6th+grade

Assignment for 207's Mr. Boyles technology class: You will download a photograph of the front entrance of edwards to Google Sketchup and create a garden.

The design Specifications are as follows:

1.open sketchup

2. Create a new file on sketchup

3. First download the following jpg. photo IMG_0530.JPG

into a folder on the computer and then download it into sketchup by selecting Camera-match photo-click on the photo file.

4.Start at the point of origin and trace out the building and window openings.

5. Create a a large planter in front of the building using the rectangle tool and the push pull tool

6. Add 5 to 10 plants to the existing 4 trees that exist in the planter.

2. down load the windows and doors to your drawing and place them where they belong.

1-3-11 Today we will do he following:

1. Go to http://www.wikispaces.com

2. login your user name and passwords

3. For those students who where absent click the following: 1. Where it says, “Make a new wiki,” A.) Enter a wiki name that is the //SAME AS YOUR USERNAME//; B.) Under “Wiki permissions” select “Protected” C.) Under “Wiki type” select K-12 (Primary and Secondary), and D.) Click “Create.”

4. 1. Creating pages: “New Page” > Add name of page (e.g. Key questions, Relevant images, Links, Citations, Opinions) and add tags > Click “Save” on Editor bar (You will come back to edit the page later each time you add content). Repeat this step until you have all the pages you want. As you add pages, those page names are automatically added to your navigation bar.

The pages you will add or create are as follows: 1. Research Questions 2 Relevant images 3. Links to relevant information 4. Student Opinion 5. Design Brief 6. design specification 7. plan 8. evaluate 9 additudes 10. bibliography-sources

5. In your research page create 5 research questions. Think of questions that relate to causes and solutions. These questions could start with the word "what" or "how"

6. Research these questions using the resources below. make sure you cite the article you obtained your information. In other words make a list of the articles, authors, websites you used just like you did for science fair and place it on the bibliography page.

Click on the following link to obtain your wikipage instructions.



Resources Websites user names and password for these databases are written on the board.

Teen Health and Wellness: teen health and wellness

Encyclopedia Britannica: Encyclopedia Britannica