The Chalk Box Kid
by Clyde Robert Bulla
Student Activity 1
Electronic Literature Guide by Cheryl
Blumenbaum
All comments are welcome!
Visit
Mrs. B's Home Page
Introduction
Hobbies! Everyone has a hobby.
Gregory loved drawing and that was one of his hobbies. In this activity
you'll find out more about hobbies.
With your teacher,
please review your school's acceptable use policy for work on the Internet.
Also, links to the web often change. Tell your teacher when you find a
poor link in this guide.
The Task
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You will take a survey to find out
people's favorite hobby.
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You will graph your results.
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Post your results on the class web
page.
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Invite other classrooms to send hobby
information to us. Use e-mail to send and receive their information.
The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product
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You will work with a partner to take this survey.
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Think about the survey. What do you want to know?
What questions will you ask? Who will you ask?
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Write your questions in your Math Journal. Bring your ideas
to a class meeting.
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We'll write a class survey.
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Take the survey in small groups.
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Graph your survey results using Microsoft Excel.
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Write 5 true
statements about the data as it is shown in your graph.
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Post your results and statements on our class web page.
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Use what you have learned about hobbies in our school and
write a letter to Dr. DeFrances making suggestions for our after school
enrichment program.
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Click here for a sample letter.
How You Will Be Graded
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You will be graded on your graph.
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You will be graded on your 5 statements.
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