Grade+6

GRADE 6 PROJECT INFORMATION PAGE

**Word Processing Activity 1** - Click the link below. We will save it to our folder on the deskto p.

** Creating Tables in Microsoft Word **

Let's look at some special days in April before we create our calendar Major 2014 Holidays

** SHOPPING SPREADSHEET ** We are starting a new Excel Project entitled "SHOPPING SPREADSHEET". We will download the following file to our personal folder on our computer. It is the worksheet which explains the project and also list all the merchandise you can purchase. We will discuss all requirements in class.



PASSPORT TO EUROPE - MOVIE MAKER PROJECT
=THE TASK:=
 * Use the resources listed below to do research on a European country of your choice (pick from the worksheet you received in class)
 * Information of all requirements will be given to you so that you can create a flyer on this country
 * You will use the information from the flyer for a movie maker project later

Let's Explore Europe Website - Play a Game or Read an Online Book to learn and discover Europe

You will use the following websites to complete the worksheet.
 * BELOW ARE WEBSITES WITH ACTIVE LINKS TO USE TO RESEARCH YOUR INFORMATION. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A REFERENCE PAGE THAT WILL LIST ALL THE WEBSITES OF WHERE THIS INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM SO THAT WE CAN CREDIT THEM.**

**- we will download this worksheet to your folder first.**

World Facts - World Facts CIA World Fact Book Library - (also use site to download a map and flag) World Info Zone - Click the word WORLD at the top; scroll to Europe; look for the letter your country begins with Wikipedia - Europe - scroll down to map and click on the country you are researching Ducksters/Geography of Europe -(History) Europa European countries World Atlas National Geographic [] Fact Monster World Festivals - - World Festivals (Culture) National Geographic Interactive Map <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">World Flags


 * FIND PICTURES TO SAVE IN YOUR FOLDER - All pictures //__must__// be saved in your folder. You must also make sure to add these websites to your reference page.**

[] (you will learn how to use the advance search feature in Google Images) []

Practice making word clouds using the websites listed below. We will use Tagxedo to create our word cloud in class.

Tagxedo
Wordle