Wax Museum Coming Soon!
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Over the next few weeks, the upper elementary will be researching
ancient civilizations will create a living wax museum on (12-14-17).
Students will have time to work on this project in class, and will also
have the opportunity to go to the library to find quality sources.
Students will need 3-5 scholarly resources, two of which must be books.
Students will need 3-5 scholarly resources, two of which must be books.
We are planning to visit the library in small groups this
week and next. Students must have a valid Mesa library card
in their name or their parent’s name in order to participate. Students
who do not attend one of the goings out will be required to get a minimum of
three books for homework. If you would like to be a chaperone for
one of these trips, please send us an email as soon as possible.
How you can
support your student during each step of this research project:
❖ Have a current going our form or return the
permission slip for the library trip and
make sure your child has a library card that is free from fines
or holds
(they need to know their pin as well).
❖Have discussions with your child about possible research topics
and
guide them toward narrowing their choice.
❖Have ongoing discussions about your child’s research to help
strengthen
their understanding and help them begin using their own words
for what
they have learned.
❖Help provide support in finding scholarly resources on the internet.
(They will have lessons and we will provide further guidance in
this; however, we
don’t have as many computers as we would like, so it is helpful
to give your
child more time to hunt for appropriate resources at home).
The following
link has a guide describing what is considered a scholarly
source:
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/courses/scholarly1.htm
❖Help with putting together an outfit that matches someone representative
of the culture
of interest. This should be
very simple—we do not expect expensive costumes (we will also
provide some time for this in class).
❖Obtain a trifold project board or similar presentation material. We also have
simple posters in class.
It is imperative that each child do the majority of their
work with as little outside
assistance as possible. Students will be compiling their
research in class and
receiving as much guidance as necessary in order to become
competent and
independent researchers. Our initial deadlines are flexible on a case by case basis, however, we hope that everyone is well versed in their research by the time our museum is open. Thanks in advance for your
support!
Important Dates:
· November 15-21: Library
trip to gather research materials.
111/17/17: 3 or more source cards due.
·
· 11/22/17: 10 note cards due.
·
· 11/29/17: 20 cards completed
from a minimum of 3 sources.
·
· 12/5/17: Written
report completed with bibliography.
·
· 12/08/17: Bring
presentation board to work on in class.
·
· 12/14/17: Wax museum.
Join us from 10:00-11:15am.
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