CECsst.198 TITLE: Research via multi media resource stations AUTHOR: Becky Duffy, Daly Middle School, Lakeview, OR GRADE LEVEL: 7 - 9; Global studies OVERVIEW: Middle school students need to experience the research process. If you can put them in pairs and give them a computer program, then so much the better. This particular activity was designed for social study students to research and present information on Africa without writing a paper. OBJECTIVE(s): Students will be able to 1) Follow a set of instructions 2) Extract information from various multi media resource stations 3) Present information via note cards, graphs, a written paper or maps 4) Note the bibliographic data 5) Compare and contrast data with fellow classmates. 6) Prepare a bibliography RESOURCES/MATERIALS: Bibliography of resources included. Worksheet included. Students will need 3 X 5 notecards, notebook paper, white paper, a protractor, a compass, and colored pencils. ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES: 1) Each student is assigned a country in Africa. 2) Working in pairs they report to no less than six stations to gather data. 3) At each station are instructions on how to gather information from that resource. As a pair they learn how to use the resource. 4) Each student extracts the station's data based on each student's individual country. For example, student A is assigned Kenya. At station one there is a computer CD ROM program set to the main menu. From the menu, the pair pull up Kenya; they find the percentage of male and female AIDS cases, the male and female literacy rate and the male and female calories consumed. Student A notes the information on a 3 X 5 note card. They exit to the menu and pull up Student B's country and answer the same questions. He notes the information also. They exit to the main menu. 5) Each writes on note cards the bibliographic data from the example and then move to the next available station. Each station requires different skills. The following are the stations: Station 1 Indicate the percentage of male and female AIDS cases, calories consumed and literacy rate. Station 2 List the 5 top natural resources. Station 3 List 3 to 5 facts each about the climate and the soil. Station 4 Note the main and minority religions and give the percentages for each. Station 5 Trace a map of the country and label the cities. Station 6 Label the ethnic groups on the map. Station 7 Draw a circle graph and represent the labor force percentages. Station 8 Find the current leader and tell how he/she came to power. Station 9 Give three to five sentences each about three points of natural interests. Station 10 Locate several current events in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature and write a one page single space paper updating the status of the country. Station 11 Locate the current population and one fact each about three different cities in the country. Station 12 Note the type of government and describe in three to five sentences. Station 13 Label by color on the map the population density; don't forget a legend. The assignment takes about four to five 40 minute periods in the library and one in class to collate the information gathered. Depending on the availability of stations, some students may need to schedule to use the library at alternative times. This causes a problem with pairs, but students peer tutored when this problem arose. For the final assignment the students are to include a bibliography of resources used. At the final presentation the students compare and contrast the information gathered. TYING IT ALL TOGETHER: The students thoroughly enjoyed the assignment. Most of the students ended up working for a B, because the five computer programs were not all required. STUDENT NAME: COUNTRY NAME: _________________________________________________________ S Title of Date to be I D O I N C t Resource extracted n a r n e i a f t g f a t t o e a o t a i n n t o F D i C e i n o u z o s o r e a n s n m t t a i e t o n * n t _________________________________________________________ 1 World Atlas Percentage N M&F AIDS/ calories/ literacy 2 The New Top five N Grolier natural Electronic resources Encyclopedia 3 Illustrated Climate/soil N Encyclopedia 4 Compton's Religion - N Multi-Media percentage - Encyclopedia main and minority 5 Maps on File Trace map of M country/label cities and rivers 6 People of Label the N the World ethnic groups on the map 7 The World Represent G Almanac and labor force Book of in a circle Facts 1992 graph 8 The Current N Statesman's leader/how Year-Book did he/she Statistical... come to power 9 World Nature 3 points of N Encyclopedia natural interest, ie parks, rivers, mountains, etc. 3-5 sentences each 10 Reader's 1 page single P Guide to spaced current Periodical event update Literature update 11 Lands and Population/1 N People of fact about Africa 3 cities 12 World Fact Type of N File government/ 3-5 sentence brief description 13 The Marshall Population M Cavendish New density Illustrated labeled by Encyclopedia... color on map ********** A = Ten stations to include stations 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, plus 4 of your choice. B = Eight stations to include stations 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13 plus 2 of your choice. C = Seven stations to include stations 3, 5, 7, 10, and 3 of your choice. D = Six stations to include stations 2, 5, 7, 13, and 2 of your choice. # ALL research projects will include a bibliography. # ALL information will be recorded along with bibliographic data on note cards, maps, graphs, or a sheet of paper. # The library will be open during lunch and possibly after school. * Info format N = note cards M = map G = graph P = page of paper BIBLIOGRAPHY Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Name of Country," Lands and People of Africa, Vol 1 (1992), pp. of country. Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Name of Article," Name of Magazine, Vol. ? (Date of magazine), pp. of article. Beami, Laura, and Francesco Dessi. "Name of Country," World Nature Encyclopedia The Africa Savanna. Milwaukee: Raintree Publishers, 1989, pp. of country. Catalisano, Adelaide, and Bruno Massa. 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