3.+Materials+and+Technology+Tools

**__3. Materials and Technology Tools __**

**Materials **:

1. Student Activity Guide 2. Teacher Generated Materials , ,


 * Technology ** **tools**:

Added value/research websites: [|KidAstronomy], [|National Geographic], [|NASA] - These sites are interactive and informative. Students will use these websites to collect information about their planets. These websites are interactive and will therefore engage the students more during their research than encyclopedias and text books would.

Microsoft Word and [|Office.com]: These tools will be used to make brochures to accompany each group's commercial. The students will be able to express themselves creatively and have the freedom to choose from several template designs.

Photo Story 3 - Students will use this software to create and edit their commercials. Students will be able to share what they have learned in a more creative way than the typical research paper or poster.

Wiki - Students will post their finished videos to the class wiki. Adds interactivity and knowledge sharing as students can watch and comment on one another's videos.

[|Google Images] ﻿The students will search for phots of their planet to use in their commercial and brochure. The students will express and share their creativity by choosing their own images for their project.