WEB PAGE FOR 7TH GRADE HISTORICAL TRIP

A highlight of the seventh-grade year is a four-day historical trip to Washington, D.C., Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Richmond. This is a huge financial obligation for students and parents, but one that is well worth the cost. In an effort to better inform parents, this project will create a home page, to be incorporated with the Giles County Public School page, on the objectives, purposes, finances, and general overview of the trip.

B. Courses and Units:

Math	cost calculations, averaging
Social Studies	historical description, mapping
Language Arts	publishing informative writing, data collection
Art	design, layout
Technology	desk-top publishing, word processing

C. Goals, behaviors, and assessment

Goals (know, understand)	Behaviors (action verb list)	Assessment Instruments
SOCIAL STUDIES: know a brief historical background of four cities understand mapping skills	SOCIAL STUDIES: collect data from various resources such as encyclopedias and the internet, and write a brief description of the four cities locate cities on a map and use the map scale to determine distances	SOCIAL STUDIES: peer evaluation using a checklist
ART: understand the creative process involved in creating a home page	ART: create a paper mock-up of an aesthetically appealing home page explain characteristics of visual appeal	ART: class discussion using the principles of a good layout
TECHNOLOGY: know how to use the internet to conduct research know how to use desk-top publishing and word processing software	TECHNOLOGY: explore various styles of home pages design a home page using graphics, various fonts, etc use "TripQuest" on the internet to gather data use desk-top publishing and word processing software to produce the home page	TECHNOLOGY: peer evaluation using a checklist class discussion and teacher-generated worksheet of home-page quality criteria rubric for product quality
MATH: understand the finances involved in a four-day trip for a group of students	MATH: calculate cost of lodging, transportation, tourist attractions, and food for a four-day trip	MATH: word-problem worksheet

D. Activities

List student activities step-by-step in chronological order.

Classroom Activities (including reflection activities)

Out-of-classroom Activities (including surveys, requests for resources, etc.)

Discuss need for a home page for the 7th-grade trip Locate and study layout of various home pages in the internet. Invite speakers to discuss creating a home page Brainstorm ideas for our own home page. Guide students to include: financial obligation of students and parents itinerary historical and governmental background of cities to be visited total cost of trip fundraising and method of paying for trip Assign cooperative learning groups for each topic, including: financing the trip and obligation for payment (fund-raisers, etc.) developing an itinerary creating informative historical descriptions of cities to be visited listing rules and regulations anticipating frequently-asked questions: interview and survey students from previous trips survey students who will be taking trip Prepare a layout of the home page (on paper) Critique and evaluate the prepared layout Edit and rewrite the layout Place the home page on the internet Evaluate all aspects of the project through classroom discussion and smallgroup evaluation using a checklist Survey parents and students on their use of the home page the accuracy of its information their suggestiom for improving it

E. Project Extension

Selected Objective(s):

• apply new knowledge to real-life situations

Related Community Problem(s):

• parents lack understanding of how to use the internet
• students have trouble affording the trip

Additional Project Idea(s):

• workshops on the use of the internet may be conducted for parents
• students tutor adults in internet usage
• public relations effort to encourage business support