As part of their social science work, students will monitor current events via on-line and traditional resources. Periodically, students will choose a news article to critically examine using statistical resources available on the Web. Current Events Research . Students monitor current events using on-line and traditional resources. Fact Checking .
Students choose a news article to analyze using on-line statistical resources.
As part of Earth Day clean up activities, students will inventory the types of garbage that they picked up and generate statistics on what they found. Students will then develop a survey to be distributed to other classrooms to see what type of garbage they were most likely to find. Earth Day Participation . Students participate in their local area's Earth Day activities. As students collect trash they keep track of the types of articles they pick up.