Taking Flight http://dara.edublogs.org Grade 6 ELA Unit Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Topic Choice http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/03/10/topic-choice/ http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/03/10/topic-choice/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:40:30 +0000 dara http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/03/10/topic-choice/ Once you have selected a topic for your research, post your topic and at least 5 research questions that you will be covering under this topic.
Example:
Topic: Space Clothing
Questions: What is the purpose of space suits?
What articles make up space clothing?
What are space suits made of and how much do they weigh?
When do astronauts need to wear space clothing?
What is the cost of space suits?

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]]> http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/02/07/flying/feed/ 3 Blogging- What Do You Think? http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/02/07/blogging-what-do-you-think/ http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/02/07/blogging-what-do-you-think/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:17:06 +0000 dara http://dara.edublogs.org/2007/02/07/blogging-what-do-you-think/ Now that we have tried a blog and used it in our class, comment on your experience. 
What do you think about using a blog in class?
Was this better than if we did the same lesson in the class?
Do you learn better using a computer?

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Listen to the podcast and share your opinions in the comment section.

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