Process

Week 1

• You will be doing research using the Internet. You'll be assigned to a team of 4 students. Change roles every 10 minutes.

Keyboarder

Mouser

2 Readers

• Choose your two regions from the box on my desk. Find the maps for your regions and print them out. Go to the links of your regions to begin your research. Be sure to use the information given in the checklist for your notes. Print the checklist and any information you want from the web pages.

• When you have linked to a certain site and want to return to this page, click on the back button in the upper left corner of the screen.

Northwest	Central West	Southeast and the Keys
North Central	Central East	Southwest
Northeast	Central

• Use these links for additional information.

Florida Facts	Regional Information	Online Sunshine for Kids	Maps	Florida Counties
More Facts	More Regions	Activities for Kids	More Maps	Counties
More facts	Famous People	Museums	Clip Art	More Counties
Travel Planning	Historical Markers	National Parks	U.S. Census Bureau	Chamber of Commerce

Week 2 - You will be using your printouts to take notes for each region.

• Using your notes, compare and contrast the two regions, and as a group decide which one would be the better place to visit.
• Contact an e-pal in each of your regions and ask them about the places where they live. Log in in the upper left corner. See me for our user name and password.
• Create a rough draft for your brochure.
• Have each person choose one of the four topics below. Take good notes as they will be turned in and used as part of your evaluation.
  1. the counties and major cities in your region with information about each;
  2. describe events in the region's history;
  3. describe famous people from the region;
  4. tell what you think is important about the region;
• As a group
  1. tell what people could do while visiting that region;
  2. why you selected that region as a place to visit;
  3. find clip art from that region.

Week 3

• Using ClarisWorks Assistant, create your brochure. See me for directions.

Week 4

• Give an oral presentation highlighting both regions and tell why you chose the one you did.