2007 May | Idea Exchange

Template for National Parks Brochure

May 30, 2007 @ 5:23 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Hi!

Attached you’ll find a template for our brochure project. We are using PowerPoint to do the layout of our text and graphics. The gray lines show where the brochure will be folded. There are two slides total, one for the front, and one for the back. There are eight panels total (they are numbered).

There are two panels that need specific information on them:

Panel 1: The Title Page with the Author information (see example)

Panel 4: Contact information, where you can go to find out more (see example)

An instruction sheet will be given out in class that explains how to use PowerPoint for layout. It is attached here for you to review.

nierlich-layout-brochure.doc

brochuretemplate.ppt

examplebrochure.ppt

Enjoy!

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Connecticut Questions

May 18, 2007 @ 6:33 am · Filed under Uncategorized

The other day we wrote questions about what I need to learn before I move to Connecticut. I looked at the questions and organized them a little bit. There are now 15 categories. For each category I listed the kinds of information you should find. If you find more that applies to your category, great! More is almost always better!

As you find the information for your category, please clip it into your Google notebook so you can keep track of it. You will use your notebooks later to write a summary of what you found.

Location- Where is CT? What’s around it?
Geography
Landforms- Mountains, valleys…
Bodies of water- Lakes, rivers, oceans…
Weather- In summer? In winter? Storms?
Economy- What are CT’s resources?
Activities- What is there to do in CT?
History- Who lived there first? Then who moved in? How long has it been a state?
Schools- Were is the University of CT, which is where I will be going to school? What are the school colors? Mascot? History?
Animals- Are there any unusual animals in CT?
Plants- Are there any unusual plants in CT?
State symbols
Population- How many people live in CT? What is the ethnic breakdown?
Government- Who runs CT?
Famous Landmarks- What should I make sure I see in CT?
Major Cities- What are the biggest cities in CT? Where are they?

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National Parks Project

May 17, 2007 @ 4:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized

You will be researching a National Park. We will work on these projects in class. Click national-park-brochure-project1.doc to get a full description.

To begin thinking about the project, please use these links to discover the many National Parks in the United States.

http://www.nps.gov/

http://home.nps.gov/applications/parksearch/atoz.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_areas_in_the_National_Park_System_of_the_United_States

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