1. Description of Our Community
Our local community is a rural area located on the East End of Long Island in the town of Riverhead. We are surrounded by bays, the Long Island sound and the Ocean. We are very conscious of conservation and the role it has in maintaining clean environments. In our area we are very conscious of water and why we need to ensure that development does not increase. We have many different types of wildlife in our area and we have grown up knowing about endangered species and why they need to be preserved. During the summers our beaches are sometimes closed because of the endangered Piping Plovers and the need to preserve their nesting ground.
2. Summary of Our Project
Our local community is a rural area located on the East End of Long Island in the town of Riverhead. We are surrounded by bays, the Long Island sound and the Ocean. We are very conscious of conservation and the role it has in maintaining clean environments. In our area we are very conscious of water and why we need to ensure that development does not increase. We have many different types of wildlife in our area and we have grown up knowing about endangered species and why they need to be preserved. During the summers our beaches are sometimes closed because of the endangered Piping Plovers and the need to preserve their nesting ground. Theodore Roosevelt was a President of the United States. He also lived on Long Island. Many of us have visited his home and the conservation area near it. We felt that he was a local leader who began the concept of conservation not only in our area but in his presidency throughout the whole country. We are proud of someone who began as a local leader and went on to affect the beginning of the National Parks and the Conservation Societies in our country. We have used this project to show some of his history and to help people understand how important his work still is today.
3. Our Computer and Internet Access
A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 50%
B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:more than 6
C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection
D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:more than 6
4. Problems We Had To Overcome
This winter we had many closings due to severe weather conditions. This caused a great delay in our meetings .
5. Our Project Sound Bite
Our students have grown in their knowledge of web design and in their understanding of how they can work together. they also see the growth that one person's vision can have to future generations.
6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?
WE addressed various content standards for NYS. They are as follows: ELA Standards Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.
Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression. Students will read and listen to oral, written, and electronically produced texts and performances, relate texts and performances to their own lives, and develop an understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances represent. As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language for self-expression and artistic creation.
Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will present, in oral and written language and from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.
Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
Students will use oral and written language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology Standard 1: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions. Standard 2: Information Systems Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies. Standard 3: Mathematics Students will understand mathematics and become mathematically confident by communicating and reasoning mathematically, by applying mathematics in real-world settings, and by solving problems through the integrated study of number systems, geometry, algebra, data analysis, probability, and trigonometry. Standard 4: …
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