Teacher  Page

            This iAdventure is a group, web based activity designed for grades 6.This activity focuses mainly  the geography.Other areas in this activity include Communicative Art, History,Meteorology,and Technology.The iadventure needs 5-6 forty minutes classes to.Teachers can expand or shorter the allowed time based on the students' abilities and how detail you want them to achieve.
         The basic plot is: the gruop (usually 2 students) represent Sindy 's  best American friends and will provide to her useful inofrmation about  four common natural disasters in America.First, the group have to think about which state categories-coastal and interior states should they want to introduce based on Sindy's background. Second,students have to research the web sites that are given in the adventure and then,choose their favorite natural disaster.As they decide their choice,they have to research each web site that are given carefully. I provided sequent these sites in the second delimma for students to organize their final products.Finally, students show the natural disaster formation,
scales,effect and protection by using PowerPoint. In the final product, studnets are able to learn how to introduce a natural disaster,how to use visual aid and how to deliver their presentation.

                                                 Site  Map
 


    Help Sindy Make the Best Decision
   Opening  Delimma 

Interior States 

  

Coastal States

  Colorado  Drought 
Kansas 
Tornado
California   Earthquake
 Florida 
Hurricane
Conclusion  Page 

 

                                       Curriculum Standards
 

Performance Standards 
 
GOAL 1
#2
GOAL 1
#4
GOAL 1
#6
GOAL 1
#8
GOAL 2
#1
GOAL 3
#1
Knowledge 
Standards 
  
Social Studies 
#5 
 
#6
 
#7

 

                                                                Assessment


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Student's spelling and grammar usage is correct. 
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Background,pictures animation and sound usage is suitable
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Students present their work in a professional manner 
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Present within the allowed time 
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Students follwed their 
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Total Points:
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     Student Products

In the final product, students present their choice by using PowerPoint. In the final product, studnets are asked to be able to explain clearly the elements of a natural disaster,formation, scales ,effects and protection.Each group have at least five slides and three pictures.Every group have to present within twenty minutes. Using another visaul aids to illustrate the explanation are allowed.

   Acknowledgements

This iAdventure is created by Fiona Peng, an Educational Technology master student in CMSU.
 Thanks for Mr. Stan Smith teaching me this educational web-based activity. I think this educational web-based
activity will well benefit students and give teachers a chance to be creative!