LEVEL:   6th Grade                 CONTENT AREAS:  Technology

CURRICULUM OUTCOMES/STATE STANDARDS:
1).  Ethics #3.  2).  Curriculum Enrichment #1.  3).  Presentation #1.  4).  Spreadsheet #2.

CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:
1.  To comply with copyright and verify legitimacy of various sites.
2.  Be able to tie in different curricular areas:  math, social studies, technology and reading.
3.  To be able to properly present findings to others.
4.  To be able to graph population and land size.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:  Students will use different forms of technology to properly and legally present information of the population and land size of New York City and five boroughs.

MATERIALS:  Internet access PC viewer TV monitor  Appleworks-graphing instructions

PROCEDURES: Objective #1:  In order to comply with copyright and  confirm the legitimacy of web sites, students will answer following questions:  1)  Who wrote the page?  2)  Is it a commercial or educational site?  3)  Who are recognized authorities cited?  4)  What is the notification of publication date? and  5)  Are there links to external sites?  Objective #2:  Students will gather all information gathered from sites for math, social studies, and reading and tie it together into one presentation. Objective #3:  Students will  be instructed on the proper usage of the PC viewer and TV monitor to present to a large group. Objective #4:  Using AppleWorks Graphing Information, students will construct accurate pie, circle, and bar graphs. Access web site:http//publicpurpose.com/dm-nyc.htm

ASSESSMENT:  Teacher will assess using teacher made activities.

RESOURCES: AppleWorks Graphing Information Web sites:    http://www.pbs.org/cgi-registry/search?startnum=0&numresults=25&query=New%20York%20City     http://www.pbs.org/plweb-cgi/teachersourcemediaseed?query=New%20York%City&template=newteachersource    http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/culture/home.html  Click on “About New York”                 “Ellis Island and Immigration”                 “New York History Web Site  Click on “Current Events”                 “City Guide”  Click on “Food and Drink”                 “Point, Click, and Eat” Click on “General Guides”                  “CityNet”  Click on “Getting Around”                   “NYC transportation Maps”                  “The Port Authority’s Guide to Bridges and Tunnels”                  “Find a Subway Route Between Two Places”   Click on “Major Attractions”                   “Empire State Building”                   “Madison Square Garden”                   “Statue of Liberty”   Click on “New York Kids”                   “Girl Power!”   Click on “Old New York”                  “The Empire State Building”

EDUCATORS' NOTES: We have not explored all of the links  on the sites, therefore, we recommend  staying within the links listed in the Resource section.