Rise of Industry

Yesterday, the kids participated in an activity that put them in a factory setting (as much as possible). For some reason, most of the students claimed to enjoy it. As they read more about conditions in real factories, I think they changed their minds.

Here is 8F in the factory. (I'm terrible about remembering to take pictures.
Sorry--there should have been more!)

Research Paper

The research paper is up and going. Students are to have at least four sources with them today so we can begin learning how to take notes. Please check the research links section of this page for the step by step guide that was emailed to the students.

We are taking notes by hand on notecards. While this does seem to go against technology, I have found that it is the easiest and best way to make sure kids are doing their best to write in their own words. When the notes are taken on the iPad/computer, the ability to copy and paste is just too enticing for many people. This way, they have to process the information in their own words. The actual paper itself, of course, will be done on the iPad.