How can we represent the real worlds’ what if?

Models and data Presentation: Focus Economics in a Global Context

Resources and Environment

The study of how limited natural, human and man-made resources are employed to produce goods and services that satisfy people’s wants and needs; the impact of production and consumption on the environment.

1. the capacity to analyze statistical and other economic data in order to come to an informed judgment

2. knowledge and understanding of how one’s every day actions (use of materials, energy, etc.) have an effect on local and world resources and the environment

1. Scarcity and choice

2. Decision making

3. Opportunity cost

4. Entrepreneurship

Task Plan to write a report on A resource in Kenya.
Your plan should look at the type of resources you will consult and the final product you will prepare which is a research paper between 700-1200 words.

Investigate: This stage will involve following the plan made and consulting the resources for your paper according to the timelines indicated.

The two task will be assesed on PLAN and INVESTIGATE criterion.
Please consult the requirements before you hand in your tasks.

BEST

Final IEARN Posting

Please not the following
-You will post a brief reflection on your work with iearn
-The link to your web
-A brief summary of syntheis paper
-A parting word

Link   http://foro.iearn.org/webx/.1eb19c38

March- Superstitions

March- Superstitions

1) Provide one example of a superstition in your culture? Describe the superstition in detail for our international partners.

2) Where does the superstition come from? (from which culture or subculture?)

3) Who or what part of the population believes in this superstition?

4) How did you personally learn about this superstition?

5) Do you believe in this superstition? Why or why not?

6) How do you know it is a superstition and isn't really true?

7) Try to find out some of the history behind the superstition. Where and why did it start?

8)Post a picture or symbol representing the superstition.



Enjoy theis month's theme

MARCH POSTS SUPERSTITIONS

Dear Students,


As you complete your projects our last posting will be on superstitions.



Respond to the guiding questions given regarding your culture.



NB: please do not forget to
a) respond to at least five postings from the other cultures
b) select one culture and write a brief about that culture. This will be a page in your web called learned culture.



Gioko Anthony

Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa

IEARN KENYA

TEST

Log in to Yacapaca.com your key is

 "93614-RXCD"

Complete the test before the closing date.

There are two tests.

a)Web publishing
b)Internet and Web Design

Best Wishes

February: traditional clothes , fashion

Dear all
Thank you so much for your active participation . The forum is active thanks to your students' interesting postings.

This month we're going to discuss traditional clothes in our countries.

These question will help our students.

Fashion

Students will post about fashion and clothing in their culture based on the following questions:

1) Which culture is this type of clothing from? Which age group wears this type of clothing?
2) What type of clothing do you wear or what is popular with your age group?
3) Describe the clothing and shoes from the culture you are describing. (color, material, words written on them etc.)
4) How are these clothes worn? (baggy, tight, long sleeve, short sleeve etc.)
5) When do you wear these types of clothing? What do you wear to school versus a party or religious service?
6) Post a picture of this type of clothing.

The project team

THIS WEEK TASK FEBRUARY 1-5

Activity 14 Creating A website using a wizard (page 86-95)
Activity 15 Adding your own text to the website (pages 96-105)
Activity 16 Completing the pages for other types of plants (Pages 106-108)
For each task take a screenshot of the page and insert it in a Ms Word document with your name in the header.

Write a short reflection on the task experience

HTML EXERCISES

Activity 9. Creating a webpage using HTML
Follow the steps given pg 65-pg 69

Worksheet 8.2.3 What does it do?
Answer the given questions

QUESTIONS
Answer the questions and print out the responses.

Activity 10: looking at school websites.
Follow steps 1-6

FINDING OUT
More sites
www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html (offers a quick guide to tags used with HTML)

THE CULTURAL SHOE BOX

WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERED WITH PALESTINE
for our cultural shoe box.

Let us collect Kenyan stuff and place it in our cultural shoe box.

We shall send the box to palestine and they will send their to us.

Let us celebrate Kenya the Kenyan Way.

Check the link
http://foro.iearn.org/webx?230@@.1eb11080

The details are as follows
Name of the project
Exchanging packages

Brief one- sentence description of project:
schools from the glob exchange packages that promote our understanding about each other

Full description of project:
the idea starts with two schools from different countries exchange package that is can contain anything, letters, postcards, or any information. It also could have any tangible items such as traditional items and so. After receiving and opening the package, participants continue communicating and answering each others questions. They can write their reflection on the topic and express and further thoughts. The idea is to have something tangible and relating technology to real live. It is to have something real between your hands and you know and you then reflect upon these feelings and express them in a dairy or journal form that you can share with everyone.

Age of the participants: 12-17

Time table for the current school year:
The whole year

Possible project/classroom activity..
The first step is collecting the box all together.
1- Students work individually to write letters introducing themselves.
2- Students work in groups to design post cards or posters about topics that matters to them such about their country, their school…etc
3- Students work in groups to create a box that will contain the things they have read.
4- Students share personal items that matters to them and would love others to know about them and write a bout these things.
5- Students send the box.

The second step of receiving the box
1- The students open the box.
2- They have time to read the letters send by the other students
3- They explore the things in the box
4- They write the things they liked about the box and their questions.

The third stage will be in the forum
1- The students write their reflection as a sort of journal.
2- They can also respond to some letters send from the package they received.
3- They answer the questions of others about their package.
4- They post their reflection, questions and surprises in a forum
5- They exchange experience and thoughts of their work

Expected outcomes/ products
There are different outcomes of this project most of all
1- Students will have a tangible items that have been send to them from another country which will help them to understand others cultures, lives..etc
2- Students will also write letters and design post cards
3- Students will make PowerPoint presentations about their school, villages, family and send it in the box
4- Students will also will have an exhibition to show the rest of the schools about their work

Projects contribution to others and the planet

I always like others to know about my country so, sending a box which contains these things was the idea of American teacher from MA and I worked with her and we did receive their box and they did receive our box. It opens our eyes about how little others know about area and we also got to see some adorable stuff that our dear friends from America sent to us. So, why not exchange items and be able to touch them and examine them in close and then go and talk about it. It enriches us in many ways and make the world seems like really a small village where everyone know each other.

Project languages
English

Curriculum area
Writing and reading

Asmaa Al beriki and Muna Al Rashidi
Email
Asmaa, islam4all3@hotmail.com
Muna Ashwaq7@hotmail.com

IEARN Forum,,
My identity, your identity forum/cultural package

ACTIVITY 7 – Designing a home page

Make it happen


You are going to produce the home page of your personal website.

A home page is the first page that someone who accesses your website will see.

Consider the following questions:
• What information would you put on your home page?

• How might you find out what should be included on a home page?

• What would your friends expect to see on your home page?

1) On paper, plan a design for your home page. For your draft design simply arrange named boxes on the page.

2) Play around with the designs until you decide on a final arrangement. Copy out neatly your final home page design.