1) Click into My Computer 2)Click into Technology Lessons 3) Click into Grade 3 4)Click into My Favorite PA Rock Folder 5)OPEN “Kidspiration My Favorite PA Rock.kid 6)After the word “Dear” in your Kidspiration file, type in the person to whom you will be sending your letter. 7)Go back into the My Favorite PA Rock folder 8)OPEN 3rd Grade Pennsylvania Rocks.kmz 9)Click on Placemark of your Pennsylvania rock 10) At the bottom of the “postcard”, a. Click into each link: i. World Book Encyclopedia Online ii. Geology.com iii. Rock Hounds 11) As you find interesting information about your favorite rock, click into Kidspiration Organizer and type in your comments for each prompt. 12) You can continue to work between both files. 13) SAVE Kidspiration file in your F folder (File, Save, Go to F Drive)
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/act_sheets/CY00_Stdnt_G45_L20.pdf
Click Here to start the Google Earth Lit Trip:
Note: To use full functionality of lit trip, be sure to click into Tools/Options and click into Show Balloon when waiting at Placemarker.
Research Sites:
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html
http://www.geology.com
http://worldbookonline.com/student/home
To start tour, click on the folder, as below:
Smartboard Earth Materials Vocab Activity:
Student Resource Sheet-Research:
1) Click into My Computer
2)Click into Technology Lessons
3) Click into Grade 3
4)Click into My Favorite PA Rock Folder
5)OPEN “Kidspiration My Favorite PA Rock.kid
6)After the word “Dear” in your Kidspiration file, type in the person to whom you will be sending your letter.
7)Go back into the My Favorite PA Rock folder
8)OPEN 3rd Grade Pennsylvania Rocks.kmz
9)Click on Placemark of your Pennsylvania rock
10) At the bottom of the “postcard”,
a. Click into each link:
i. World Book Encyclopedia Online
ii. Geology.com
iii. Rock Hounds
11) As you find interesting information about your favorite rock, click into Kidspiration Organizer and type in your comments for each prompt.
12) You can continue to work between both files.
13) SAVE Kidspiration file in your F folder (File, Save, Go to F Drive)
Student Resource - Word Bank:
Student Resource Sheet-Photostory Directions: