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Welcome to our "How 'Bout Them Apples" project 2010
This year's project will focus on apple facts & information.
The online project participation has 2 options.
The first option will be using Voice Thread to share information.
The second option will be collecting counts of seeds
inside apples and submitting the information
onto an online form.
Teachers are encouraged to use the lesson ideas at
Apples: A Class Act
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/apples/classact.cfm
and
Exceptional Apples
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Multicultural_Education/MUL0001.html
and
From Seed to Plant
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Agriculture/AGR0010.html
MATERIALS FOR ONLINE PROJECT OPTION #1
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Scales and measuring tape.
Camera and recording devices.
Magnifying glass
Voice Thread Link
Voice Thread Tutorial: VoiceThreadTutorial2010.pdf
WebSite: http://www.applejournal.com/use001.htm (apple pictures and facts)
Our voice thread link
Encourage your students to discuss what they are learning about apples.
Provide them with tools to evaluate and examine the apples.
Take plenty of pictures.
Log onto the Voice Thread site and upload up to 5 pictures.
Have your students add comments to each page of the Voice Thread from the
information which they have already shared with each other.
MATERIALS FOR ONLINE PROJECT OPTION #2
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1 apple per student (it is up to the teacher whether he/she purchases
the apples or asks students to bring them in. A variety of different apples is preferred.)
Paper Plates
Sharp Knife (teacher use only)
Post It Notes or Scrap Paper for guesses
Students will place ALL the apples in designated area.
Apples need to be divided up into 4 groups. (Red, Green, Yellow, Mixed)
Students will guess how many seeds will be in each group of apples.
Students will need to guess how many seeds will be in all groups combined.
Students will record these guesses on post-its or scrap paper.
Teacher will group students into 4 groups. (one per apple color)
Teacher will cut the apples in 1/2 and have students count the seeds for their group's color.
Students will record the complete seed count for their apple group.
When all seeds have been counted. Students will compare their estimates with the
actual counts (in both color and combined groups).
Teachers are invited to extend this activity to their grade level.
Teacher will record each Apple Color Group Count and also Complete Count and
submit results on the result page.
Result page will be available on August 16, 2010
More extension Activities can be found HERE!
This Project is Now Over.
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