Wordle 5-22-10

In class today we interviewd a classmate and created a Wordle. I will create a wordle using my students names and posting it on my wiki.

Water Cycle

Website Evaluation

I visited Kathy Schrock's website and used the elementary evaluation sheet to evaluate Starfall website. Starfall is a great website for young children to listen to books, music, and learn phonics. It is easy for children to navigate.

Google Tips

1. Change results to a higher number
2. Can find archived items
3. Can view all catalogs online (catalog.google.com)
4. Google images
5. * for missing words
6. * doc, pdf, ppt
7. KidRex - safe search for kids
8. netTrekker--reading levels and tools--paid site
9. Google (4nets) great for 4th-5th graders teaches them how to use the search engine
10. Big six-research model for schools-can use in classroom and library. Big Six Kids for k-2
This site helps kids do their work.

The Dinosaurs Of Waterhouse Hawkins
By: Waterhouse Hawkins
Summary:
The Dinosaurs by Waterhouse Hawkins is a story about Waterhouse Hawkins who was an artist in London during the 1850’s. Waterhouse grew up sketching the world around him, and when he was a young adult he found his true passion of animals, especially dinosaurs. The most exciting project was creating life size models for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for the Art and Science Museum Crystal Palace.
The process of how Waterhouse constructed these dinosaurs was a drawing, small clay model, life-size model, mold, iron skeleton and then finally the finished dinosaur.
One of his big concerns was acceptance from the scientific community. To show off his creations Waterhouse planned an elaborate dinner party for 21 prominent scientists and supporters. The dinner party was a huge success leading Waterhouse into his next project in America where he was commissioned to complete another dinosaur museum in New York City’s Central Park.
Two years into the construction of the museum Waterhouse’s new project was thwarted by a corrupt politician named “Boss” Tweed causing him to abandon the project.
However, Waterhouse went on to give America paintings of dinosaurs of the development of life on Earth in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
When Waterhouse returned to London in later years he learned of the discovery of dinosaur skeletons in Belgium confirming his life’s work.
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