Infonews n° 78 du 23/04/2000
Je vous souhaite à tous un excellent week-end de Pâques.
Il y a beaucoup de choses en ligne sur Pâques, mais il est un peu tard pour en parler.
Par contre, il y a deux manifestations d'importance la semaine prochaine :
Earth
Day et TV Turn-Off Week.
A la une, National TV-turnoff Week
April 24-30, 2000. Ce sera l'occasion de demander aux élèves de se passer de TV
pendant une semaine et de découvrir d'autres activités, tout en réfléchissant à
l'influence de la TV dans leur vie, en particulier à travers les vidéos
de Adbusters***.
World Earth Day 2000 is on Saturday 29 April
Here is a Happy Earth Day Card for you : http://www1.bluemountain.com/cards/box5754r/wny4giinguzzcs.htm
Il y a aussi beaucoup de documents autour de Earth Day, vous
pouvez voir ce que j'ai fait avec mes élèves l'an dernier:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/infonews/cours/earthday99.htm
et découvrir ici des adresses à propos de l'environnement,
des tremblements de terre et des volcans,
dont une webcam**. J'ai aussi trouvé le site du Science Museum à Londres*, avec lequel
vous pourrez organiser une videoconférence. A la fin de
cette lettre, vous trouverez aussi des adresses d'outils, dont la dernière version de Copernic, et des offres de projets.
Voyez aussi la remise à jour de la page: 'from Buffy to Gothic literature': http://perso.wanadoo.fr/infonews/cours/vampires.htm
Bonne semaine à tous!
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A la une
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***National TV-turnoff Week April 24-30, 2000 (LII> [LIIWEEK] April 17, 2000)
ZapMe! (LII> [LIIWEEK] April 17, 2000)
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Easter
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Easter Recipes
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Earth Day 2000
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Earth Day 2000 (Library Hot Five #33: Earth Day)
Earth Day (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators April 22nd)
Earth Day at Kid's Domain (Library Hot Five #33: Earth Day)
Planet Pals: Earth Day (Library Hot Five #33: Earth Day)
Earth: The Living Planet (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 64)
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Earthquakes
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake (CORRECT> TeacherStuff - April 18, 2000 )
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volcanoes
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Exploring the environment, modules and activities (FLYER> Classroom Flyer: April 21)
volcanos - Mountains of Fire! ( Education Planet Newsletter Mon, 17 Apr )
**WEB CAMS (KIDSCIENCE April 14)
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Environment
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Environment at ThinkQuest (ThinkQuest Newsletter - April, 2000)
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Science and biology
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Access Excellence collection (TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 17 April 2000)
SCIENCE DAILY (FLYER> Classroom Flyer: April 21)
*The Science Museum in London (The Scout Report April 21)
videoconferencing for Teaching and Learning ( WATCH> K12 TechWatch 4/19/00)
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Internet tools
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GoGraph.com (ResearchBuzz #73 -- April 20, 2000)
Copernic Releases Version 4.5 (ResearchBuzz #73 -- April 20, 2000)
Search Engine for Composites Industry (ResearchBuzz #73 -- April 20, 2000)
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Projects
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"Travel Buddy Partners Required" (from: iecc-projects@stolaf.edu )
"Community Interviews" (from: iecc-projects@stolaf.edu
)
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A la une
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TV Turn-Off Week
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National TV-turnoff Week April 24-30, 2000 (LII> [LIIWEEK] April 17, 2000)
http://www.tvfa.org/turnoff.html
A partir d'une idée lancée par Marie Winn en 1977 dans son livre:
'The Plug-In Drug', trois associations ont lancé cette 'semaine sans TV' : TV Free
America aux USA, Media foundation (Adbusters) au Canada, puis White Dot en Angleterre.
Vous trouverez des infos et des idées sur leur trois sites:
http://www.tvfa.org/
http://www.whitedot.org/
http://www.adbusters.org/
sur ce dernier, mon favori, vous trouverez des articles, des liens vers
d'autres sites sur le sujet, des infos et des statistiques, et bien sûr leurs anti-pubs.
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/tvturnoff/
voyez leurs clips***, en particulier celui qui
dit : 'the product being manufactured is you!' une phrase intéressante du point de vue
grammatical:
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/tvturnoff/toolbox/uncommercial.html
ZapMe! (LII> [LIIWEEK] April 17, 2000)
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Primarily for teens and their educational needs, this subject directory is organized into
seven categories, each of which have subject indexes. The categories range from Homework
Help to Entertainment; the annotated sites are evaluated for timeliness, relevance, and
educational standards. The Teachers section offers lesson plans for K-12, professional
links, and "virtual field trips." The best way to navigate this site is from the
Site Map, which lays out the contents of the seven categories. - smb
http://www.zapme.com/net/
[ ce site supporte 'the national TV turn off week' :
http://www.zapme.com/net/future/zsupports/headsup_tvoff.html
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Easter
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Easter Recipes
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http://ntl.sympatico.ca/~whogan/erec.htm
et la page:
http://ntl.sympatico.ca/~whogan/easter.htm
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Earth Day 2000
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World Earth Day 2000 is on Saturday 29 April
Earth Day 2000 (Library Hot Five #33: Earth Day)
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Learn about the history of Earth Day while you browse this site. Click on the Organizer's
Guide to find out how to celebrate Earth Day in your community.
http://earthday.envirolink.org/
[l'histoire officielle, des textes]
Earth Day (CHALK TALK Update for Elementary Educators April 22nd)
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http://k-6educators.about.com/library/blearthday.htm
[ une liste de liens utiles]
Earth Day at Kid's Domain (Library Hot Five #33: Earth Day)
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Celebrate Earth Day! Click on 'history' to find out how people all over the world remember
to work hard to protect the environment. You can adopt a rainforest animal, here, too!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/index.html
[ voyez la page d'activités interactives:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/earthday.html
]
Planet Pals: Earth Day (Library Hot Five #33: Earth Day)
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There's something for everyone at this Earth Day site. Browse this site for games,
activities and more to help your students learn about the importance of protecting the
environment.
http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html
[pour les plus jeunes. Peu de texte, mais des idées]
Earth: The Living Planet (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 64)
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Earth: The Living Planet is part of the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. The editors
have prepared a feature on the earth, including information on the planet's physical
features, its geological history, earth science, and human population growth. Take the
World Book quiz to test your knowledge about the earth.
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/ssystem/earth/html/intro.htm
[pour lycée, un beau site, riche d'informations complexes bien expliquées
sur le fonctionnement de la planète. Pour un TPE en liaison avec la physique, la biologie
et la géographie. ]
THE DYNAMIC EARTH LESSON PLANS (W.O.W. List for Friday, April 21, 2000)
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Through a study of both volcanoes and earthquakes, students will learn about the mechanics
behind these powerful natural forces, while comparing and understanding global patterns.
Grades 3 - 8.
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/dynamic_earth/index.html
[ vous trouverez une leçon bien décrite dans toutes ses phases, et une
intéressante série de liens :
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/dynamic_earth/b.html
pour faire travailler les élèves en autonomies, sur le thème des tremblements de terre
et des volcans. pour TPE en lycée, en collaboration avec la bio ou la géographie]
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Earthquakes
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake (CORRECT> TeacherStuff - April 18, 2000 )
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April 18, 1906
A devastating earthquake struck San Francisco
The Great 1906 Earthquake
http://quake.usgs.gov/more/1906/
Photos of the 1906 Earthquake
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/more/1906/photos.html
1906 Earthquake Pictures
http://alcatraz.san-francisco.ca.us/photos1906.asp
Video (AVI format) of San Franscisco 1906 Earthquake - It takes a while to load
http://alcatraz.san-francisco.ca.us/photos1906.asp
San Franscisco Earthquake of 1906
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/jjperry/cisco06.html
About Earthquakes
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/htdocs/abouteq.html
Current of seismic events in the past 30 days
http://www.iris.washington.edu/seismic/QED.html
Earthquakes (Encarta)
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=04EFD000
[un dossier complet sur ce tremblement de terre, élargissable aux autres. Pour
un TPE géographie, géologie sur le sujet]
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Volcanoes
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Exploring the environment, modules and activities (FLYER> Classroom Flyer: April 21)
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A diverse set of issues and topics comprises the overall heading of Earth Sciences. At
this site, you can find the whole range--with complete lesson and curriculum unit modules
to accompany them. I'm really impressed with this series-- while its focus is unique in
addressing global issues with an eye to remote sensing activities, it is also wide and
varied in its scope. The units are appropriate for grades 7 through 12. Topics seem to
take a critical problem-solving approach, with in-depth analysis. Rift Valley Fever looks
at the virus in the Great Rift Valley; students must assess its nature and transmission,
while looking at how remote sensing can aid understanding and possible prevention. The
Korean enigma will challenge students to examine how
the natural environment has helped shape modern North & South Korea. Other topics
include Mountain Gorillas, Tropical Poison, Volcanoes, Mars Landing, Water Quality,
Temperate Rainforest, Florida Everglades, El Nino, and Global Climate Change, among
others. Definitely a page to bookmark!
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/modules.html
[ pour élèves de bon niveau, utilisable pour des TPE en lycée. Voyez en
particulier les pages très complètes sur les volcans:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/volcano.html
]
Volcanos - Mountains of Fire! ( Education Planet Newsletter Mon, 17 Apr )
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Curriculum Corner: Volcanos - Mountains of Fire! On March 31, 2000, the Usu Volcano on the
Japanese island of Hokkaido
erupted in a series of dramatic explosions from new vents on its western flank. This
incredible display of nature presents a great learning opportunity for students to focus
on such subjects as geology, volcanology, history and even culture. http://www.educationplanet.com/articles/volcano.html
Curriculum Corner: Earth Day 2000! We have scoured the web, and on this page we
provide you with a list of incredible web sites, lesson plans, books, videos, software and
other classroom resources, along with lists of Earth Day events around the block and
around the world.
http://www.educationplanet.com/articles/earthday.html
[simplement trop complet pour être décrit....!!!! des ressources pour tous,
des idées d'activités et des pages d'explications et de conseils. J'ai surtout aimé la
séquence: design an ecologically sound city, en regrettant qu'elle se base sur des livres
et non sur des sites en ligne. Ce travail peut s'adapter et faire l'objet d'un travail
approfondi pour des élèves de lycée:
http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/783750693-447DED81.html]
** WEB CAMS (KIDSCIENCE April 14)
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Join me on a virtual trip around the world!
http://kidscience.about.com/library/weekly/aa061699.htm
[ des webcams en rapport avec les sciences : des animaux, des paysages, la
terre vue d'un satellite, et des volcans en direct:
http://kidscience.about.com/kids/kidscience/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/volcano.html
]
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Environment
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Environment at ThinkQuest (ThinkQuest Newsletter - April, 2000)
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Some recent environmental winners for the ThinkQuest Internet Challenge include:
"The Environment: A Global Challenge",
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026
/
[un site très complet, pour un TPE ]
"Endangered Species of the Next Millennium",
http://library.thinkquest.org/25014
/
[un très beau site, qui fait bien le tour de la question. Idéal pour faire travailler
des élèves de lycée en autonomie]
"Project Environment: Kids In Action",
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6076/
[utilisable en collège. Voyez la page interactive:
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6076/New%20Pages/KidsDoRecyclePile.html
]
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Science and biology
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Access Excellence collection (TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 17 April 2000)
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There are always students who need an extra challenge, especially near the end of a
semester. If you have any budding biologists in your high school classes, check out the
Access Excellence collection - Genentech's comprehensive collection of lessons dealing
with biology, bioengineering, and related topics. We've organized the lessons by topic for
convenience. You'll find any number of challenging ideas. You can find these resources
from TeachersFirst's high school biology collection: http://www.teachersfirst.com/cnt-bio-h-f.htm
[ voyez ce site directement: http://www.accessexcellence.org/index.html
]
SCIENCE DAILY (FLYER> Classroom Flyer: April 21)
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Science Daily is an online daily science ezine that keeps you up-to-date with the latest
news and breakthroughs in science. It would be a wonderful resource to add to your high
school science resource center. This ezine is free and all areas of science are covered.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
[ un magazine un peu trop pointu, mais qui peut fournir des ressources utiles.
J'y ai par exemple trouvé cette page de liens sur les volcans, pour compléter le TPE
suggéré au-dessus:
http://kidscience.about.com/kids/kidscience/msub48.htm?rnk=r&terms=volcanoes
]
* The Science Museum in London (The Scout
Report April 21)
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The homepage of London's Science Museum hosts numerous online features and exhibitions
that will appeal to a wide audience. Continually updated, the site features both companion
pieces to current exhibits in the physical museum and Web-only items. Attractive, easy to
navigate, and quick-loading, current offerings include Fusion, The Art of Invention,
Materials, and Dolly the Sheep, among others. Numerous exhibitions offer animated or other
video content in QuickTime format, and at least one section of the site (the Wellcome
Wing) requires the Cortona VRML plug-in (Windows systems only). For researchers,
information on various Museum resources, including an online catalog of its library, is
provided.
Information for prospective visitors is also posted. [MD]
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/welcome.html
[ si on réserve plus de 10 jours avant, l'entrée pour les groupes
éducatifs est gratuit (dans la limite des places disponibles).
vous trouverez des fiches de travail en ligne, selon le thème que vous choisissez:
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/stem2/oyster.pl?sheet/sheetintro
Vous pouvez aussi joindre le musée par videoconférence, ce qui peut être une excellente
préparation à une visite:
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/education/scedev.html#videoconferencing
Pour préparer votre séance de vidéoconférence, voyez:
videoconferencing for Teaching and Learning ( WATCH>
K12 TechWatch 4/19/00)
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http://www.netc.org/digitalbridges
The Northwest Education Technology Consortium (NETC) developed this site to
provide you with the information you need about using videoconferencing technology for
instruction, communication, and collaboration. You can select either an Administrators/
Decision- Makers track or a Teacher/Curriculum Planner track to tour the site. You'll find
information about uses and examples of educational videoconferencing, planning, and
resources for course delivery, enhancing instruction, community services, staff
development, and professional collaboration. One great feature about this site is that you
can read detailed examples from specific schools on their experiences in creating the
videoconferencing Digital Bridges themselves. Take a look today!
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Internet tools
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GoGraph.com (ResearchBuzz #73 -- April 20, 2000)
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GoGraph.com ( http://www.gograph.com/
) is a new graphics database that gives the user access to several thousand animated
GIF's, icons, photos, and clip art. Previously known as Graphsearch.com, this site has
added many new features including 20,000 free images, 89 3D wallpapers, and searches in 6
- and soon to be 11 languages. Additionally, users are able to share and promote their own
graphics under one of the categories available on the site. Searching for
"Santa" found 20 images which were presented in groups of ten with file names
and thumbnails. (And several links to other graphic sites in case I couldn't find graphics
of interest here.) Searching for "giraffe" found six images. You can narrow your
search to any combination of the following categories: Animated GIFs, photos, icons, or
clip art. Worth a look.
http://www.gograph.com/
[ voici où aller pour trouver des illustrations gratuites!]
Copernic Releases Version 4.5 (ResearchBuzz #73 --
April 20, 2000)
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Search Engine Software company Coperic released version 4.5 of their Copernic 2000
software yesterday. Their software allows you to do searches across categorized
collections of search engines -- they have a tech news search, for example, and a
newspaper search. You can download the software for free at
http://www.copernic.com/download/index.html . (There are
plus and pro
versions that do cost money.)
[ si http://www.google.com ,
l'excellent moteur de recherche en ligne ne vous suffit pas, ou si vous aimez garder trace
de vos recherches, téléchargez la dernière version de Copernic. Et n'oubliez pas de la
paramétrer pour l'anglais: le choix des moteurs que Copernic parcourt est adapté à la
langue choisie, la version française vous dirigera vers des moteurs français et vos
recherches en anglais seront décevantes.]
Search Engine for Composites Industry (ResearchBuzz #73 -- April 20, 2000)
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The Worldwide Composites Search Engine offers a search engine devoted to the composites
industry. The engine includes things like component fabricators, information on Kevlar,
Fiberglass, vacuum bonding, etc. You can also view site listings by category, from
Adhesives to vacuum forming.
http://www.wwcomposites.com
[ un moteur spécialisé, adapté aux techniciens]
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Projects
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"Travel Buddy Partners Required" (from: iecc-projects@stolaf.edu )
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Request from:
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Name: Andrew Dalgliesh
E-Mail: andrewd@eis.net.au
Institution: Waterford State School (primary)
Location: Queensland, Australia
Summary: Travel Buddy Partners Required
Other Comments:
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We are looking for partners classes for seven of our classes, from 8-12 years of age, to
participate in Travel Buddy exchange from mid-May until the end of June 2000.
For more information on Travel Buddies, visit:
http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/projects/travel-buddies/index.html
[ le projet 'traval Buddy' est un projet qui a beaucoup de succès. Le but est
d'échanger, avec une peluche symbole, des infos sur chaque établissement participant: la
vie dans l'école, dans la ville, dans le pays, les coutumes, etc. Les participants
échangent par la poste et/ou par correspondance électronique, des textes, des photos,
des images, des dessins, des vidéos... Il y a 5 ou 6 participants dans chaque groupe, et
chacun doit envoyer les infos à tous les autres. Un projet qui fonctionne
particulièrement bien avec des primaires et des 6èmes/5èmes ]
"Community Interviews" (from: iecc-projects@stolaf.edu )
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Request from:
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Name: Tracy Maksymchuk
E-Mail: tmaksymchuk@rrsd.mb.ca
Institution: Rapid City Elementary School (primary)
Location: Rapid City, MB, Canada
Summary: Community Interviews
Other Comments:
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We will interview community members about what life was like in our community years ago.
We will then compare it to what life is like now, post our interview along with digital
pictures. As part of our study of community, we are interested in learning about other
communities. We are asking classrooms to interview a member of their community e-mail
their interview to us. We will put all interviews on our website
http://www.rrsd.mb.ca/rapdcity/rapidcity.htm
If you would like to participate, please contact me as soon as possible!
[ pour classe de primaire ou 6ème/5ème recherchant des partenaires au Canada. Le projet
peut aussi convenir à des élèves plus agés. le problème est que les personnes
interrogées vont s'exprimer en français: il faudra prévoir de reformuler leurs
déclarations en anglais, un travail intéressant, mais peu dynamique]
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