Social+sciences



Our City Podcast     **Project developed by: **    Learning In Hand – Tony Vincent  **Level: ** all **Project dates: ** ongoing <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> A great project for first time podcasters. This project involves students working collaboratively to produce an mp3 file about where they live. Your class podcast becomes part of a collection of podcasts on a google map. Lots of examples and clear guides to step you through this project are available. Project organizer, Tony, suggests that this project will take a week or two to plan, record, and postproduce the show. Check out the pdf below and I guarantee you will feel comfortable and supported in starting this project. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:** (A selection of ideas from the site) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *Listen to two episodes and compare and contrast the cities in those episodes. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *Which city would make a good home for you? Tell why. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *Compare the information given in the podcast with the city's [|Wikipedia] entry. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *Find landmarks mentioned in an episode in [|Google Maps] or [|Google Earth]. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *What information or segment would you add to one of the episodes? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *Produce your own Our City Podcast episode. [|Resources] are available.
 * Description:**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">  **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: ** http://learninginhand.com/OurCity/
 * Information for Teachers:** [[file:OurCity.pdf]]

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> My Hero **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project developed by:  **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|The My Hero Project] <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This site provides all the tools and encourages students to create a website, a film or a still image for the visual gallery about a hero of their choice. Lots of examples of student work exist as well as unit plans, question prompts and a user-friendly website template that allows students to simply add their own text and images. To see the options for involvement visit:[| http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/participate/index.asp] <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> *Use this site as a basis for an  inquiry. ** Big Questions ** **:** What is a hero? How does someone decide on their personal hero? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Level: ** mid/snr
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project dates: ** ongoing
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: ** http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/participate/index.asp

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Doors to the World <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project developed by: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Gigglepotz **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Level: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> all **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project dates: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ongoing <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** In this project, classes send a photo or drawing of the view to the outside world, from their classroom/school door with three clues as to the location of their school. The picture and clues will be posted for other classrooms to browse and attempt to find out where your classroom is located. You may like to begin my trying to guess the location of the schools that have already posted photos to [|the site]. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:** *A great micro-project for use with groups/whole class, both in school and for homework. This project provides a fun context in which to model questioning and research skills. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: ** http://www.gigglepotz.com/doors.htm <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project developed by: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Terraclues.com **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Level: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> middle/senior **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project dates: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ongoing <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** TerraClues is a puzzle game where the objective is to find locations on the world map by solving a set of clues. Each time you solve a clue, the next clue is unlocked until all clues have been solved. During the course of the game student will need to make use of google maps and other research tools. Great for learning about places and cultures. Different hunts focus on different themes i.e. 7 Continents, Age of Explorers. Classes are also encouraged to create their own set of terraclues for others to solve. [|TerraClues For Schools] has been specifically designed for teachers to use in the classroom as a teaching aid. A great way to get started is the [|Terraclues Tutorial]<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:** *Use as part of Intro/immersion to a new topic. A great way engage student and get them thinking and asking questions about a place/culture. *Part of a weekly current events/ general knowledge programme. In groups students could solve a quiz and share what they have learnt with the class. Eventually groups could create quizzes for one another.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> http://www.terraclues.com/students    <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|Place Spotting] is a similar project but it does not have a section specifically for students.

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Living Heritage <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

[|2020 Communications Trust] in partnership with [|The Learning Centre Trust of New Zealand], [|The National Library of New Zealand] [|Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa], and [|Sun Microsystems]. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Level: ** mid/snr <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> A well organised and supported NZ project that involved students researching a local heritage topic in order to create a web-based ‘Living Heritage’ resource. The local heritage topic could be a building, a person, an event, a geographical feature … <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Lots of examples and support to assist with this project: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Bellevue School –[| The Mysteries of Woodridge Farm]– Year 5/6 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Mahana School – [|The Mahana Whakapapa]- Whole School <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Profiled examples: http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Project details are simple and comprise of the following steps: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 1. Find [|a topic] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. [|Register] with Living Heritage <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Read the [|support material] in the kit <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 4. Plan the project <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 5. Research the topic <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 6. Write up the findings <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 7. [|Get permission] to publish information form contributors. [|Templates provided.] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 8. Record the work in a digital format. [|Web template provided] if you wish so that no web software or html skills are required. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 9. Sign off [|copyright and privacy] release form. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 10. Submit web-pages to ‘Living Heritage’:livingheritage@cwa.co.nz <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:** [|Inquiry Learning]: What makes our place special? Curriculum Links: http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/Participate/Curriculum-integration
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project developed by: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project dates: ** ongoing


 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: ** http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">LEARNZ **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project developed by: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> the LEARNZ team <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** LEARNZ is a (now FREE) online educational programme for students in New Zealand schools. Students’ participation is supported by online background materials and activities, and is enabled using live audio-conferencing, web-board and diaries, images and videos. LEARNZ offers 20 exciting, virtual field trips in 2009. <span class="wiki_link_ext"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Social Science Field Trips 09 include:** Renewable Energy, Project Crimson. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [| Click here for a description of each experience.] All New Zealand Registered and Provisionally-Registered teachers are eligible to register **free** for 2009: http://www.learnz.org.nz/register/index.php <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:** Upon registration, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">teachers <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> receive a booklet outlining project information and integration ideas.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Level: ** mid/snr
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project dates: ** a new project begins every term


 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: ** http://www.learnz.org.nz/index.php

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">ThinkQuest International **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

Project developed by: ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|Oracle Thinkquest International Foundation] __<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Narrative Competition : __ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> January 12 2009 - Narrative Competition Opens <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> May 4 2009 Entry Deadline <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> June 1, 2009 Winners Announced <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__ Website competition: __ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Aug 20, 2008 Competition Opens <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Apr 2, 2009 Entry Deadline <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Jun 1, 2009 Winners Announced <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> High stakes, reputable competitions that involve lots of commitment as students work in teams with a coach, using an inquiry based approach, to create a website or a narrative on a topic that interests them. Categories and ideas provided. Awesome prizes such as laptops up for grabs. Oodles of support material available... See the winning [|entrants] from last year. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Get started here: http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.help?id=199951 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ideas for Use: ** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Would be suitable for an extension group. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Expect some deep and varied learning from this project. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Topic Ideas include: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Level: ** mid/snr <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> (ages 9-19)
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 * How can humans and animals live together harmoniously?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> How do you imagine the school of the future?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> How can we provide access to safe drinking water for everyone in our world?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> How can we take better care of our world and its resources?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> How can we end hunger in our world?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What beliefs do people have in different parts of the world?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What role does art or music play in our lives?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What can we learn from the world of sports?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What lessons have you learned from a favorite book or film?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What lessons have you learned from history?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What kind of business would you start to serve your local community?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What can you do to lead a healthy life?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What is life like for people in your local community?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What makes a good world citizen?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> What leader do you most admire, and why?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">  How would you intro duce a tourist to your home town (or country)?

**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">https://www.thinkquest.org/competition/  <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">World Vision Simulation Games **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Projects developed by: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">  [| World Vision NZ] <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** I couldn’t resist including these high-quality, engaging simulation games. All games involve the students ’stepping into the shoes’ of others and facing the decisions they face. The following games are available now: // *[|**Eliminate Child Labour**] // Step ‘into the shoes’ of a social worker with the goal of eliminating child labour in your community. Suitable for senior primary and older. *[|**Timestream Journey**] Students ‘walk in the shoes’ of a Cambodian facing the challenges of surviving through civil war, the Khmer Rouge regime and the years of upheaval that followed. Suitable for intermediate and secondary. // [|**Take a Walk**] // Found in the Funzone of the Rwanda Family Connection, students ‘become’ the head of a child family in Rwanda. Decisions made affect the survival rate of your family. Suitable for all levels. __** * **__[|Frontline] Set in a conflict zone, teams face decisions that save lives and assist those impacted by conflict. A new Frontline game begins each school term. Suitable for intermediate and secondary students // 2009 Frontline dates // || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// January 24 - April 16 // || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// April 17 - July 8 // || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// July 9 - September 29 // || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// September 30 - December 21 // || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> __***EQ –**__ [|Earthquake] This email game offers the challenges of delivering relief after an earthquake while also raising funds. EQ runs 4 weeks each school term. Suitable for senior primary and older. Register **before** the game starts. || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// March 2 - March 27 // || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// May 18 - June 12 // || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// August 17 - September 11 // || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">// November 2 - November 27 // || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:**
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 * 2009 EQ dates**
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 * as an orienting or tuning in activity
 * to simulate activities not possible in the classroom
 * as a stimulus for discussion, developing higher order thinking skills or critical literacy


 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Project Link: **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> http://worldvision.org.nz/education/games.asp#eliminate <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Great Book Stories **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Project developed by: ** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Description:** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Ideas for Use:**
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