Algebra Exam
Click the link below to see Boone students mentioned in an article from the Lake Wales newspaper. We were one of only two non-charter, non-academy schools in Polk County to have a 100% pass rate on the Algebra End of Course Exam!
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Boone CSI
Boone CSI
Mrs. Horn's pre-AP class completed a unit on crime scene investigation a couple weeks ago which ended with an actual crime investigation. Teachers around the school volunteered to take roles as suspects in the crime: an arson in the media center! I was a suspect (and the hero--I called 911!), but as you'll see in the video, Mrs. Torres was found guilty...
Mrs. Horn's class also did a really fantastic job preparing for and acting out a mock trial after the end of the investigation.
I just had to share. Kudos to Mrs. Horn's class!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Final Posters
Final Posters
For the final day of classes, I wanted the students to have a chance to research one of the countries we discussed this year. Using the Time for Kids website, students researched one country indepth, completed an outline, and then created a travel poster informing their classmates about the country.
They followed a rubric that required them to draw, share information from their outline, and explain why that country was important to learn about. You can see Molea's, AJ's, and Edwin's posters above.
More to come later!
Helping Out the 8th Grade History Class
Civil War Ambush
In addition to working on the WebQuest last week, my 8th period class got a surprise visit from Mr. Pendergast's 8th grade history class. Mr. P recently started a unit on the Civil War and taught his students how to walk in battle formation...into my classroom!
The 8th graders ambushed my 6th graders during 8th period with paper ball bullets!
And then we got back to Africa :)
Sunday, June 3, 2012
WebQuest
Africa WebQuest
As we get closer and closer to the end of the year, some things I take for granted as a teacher have started to change. Last week was the last week we could spend in my classroom due to construction, and the week before the county removed our projectors and speakers. Slowly the bulletin boards, the student work, and all the usual resources were taken down and moved out, making me wonder, "What am I going to do now?!"
The obvious answer: a WebQuest! For those of you who might not know, a WebQuest is an activity in which students use the Internet to find information they otherwise wouldn't find in their textbook or print resources. For more information about WebQuests and the research supporting their use you can visit http://webquest.org/index.php.
The best part of using the laptops in the classroom is almost 100% percent participation--the students love using technology, and I love using activities that help them see how the Internet is not just for using Facebook or Youtube, it can be used to find useful information.
The Time for Kids website is an excellent resource for teachers of geography and world cultures. All of the questions for the WebQuest we did this week came from their "Around the World" section.
We used the Sightseeing Guide to find out about the cities and culture of countries like South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, and Egypt:
One of my favorite things to hear while the students are completing the WebQuest is the sounds of other languages on the "Native Lingo" section of the site:
Some students from 7th period hiding from the camera and/or completing their WebQuest:
There is so much more for the students to finish exploring next week (our last week!) and, if you have computer access at home, for them to explore over the summer.
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P.S.
I almost forgot to mention the most exciting thing to happen all week: SARA PADILLA returned to Boone after a brief time spent at Lake Alfred Addair. I'm so happy to see her face again in 4th period!
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