CyberFair Project ID: 8146

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International Schools CyberFair Project Narrative
Title: Kushui Rose
Category: 4. Local Specialties
URL: http://gs102cy16.edu.17888.com
Bibliography: http://gs102cy16.edu.17888.com/module/a0011/more.php?pkey=82983&classID=16054&intModulePK=A0001_8&lang=en

School: Lanzhou City No. 17 Middle School
    Lanzhou city, Gansu province, China

6 students, ages 13-14 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 15, 2016. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2014,2013,2012

Classes and Teachers: Ba dewen

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Our School's Web Site: http://gs000102.edu.17888.com/module/a0011/index.php?isFromTag=1&intModulePK=A0001&tagorder=0&isinner=0

Project Overview

1. Description of Our Community

The Haishiwan Town of Honggu District is located at western remote suburb in Lanzhou City of Gansu Province. The place is named for Honggu River in eastern Xiangtang gorge. Established in 1960, district covers 567.66 Kilometers; the population of 14.3 million, of which 9.5 million urban population, 4.8 agriculture million population; there has 18 ethnic minorities like Hui, Manchurian, Mongolian and Tibetan; jurisdiction over 1 township, 3 towns, 3 streets, 38 administrative villages and 18 community. Haishiwan is the homeland of Mamenchisaurus --“ the first dragon in As

2. Summary of Our Project

Kushui Township in Yongdeng County, Lanzhou City is Rose Country,, well-known throughout the country. Kushui Rose is world-famous for its charming fragrance. After over 200 years cultivation,Rose in Kushui Town gradually become to be a famous “Kushui Rose” brand, that features flowery, juicy and pure flavor, fragrance. So Kushui Town gets a lot of props for its a reputation as “Rose Country in China”. By publicizing and introducing Kushui Rose, we want more people to achieve a comprehensive understanding and knowledge on the Kushui Rose, so that assist local rose to go through the historic predicament, move toward the nation and the world. By our actions and appropriate recommendations, all Kushui Rose industry will gain the extensive and long-term development, so that it has greatly promoted the improvement of local economy. On one hand, organizing students conducted a study on line, we made web site with school school's network platform; on the other hand, we stepped out of campus for enriching student’s cultural life.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:less than 20

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:1

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:2-3

E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):

There is a classroom with 10m Optical fiber access. Every teacher office and lesson-preparing office have connected internet. But we usually can’t get in to internet because of the low-configuration of the computer and a slow network. So we had to go to school and get on line at weekend, and made web page at the IT course under the guidance of teacher.

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

Network game has a huge demand for writing, but the mid-term exam is coming, the learning task is very nervous, it is usually difficult to squeeze time to write, so we have to write in the weekend time, sometimes carry out activities in the class time. The time is short, task is heavy. When we learned that we can participate in this competition, it has arrived at the end of October, and then we began to form a team, analysis local characteristics, resources, finally, after discussion and analysis, we determine the research topic -- 'Kushui Rose '

5. Our Project Sound Bite

Through participating in Webpage competition, we experienced a lot of things. The teacher organized our competition, we were at a loss; registering on the Internet, we were excited; the first time to use a digital camera, we were careful; the first time to communicate with the teachers in the town and talent, we felt very fresh; the first time to create a website, making Webpage, I have some actions with confusion; the first time to step into the society, we feel uncomfortable, but we really experience happiness to participate in Webpage contest of town and talent, know local situation of air freshener. In the process of the network competition, we learned and grew a lot. Although we also participated in a similar game before, but this time the game left a deep impact for me. Although there are a lot of difficulties to make Webpage, we will work hard to overcome, dedicated the best work to everyone.

6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

1,At the information technology lesson, we make full use of the knowledge, to make Webpage on the computer, we have been consolidated and development. 2,On second class, we learned some basic knowledge of Webpage production technology, Institute of image processing. Furthermore, deepen our understanding of the computer and network, exercise our ability. 3,Make our network research activities into the campus, let our Webpage works 'Kushui Rose' into the school-based teaching materials, the second class of students. To make our Webpage work becomes the network position which can lead education, school, community to protect environment. 4,Through school network platform, let our Webpage works 'Kushui Rose' come into the hearts of the students, to stimulate students’ interest in learning, develop students' biology knowledge, which an important way for students to associate the theory with practice.

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Project Elements

1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

Information tools and technologies we used: Hardware: computer, DV, U disk, Mobile hard disk, Software: Dreamweaver ,Microsoft Word ,Outlook Express ,Internet Explorer , ACDSee,

2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.

We thought: By publicizing and introducing Kushui Rose, we want more people to achieve a comprehensive understanding and knowledge on the Kushui Rose, so that assist local rose to go through the historic predicament, move toward the nation and the world. By our actions and appropriate recommendations, all Kushui Rose industry will gain the extensive and long-term development, so that it has greatly promoted the improvement of local economy. Everyone should be a good “researcher”

3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?

Through the study of this subject, make us more in-depth understanding of cultivation, history and advantages of Kushui Rose. we learn something that cannot learn from book, and students' social skills can be improved. Meanwhile, we understood the importance of integrate knowledge learning and social practice. So we must make bold experiment and exploration in future studies.

4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

The website of 'Kushui Rose' is finished successfully, and it condensed with the help of many people. There is the support, encourage and help of our school leaders, teachers and students; there is the help of community residents in Honggu District, the flower growers; the parents of students are also take part in, with the help of many people, the website of 'Kushui Rose' avoid detours, win a lot of valuable time.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

With the study and carry out the subject of Kushui Rose, we learned the things we never knew before, such as rose history, Chinese culture and current situation. And with our research topic “Kushui Rose” mixing into school textbook combined with biology, introducing into the second classroom for student, which made students have a more thorough understanding of Kushui Rose’s cultivation, trimming and fertilization; and realized what we learned is never enough. We are really expected, through our actions and appropriate recommendations, local rose can go through the historic predicament, move toward the nation and the world, so that it has greatly promoted the improvement of local economy.

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