begining of the year. 
3. Post a picture and name of their mascot.

Example-

State:                California

University:         University of California, Santa Cruz

Mascot:              Banana Slugs

Assignment TIP- Really Cool Resources ----Google Timeline, Just enter a year!

Assignment due 2/9 Modified Version

Literary Classics Grades 4-8  This was a great idea, thank you! Pick on book and complete the table for just that book.

Ok Time to prepare yourselves for future competitions by sharpening your two most vulnerable areas of knowledge!

Part 1 World Literature/Classics for Elementary School - This is also very usefull and if you have explored this assignment, you will be an asset to your team!

First you must locate the top 10 Fairy Tales of all time.  This will vary depending on your source, but that will be to your advantage to see what other people found and broaden the scope of this quest.  Next, create a wiki page, Fair Tales plus initials, Insert a table with 3 columns. In the first put the title and author or origin (some have only retold by) next put the name of the main character and lastly include a brief summary of the plot.  Just include the gist, it should be short enough to be easily remembered. Here is a starting place! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fairy_tales

Part 2 World History - Want a fun but intensive way to create a timeline? http://www.capzles.com/ If you have no email address, ask mom or dad for help to set up your acct. You may even find on like I did here. CHECK IT OUT! 

You can start on this and finish it on 2/7.

Choose 1 country

Create a new wiki page using the country name/your initials

Use www.Scribblemaps.com to create an annotated timeline of the major events every 50 years for the most pivotal time period for that country.

You can search for instance "mexico history timeline" and get http://www.facts-about.org.uk/history-and-events-timeline-mexico.htm

You use the little colorful pins to enter the dates and the details. Just copy and paste from the list of facts.

My facts didn't indicate location so I chose random places in Mexico.  If you have a place then by all means mark the location as stated.

Have fun!

NOTE: To embed the code you must first save the map and then choose widgets (gear icon).  You choose Insert on the wiki menu, HTML and paste the code into the box and save. If you need help, just ask.

Assignment due 12/15 _ template available for download

Create 3 multiple choice questions using ppt.

Create a Main Table of contents slide listing questions 1-3, with links to those questions.

Create1 slide for each question from three different categories, And a Congratulations slide and a Better Luck Next Time slide.

Make your problems multiple choice questions with 4 answers each. A-D.

Create buttons for each answer leading to the congratulations or better luck pages. 

Put a home button on each page allowing contestants to answer and return home and choose the next question or to try again.

We will have a competition based on your questions. Following the meeting your slides will be posted for future team practices.

Assignment Due November 17:

Assignment Due October 27:-) Your United States Enter your state details here.

Assignment Due October 13th:

Be sure to explain the events in your own words!  The first two assignments submitted have almost the same exact wording, which tells us that you are just cutting and pasting the information.

Find two current events and create a page which explains each (you should include both events on one page).  The events must be related to government, science, the economy, or education.  Your events may not be related to sports or entertainment.

Due Oct. 6

find the capitals of the countries listed in the team info packet.

girls find countreis a-k

boys find countreis l- z