J.R.R. TOLKIEN:  A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Long before The Lord of the Rings became a series of high-grossing movies, 
it was a best-selling series of fantasy books by J.R.R. Tolkien.  It was 
published in three parts between 1954-1955.  Answer the following questions 
after going to the website below:  
1)  What do the initials J.R.R. stand for?
2)  What book was the prequel to the Lord of the Rings?
3)  What post did Tolkien hold in 1925?
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html

The White House for Students
Did you know that the White House has 35 bathrooms?  Take a tour of this 
presidential home at the website below and answer these questions:
1)  How many floors does the White House have?
2)  Who was the first president to live in the White House?
3)  How many guests can the State Dining Room hold for dinner or lunch?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife

EduGreen
The Earth is our only home, and we must learn to take care of it.  Explore 
the links in the website below to learn about pollution, the greenhouse 
effect, and other vital environmental issues.  Then answer the following 
questions:  
1)  What is the greenhouse effect?
2)  What is smog?
3)  What are three types of solid waste?
http://www.epa.gov/students/

LEGION XXIV ROMAN NUMERALS
Roman numerals were the standard numbering system in Europe and Rome until 
900 A.D.  Imagine having to add, subtract, or multiply X's and V's.  Go to 
the site below to learn about Roman numerals, and then answer the questions.
1)  Which number is there no Roman numeral for?
2)  What number does the Roman numeral L represent?
3)  What does placing a smaller value before a larger value indicate?
http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/romanums.html

PROJECT IDEAS

PHOTOSTORY ACTIVITY: Create a photo slide show in PhotoStory:
1) Find and save 10-12 Internet images on a topic of your choice into your G:drive folder on Lee.
2) Ask Mrs. Guthrie to give you a brief tutorial on Photostory.
3) Create your slide show, save, and turn-in to Homework, Guthrie, your period.

GOOGLE EARTH AND LONELY PLANET: Using the map supplied for you and websites, visit either locations in Europe or Japan depending on which you picked for your PowerPoint presentation. Write in your Learning Log about where you visited and what places you liked the best.

LINKS PLUS: Go to any of the web field trip activities listed in Links Plus on my TeacherWeb page. Answer the three questions that goes with the activity you choose in your Learning Log.

NASA INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY: Go to the website http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html and go to "Multimedia" and choose either Video Feature or Interactive Feature to try out. Write in your Learning Log what you did, your experience, and what you learned.

POWERPOINT IDEAS FROM STUDENTS

YOUR SCHOOL -

Examples:

Lee Middle School PowerPoint Presentation

My PowerPoint project had 14 slides about Lee Middle School and the students. The slides will include text and pictures. Topics will be about clubs and sports.

MY STATE-

Examples:

California Powerpoint

I am going to do a PowerPoint presentation about California and it's biggest city, state birds, state fish, what it's famous for, what is the weather like there, and what kinds of teams they have. I’ll also include important places to visit.

SPORTS –

Examples:

Skateboarding PowerPoint

A skateboarding historical timeline was created. Skateboarding animation was created and included in the PowerPoint. Information on professional skateboarders make up a large part of the PowerPoint.

NHL Fan Site

It will feature a PowerPoint slide show. I will also include pictures of NHL players and I will also include information about the NHL. Also I will update all the current information about the NHL. It will have tables including the player and goalie stats. This is basically what my project is about.

Soccer PowerPoint

We used Microsoft PowerPoint to create our project. We got pictures off of clipart.com. We also got information from playing soccer previously. Our PowerPoint is to help people that know very little, or nothing, about soccer.

Baseball Legends

We used Microsoft PowerPoint. It was about baseballs greatest players. We got most of our pictures from baseballhalloffame.com. It was a fun project!

ANIMALS –

Examples:

Animal powerpoint presentation

Make a Powerpoint presentation on the bald eagle. I have nine slides including a bibliography and I got pictures on Google images.

Endangered Animals

List facts about endangered animals. What can people do to help them? Tell what animals are endangered. What effect do you and other people have on them?

AND MANY MORE –

Examples:

Civil War

Research life during the Civil War and create a PowerPoint presentation. Include key points about why we were at war, significant people and allies, and battles and victories. Find appropriate images for the PowerPoint presentation.

Review a Book

Use PowerPoint to review of the key points to one of your favorite books. Include information on author and your favorite parts of the book.

Internet Safety

Create a PowerPoint to teach kids about spam and viruses that would mess up your computer. Most importantly teach about how to stay safe when using chat rooms by not giving out personal information. Include real-life stories.