Grade+8

**Grade 8 Activities**
Play Spent - SPENT is an interactive challenge that walks you through a month of decisions that occur in everyday life. 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 for a month with a very reduced income. Your challenge is to try and make it through a month on a $1,000. Many things happen in that month both good and bad.....Lots of decisions have to be made. Good Luck!

TagxedoCreate a self portrait (self reflection) using tagxedo - see the sample below - be sure to include your full name



Website listing adjectives

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Another type of word cloud that you can use: Wordle

FAMOUS TECHNOLOGIST PROJECT - (Publisher Project)
- D __ ownload __ to your folder and use this worksheet when researching your assigned Technologist.

- List of technologist with your assigned table # and sites you can use for your research.

**Look for a quote from your famous technologist at the following site:** Famous Quotes

Create A Voki of your technologist
 * Create a Voki of your Famous Technologist at the following site:**

** CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD **
You will research Christmas traditions and customs in a country you are assigned. You will create a Power Point presentation.

TABLE 1 - ITALY TABLE 2 - POLAND TABLE 3 - FRANCE TABLE 4 - CHINA TABLE 5 - SPAIN You may also pick a country of your choice. Let Mrs. Rosini know which country you have decided to research.


 * Slide 1 - Title: Christmas Around the World in Word Art; Your Name; Christmas Picture as background **
 * Slide 2 - Title: Country Name; 5 bulleted facts about country; background should be country colors in gradiant**
 * Slide 3 - Title: Traditions and Customs; Paragraph of 5-6 sentences about traditions and customs of your country at Christmastime; background and pictures of your choice**
 * Slide 4 - Title: Name of country at Christmas - e.g. Poland at Christmas - 4 pictures of your country at Christmas**
 * Slide 5 - Title: A special Christmas Message: A christmas message in both english and the language of your country**
 * Slide 6: - Title: Resources: List all websites used**

You will visit the following sites to gather information for your powerpoint. if you need more information you will need to search for it on the Internet. Then you will create a 6 slide PowerPoint Presentation.


 * WEBSITES TO USE TO FIND INFORMATION/FACTS ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY (slide 2)**

CIA - The World Factbook - Click down arrow next to "Select a Country to View" to search for your assigned country CIA - The World Factbook - Country Flags Fact Monster Kid Info

[] [] [] [] [] [] @http://www.portharbor.com/santa/xsatrad.htm
 * WEBSITES TO USE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AT CHRISTMAS TIME (customs, traditions, etc.) and pictures to use (slides 3 and 4) **

GOOGLE TRANSLATOR
 * USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR SLIDE 5 TO TRANSLATE YOUR CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM ENGLISH TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED (slide 5)**

Microsoft Publisher Project - Theme Park Brochure
For this activity you will design a theme park brochure in Microsoft Publisher. Each of you will be assigned a theme park. Please make sure that the material you include is interesting and the pictures you use will capture the attention of the intended audience. When planning your brochure, be sure to include things that would draw you to that park and encourage people to come visit. Your goal is to create a brochure that is appealing enough to want tourist to visit it.

You will also __download__ the worksheet below to your folder for reference. We will go over all requirements in computer class. You will research the information that you want to place in your brochure before creating it and use the worksheet when necessary to save information. All pictures, images, and maps will be saved to your folder on the deskop. All other information will be added to the worksheet.


 * Theme Park Links: **
 * Table 1 - Dorney ** **Park** **-** []
 * Table 2 - Hershey ** **Park** **-** []
 * Table 3 - Sesame Place - **[]
 * Table 4 - Six Flags - **[]
 * Table 5 - Morey’s Pier - **[]

**---** **USA Theme Parks by State** **[]**

**Theme Parks – A to Z** **[]**


 * Other parks in the area:**


 * Knoebels** **Amusement Park** **-** []


 * Clementon** **Park** **-** []

Create a Voki to advertise your theme park - we will go over requirements in class. Create a Voki

** SPREADSHEET **
Click the link below for the first part of your Excel Graphing Project. Follow the directions and add the information to an Excel document.

THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING
You will use the following website to to answer questions on the worksheet that you will download to your computer. All other instructions will be given to you during your computer class in the lab.



[|www.historychannel.com/thanksgiving/]

WONDERS OF THE WORLD PROJECT
= = Download the following file and save it to your folder. You will begin this project by creating a flyer on a Wonder of the World that you choose. = = Directions on Wonder of the World Flyer or Newspaper Article - you must also add website addresses of sites used.

=** You will use the websites listed below to research the information you will need for your Wonder. You may choose your own Wonder that you would like to research. **=

[] [] @http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/ @http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/sevens-wonders-of-the-ancient-world
 * Ancient Wonders**

[] @http://www.thetourexpert.eu/7-wonders/7-wonders-of-the-medieval-world/ @http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~allin20b/ @http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/medieval_wonders.htm
 * Medieval Wonders**

[] @http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/modern_wonders.htm @http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/ss/Seven-Wonders-Of-The-Modern-World.htm
 * Modern Wonders **


 * Natural Wonders **

@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Natural_Wonders_(CNN) @http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/sevens-wonders-of-the-ancient-world

__ **PICTURES** __ You will need 10-12 pictures of your Wonder saved to your Folder from the following sites that contain copy friendly images before you can begin your Movie. Please be sure to save pictures of different views; angles, lighting and time of day.

@http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page @http://www.pics4learning.com/ [] - Creative Common http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/ [] @http://www.picsearch.com/ [] []

What is Creative Commons?

[|Map Machine] - **Map Machine on National Geographic** - click on this link; type the name of the Wonder you have decided in the "Find a Place" and see what the Wonder looks like in Road Map, Satellite and Bird's Eye view.

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

__ **COPYRIGHT WEBSITE** __
=Copyright Casebook - GEORGE HARRISON AND THE CHIFFONS= []

Cyberbee - Guidelines for Copyrighting []

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for School Projects Power to Learn Copyright Info - Info for multimedia presentations