Grade+7

GRADE 7 PROJECT INFORMATION PAGE Typing Program Practice

**THE CONSTITUTION AND THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT**
We will discuss what the requirements are for this project in class. You will look for images/pictures from the list below and save them in your folder. We will be creating a movie in Movie Maker after all the pictures are downloaded to your folder. I will provide a storyboard in class and I have a copy of it listed below.



Remember to follow Fair Use procedures and respect copyright! We will review these rules before we add the credits page to our movie.

**Picture Sources**
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 * The Constitution (Ben's Guide)
 * 1000 Milestone Documents
 * Google Images - http://www.google.com After sarching by keyword, use the settings to filter image safety settings and to set parameters in Advanced Search and change the Filter by setting to free to use and share.
 * Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com
 * Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org
 * Flickr(creative commons area) @http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
 * Wikimedia http://commons.wikimedia.org
 * Library of Congress - @http://memory.loc.gov/ammem
 * All the Web - http://www.alltheweb.com
 * FreeFoto.com - http://www.freefoto.com - "the largest collection of free photographs on the Internet (link back and attribution required). See FREE USE RULES" (description from FreeFoto.com) - __Ad-supported; Not all ads are elementary appropriate__
 * US Government Pictures - @http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml - most are free use, check disclaimer
 * USGS Multimedia Gallery - @http://gallery.usgs.gov/ - Collection of videos, photography, and other imagery that are considered public domain.
 * Compfight - @http://compfight.com/ - Search by topic and then set filters (license or safe search) on the left.

Music Sources
[|Incompetech] - Royalty Free Music [] - Public Domain resources [] - free sounds - some music [] - free sounds


 * Copyright Explanation **

http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

Interactive Sites Congress for Kids Three Branches of Government Game
 * Interactive Government Activities Sites:**
 * U.S. Government Games**

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



**Internet Sites listing Adjectives for Tagxedo project:**
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Tagxedo

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


 * AMERICAN TRIVIA - **** SEARCHING THE INTERNET - PRACTICE **



** KID TRIPS POWERPOINT PROJECT **
Download the Free Powerpoint Slide|Design to your folder using the following site:

[|BrainyBetty Free Powerpoint Design Backgrounds]

Animated Clipart you can add to the slide when creating your company Logo. Your company logo must be a combination of clipart, animated clipart and an original drawing. We will learn how to group and order our drawing during class. Animated Clipart - Students Animated Clipart - Transportation

After your PowerPoint is completed, we will use that information in order to create a flyer in Microsoft Publisher.

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

Tagxedo
Wordle

OUTBACK RESTAURANT PROJECT


CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING SITE TO SEE THE OUTBACK MENU CLOSEST TO OUR #|SCHOOL (IT IS LOCATED IN Jenkintown

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After we have completed our spreadsheet, we will visit the following site called SPENT. SPENT is an interactive challenge that walks you through a month of decisions that occur in everyday life. You start the month with $1,000. You will select a job. We will role play the job of a server who makes $2.14 an hour plus tips. (FYI - Minimum wage is $7.25 an hour)

This website is a game but for millions of Americans it is also very real. We are going to use this website to see if you could survive living on that paycheck each week. Your challenge is to try and make it through a month on the salary and $1,000 you have. Good Luck!

[|PLAY SPENT]

PRESIDENTS
We will use the following web address to begin our search for the information on the President you have been assigned. You will use |Microsoft Word to copy and paste your information. You will also copy and paste each link in the website that you use to research your information. You will also need to save a picture of the President in your folder on the desktop. []

EXPLORERS PROJECT
====We will discuss what the requirements are for this project in class. **You will look for images/pictures and information of the explorers from the list below and save them in your folder. We will be creating a movie in Movie Maker after all the information is researched involving 13 Explorers. I will provide a worksheet for 10 of the explorers and you will complete another worksheet with 3 explorers of your choosing that you will research. **==== Use the following sites to look for pictures/images of the explorers. Please remember you will need to copy the URL/web address for your credits/reference page. You should use a word document to copy and paste the web addresses(name it Explorers-reference) so that you can use them later in the movie credits. We will make sure that we are following all copyright laws on any page we use. When in doubt please remember to check the Terms and Use page of the website for more information.



Use the following sites to look for information on your explorer:
[|Explorers Webquest] All About Explorers - All About Explorers Explorers - Enchanted Learning - Enchanted Learning Kid Info - Kid Info [] [] - Cybersleuth Kids [] - Info please Encyclopedia [] - Wikipedia - Look for your Explorer Name [] - Thinkquest <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] - The Mariner Museum - scroll down - look for __"**Browse the Age of Exploration"**__ **heading and then look for Biographies.** This site also contains images of some of the explorers

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//Click on the website of the explorer you have been assigned; save the picture in your folder.//
//John Cabot - []// //Christopher Columbus - []// //Ferdinand Magellan - []// //Ponce de Leon - []// //hernando de Soto - []// //Amerigo Vespucci - []// //Marco Polo - []// //Sir Frances Drake - []// //Hernan Cortes - []// //Francisco Coronado - []// //Vasco Balboa []// //Francisco Pizzaro -// [] []

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the following websites to look for music you can add to your Explorer Movie //
Sites that contain free sounds and music

[|Incompetech] - Royalty Free Music [] - free sounds - some music []- free sounds

Royalty Free Music Links []