Tool #7

After visiting the resources above, design a collaborative project with another classroom.

I plan on working with a former classmate of mine that teaches 4th Grade in Cambodia. 

Post the following about the project:

Content objective

TLW describe how the earth’s revolution around the sun and its tilt on its axis cause different seasons and weather patterns across the globe. 

When you plan to implement

I plan to start working on the project in October or November. 

What tool(s) you plan to use

I will use GoogleDocs to create a file for us to collect our respective data.  We will also try to arrange a time to skype with the other class, but since they are in Cambodia, their school day may not overlap with ours.  If that is the case we might have to record short videos to share with them.  We can also utilize Today’s Meet to conference with them even if we are not doing it live.  We can still communicate back and forth.  We can also use Blogger to discuss our information back and forth.  This may lead to further discussions in other subject areas. 

A brief description of the project (plan - two or three sentences)

We will first locate Houston and Phnom Penh, Cambodia on a globe.  Then we will create a spreadsheet where we will record the high temperature (in celcius) and the sunrise and sunset times.  We will also note other information such as humidity and precipitation.  In our discussions with the other class, we will ask about their current season and about how many hours of daylight they have each day.  We will study our findings and discuss this in relation to the Earth’s revolution around the sun. 

If you need to find another classroom - We can begin networking with other classrooms right here!

I’m really excited about this.  South America or Alaska would be other great part of the word to research in this study.