R1-13-09

Previous Next = = = January 13, 2009 =

Reminders:

 * Arabic Tutorial Every Monday and Wednesday in room 1110.

Directions:

 * 1) Get your folder and all of its contents from.
 * 2) Take out your new notebook or some sheets of paper.
 * 3) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Learn to find information on the internet.
 * Learn to organize the information that you find.
 * Learn to express thoughts in speech and writing.

Content Area Connections** Science, page 205 Today we will use the internet to find information about an environmental problem. Write the environmental problem you picked
 * Computer Lab Agenda

**Step 1, Gather Information:**

 * **KEEP NOTES IN ENGLISH** (You can also write in your language, but also write in English)
 * You can search on  [|Google.com.]
 * You can search on [|Wikipedia].
 * You can search the [|Arabic Version of Wikipedia].
 * [|Arabic Wikipedia Article on Acid Rain.]
 * [|Arabic Wikipedia Article on Water Pollution].
 * [|Arabic Wikipedia Article on Air Pollution].
 * [|Arabic Wikipedia Article on Global Warming].
 * Take notes on the information that you gather.

**Step 2, Find Solutions (back in the classroom):**

 * How can people help to solve this environmental problem?
 * Brainstorm ideas in your group.

**Step 3, Organize Information:**

 * Make a chart like the one on page 205 to show what you learned.

**Next:**

 * Write a paragraph in your group in which you describe your environmental problem (What are its causes? What are its effects?) and the solutions to your environmental problem.