Sphero 3D Challenge (5th-8th Grade)

 

Links:

Video from #2  https://youtu.be/IqYEcTHzA2Y
Videos from #4 http://www.123dapp.com/create and www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnyLyJoUwVk 

Resources: https://sprk.sphero.com/cwists/preview/63-  +

 

      http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/easy-3d-modeling-for-3d-printing-tutorial-for-beginners + https://adjustingcourse.wordpress.com/tag/makerbot/ (elementary student project)

New Videos:
https://youtu.be/MwjWT-EvKSU  (updated 1.5.17)

1000 Titles Book Drive and Wish List

1000 Titles Book Drive Wish List (check for updates)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/account/wishlist.jsp?giftlistId=gl10773550498

Maker Wish List
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/account/wishlist.jsp?giftlistId=gl11477968559

Library Media Resources and Reading Goals

Barnes & Noble Book Fair November 5th Benefiting Forest Heights STEM Academy

www.bn.com/bookfairs (Bookfair ID 12005427)

In-Store: November 5 and Online: November 5-10

Media Center Wishlists: http://fhsalmc.blogspot.com/2016/10/1000-titles-book-drive-and-maker.html 

Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Paraphrasing and Summarizing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMar1oq7r8 (Video with Teacher Desktop Login)

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/ (Purdue Owl)

Reliable Sources

Pre-Assessment

Type the name of your favorite celebrity into a search engine.  Look at the top five websites.  Are they credible?  How do you know?  (From Myon: Smart Research Strategies...)

Myon eBook
Smart Research Strategies: Finding the Right Sources (Pg. 24-27)


Source Evaluation and Checklist for Credible Sources (Printable)

http://www.pulaskitech.edu/library/content/source_evaluation_checklist.pdf

https://www.education.wisc.edu/docs/WebDispenser/soe-documents/aics-lesson3-webpagecredibilitychecklist.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Post-Assessment
After reviewing the resources above:

Type the name of your favorite celebrity into a search engine.  Look at the top five websites.  Are they credible?  How do you know?  (From Myon: Smart Research Strategies...)

Has your view changed about the the first five websites from the first time you searched the favorite celebrity?  Yes or  No   Why?

Harlem Renaissance

1. General Research Tips and  Resources
http://fhsalmc.blogspot.com/2016/10/research-respurces-and-tips.html?m=1

2. Teacher and Students Recommended:

Recommend a resource for the project by email deidre.williams@students.lrsd.org.

Try http://www.history.com

Harlem Globetrotters
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harlem-globetrotters-play-their-first-game 

Research Ressources and Tips

Before beginning below, review the 2016-17 Library Procedures.

1. FHSA Library
Online Public Acces Catalog (OPAC)
http://lime.lrsd.org/opac/forestheightsmiddle/index.html#menuHome (Symbaloo > OPAC)

2. ProQuest Central (Databases)
http://search.proquest.com/central


http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculum/do/search (click history or literature-for writers)

The FHSA Library also has quite a few printed encyclopedias that could be used as a source.


**********Why use databases versus the Internet?******

3. FHSA ebooks: Myon (FHSASymbaloo > click Myon > username and password are now your student id.  See Abdo and Capstone on handouts presented (or ask in the media center).

4. Central Arkansas Library

OPAC (check-out requires a library card)

https://www.cals.org/

Databases (some links may require a library card)
http://www.cals.org/ > Reference and Research > Databases by Subject 


5. Citing Sources

Easy Bib
http://www.easybib.com/

Google Docs/Google Slides Research Tool
Open File or New > Click Tools > Research > Find the source > Click Cite as Footnote or Insert
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2481802?hl=en

Purdue OWL Research and Citation Resources
(Google: Owl Purdue citing sources)

6. Other
Wikipedia may not be recommended as a main source. However, the site may lead you to some main sources by checking out the references at the end of the article.


7. Ask for Help
If you have attempted to locate the information that you need and are having trouble, come by the media center for additional information about any of these resources  and/or make an appointment for a research consultation.