Return to Information Inventory

Interprets and Communicates Information

Developed by Joyce Elliott

 

Directions: Select and complete one activity 

1.  Select An Individual Project

a. Select an individual research project for science, social studies, student government or for a need of the school.

b. Research and gather information for your project.

c. Display your project on on a poster, large project board or in a notebook.

d. Deliver an oral presentation of your research findings.

e. If possible enter your project into competition. present your findings orally to judges or to designated individuals.

2  Select A Group Project

a. Invite a small group to work with you on a research project.

b. Follow directions for activity 1.

 

3.  Use a word processing program such as MS Word, WordPerfect or a program of choice to type a research project about a historic city or a project of choice. Ex. St. Augustine. If you need help with word processing in MS Word please refer to this website http://tutorials.beginners.co.uk
  1. Collect information about your project
  2. Type at least 300 words research paper
  3. Have paper checked by appropriate source.

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4.  Use MS Excel or program of choice to create a spreadsheet on teenage job availability in your state. Include ages 14 to 18. Show which jobs were most available to teenagers during the years of 1998 to 2000. If you need help with MS Excel please refer to this website http://tutorials.beginners.co.uk/.

5.  Create A PowerPoint Presentation. Select a project to present to a class. Collect information about your project. Place your key ideas on a power point. Present your project to a group, class or to designated individuals. If you need help with PowerPoint please refer to this website http://www.functionx.com/powerpoint/.

     

6.  Use MS Access or program of choice to create a database using the information from other students in the class. Please refer to these websites if you need help http://tutorials.beginners.co.uk/

http://www.formsite.com

 

 Include in the database:

  1. Each student names
  2. Address (street, city, & state, zip code)
  3. Phone number
  4. Parents' names
  5. Visit a job site of choice. Present a oral presentation to a group, class or to designated individuals.

 

Present one of the above activities such as: PowerPoint or results of your research project in an oral presentation.