Middle School Collaborative - Trees, Me and Technology

Middle School Collaborative (MSC)
Guided-Inquiry in Middle School Mathematics and Science
Middle School Collaborative Series 2008-09

Workshop #1

Trees, Me and Technology:  Using Data to Ignite Critical Thinking
Date:  October 29, 2008
Time:  4:30-7:30 PM
Location:  Library, Troy A. Howard Middle School, Belfast, Maine

Handouts:

• Big 6 Handouts
• Close Closer Closest
• FBRI Scientific Observations
• Graphing In Data Studio
• How Old Is Your Tree?
• Leaf Press
• Mashup Tree Maps
• Tree Brochures
• Tree Data Sheet
• Tree Rings
• Tree Sketches
• Tree Terrarium

Informational Texts and Articles:

• Cause and Effect
• Cellulosic Ethanol
• Climate Change Microbes
• Compare and Contrast
• Concept Word Map
• Descriptive
• Descriptive Pattern
• Ethanol BioFuels
• Fungus Biofuels
• Nature-Deficit Disorder
• Paper Gets a Nano Makeover
• Persuasive Writing Tools
• Problem Solutions
• Something Out Of Nothing