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School Calendars Around the World. Jason 4 TH grade Mrs. Latyn. Bring your . pdf file of the Excel graph – School Calendars around the World into Power Point Insert > Object > Create from file > Browse > H: > Grade level folder > Math > School Calendar.pdf.
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School Calendars Around the World Jason 4TH grade Mrs. Latyn
Bring your .pdf file of the Excel graph – School Calendars around the World into Power Point Insert > Object > Create from file > Browse > H: > Grade level folder > Math > School Calendar.pdf
You need a picture/image on you presentation What are you going to use? A QR code or website to get a image of your country? Maps Around the World http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm
United States Hours in School
United States School DaysComparing Facts • The United States goes to school 180 days a year • September to June • There are four marking periods? • How many weeks • 8:55 – 3:40 • United States students attend school 13 years, from kindergarten to twelfth grade. • How long are you in school? • Elementary • K-5 • Middle School • 6th -8th grade • High School • 9th -12th grade • Bonus: How many hours do you go to school in a total school year?
Australia’s School DaysComparing Facts Australia • 200days a year. • January to mid December • 4 terms, 9-11 weeks • Time of school day 9 a.m to 3:30 p. m • Required 11 years, but attend 12 years • Elementary • Kindergarten through 6th grade • Secondary School • 7th through 12th grade
Japan’s School DaysComparing Facts Japan • 210 days a year. • __________ to ____________ • 3 terms • with breaks in the summer, winter and spring terms • 8:30-____________ • Required 12 years • Elementary • _____ years • Middle School • ______ years • Secondary School • 3 years
France’s School DaysComparing Facts France • 195 days a year.
United Kingdom’s School DaysComparing Facts United Kingdom • 195 days a year
China’s School DaysComparing Facts China • 200 days a year. • Great deal of technology education
Choose a CountyName of Country School DaysComparing Facts http://www.factmonster.com/world/statistics/school-years.html • ___________ days a year. • _______ to _________ • ____ terms, ______ weeks • _:__ - __:__ • Other facts
Save your project as a .pdf and Publish on Student Web Page Get multimedia presentation ready to display • Peer Edit your presentation • Check your slides carefully for correct information • Spell check • Add background • Check the rubric for anything you might add • Office Button • Hover over Save As > PDF > Publish • Open your Site Manager • Create a new flex editor page • Name it Comparing School Calendar • Organize it under School Calendar • Type descriptive paragraph of your project and link a word to your .pdf file.
Answer blog question on your Teacher’s Web Page • Ask question “What would it be like to go to school in name of country?” • What country would you like to go to school in and why? • Write a paragraph about a school year in an another country on your student web pages • Open Site Manager • Create new page (flex editor) • Name of country • Organize it under school calendar and SAVE
Make a QR code for another country • http://www.qrstuff.com/