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Our Work
The
following Web-based activities make up a small sample of the work
that the Byram Hills Learning Communities have created. We are proud
of our efforts and of the fact that we have accomplished this as
a K - 12 initiative. We welcome your feedback! In addition, there
are Resources at the bottom of this page
to help you learn more about Web-based activites.
Coman Hill Elementary School:
- Old
MacDonald's Farm
The kindergarten learning community created this Web activity
as part of a science unit on chicks and ducks. The essential question
in this WebQuest is, "How do chicks and ducks grow?" In it students
investigate the life cycle of chicks and ducks as they familiarize
themselves with use of technology.
Wampus Elementary School:
- Invention
Island The
third grade learning community explores inventors and inventions
in a game show format. Students identify the challenges and problems
of inventing. They also look at how the invention influenced
daily life by researching a specific inventor.
H. C. Crittenden Middle
School:
- What's
So Great About Opera
The middle school music department created this WebQuest. Seventh
graders work together in small groups to learn about opera and
to create a program book for the opera, "Turandot."
Byram Hills High School:
- Career
Inventory for Sophomores The
BHHS counseling department learning community created this Web
activity to assess students' aptitudes, skills and personality
. This is an example of a practical and authentic use of the Web
to identify possible career paths and begin to encourage students
to think about career goals.
Resources
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