Sample Layout - showing a simple way of presenting the material on a web page. Animals Database - An AW6 database that is made to have data entered by children and then presented as a simple slide show. This is an interdisciplinary project that incorporates art, science and language arts skills. You can download a step card detailing the creation of the project. Intended for third graders in a colonial studies unit.
Students research the different occupations of the colonial citizens.
The students then pick an occupation, a colony and a motto to go with that occupation. They create a database, enter a record of four occupations, design a new layout and eventually pick the one card they want to print off. Creating documents that have hyperlinks within them is easy to do with AppleWorks 5 or 6. 5 Macintosh Windows Astronomy Worksheet Educator Sherry Johnston created this astronomy worksheet to visually show students how much they weigh on different planets. This activity teaches students to use the Internet as a research tool.