The task is to create a graphic organizer representing the group's understanding of the textbook presentation on invertebrates that they had been assigned to read last night. Josh is a knowledgeable and contributing participant in this activity. With practiced fluidity on the keyboard, Josh assists his group in creating a concept map about worms and their habitats. At the conclusion of this activity, Josh agrees to print out copies for everyone so they can be shared with the rest of the class tomorrow. The concluding activity is a short lab on earthworm activity after being immersed in water of varying temperatures.
Science class is over.
He instructs the students how to access the graphing section of ClarisWorks and, by the end of the period, each student has produced a graph representing the data from the earthworm experiment. Josh is still gathering information for his project on Belgium, so he heads for the school library with his laptop computer. There he finds another resource on Belgium and proceeds to add information to his electronic outline on the country. During this process he finds a pie graph comparing transportation use in Belgium with neighboring countries. Josh goes over to the scanner and digitizes this graph so he can use it in his report.