Students can learn geography and data management and will have opportunities to communicate with other classes as the project evolves. Participants are required to keep track of the minutes they read at home each month. Every class totals their minutes and divides it by the total number of students in the class, giving an average per student reading time. Students at Ronald Harvey will organize this data, received via e-mail, and post the results on the Web page. The results will then be compared.
Classes are welcome to drop in and out as their schedules permit.
The Bowhead Whale Hunting Webquest Explore the issues surrounding the hunting of endangered species. This Webquest, developed by Ronald Harvey Elementary in Alberta, focuses on the the case of the Bowhead Whale, found in Arctic waters. It has been declared an endangered species, but is also an animal traditionally hunted by the Inuit. Students will have the opportunity to research these questions in groups, form an opinion and present it in multimedia format to other participants. Post your comments online and see how they compare to the results of other groups.