it's that time of year . . .

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Christmas games and activities:

 

1.Vocabulary - http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/christmasTopic.htm

2.Send an e-card:  http://www.care2.com/ecards/

3.Norad Tracks Santa - this is a really nice site with lots of activities for kids: http://www.noradsanta.org 

4.The Fun Christmas Site For Kids - lots of possibilities including recipes, crossword puzzles, Christmas hangman, word scrambles and more . . . http://www.topshelfmarketing.com/christmas/ , 

5.Christmas Printable Worksheets - more anagrams, crosswords, cryptograms, sudoku, http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/worksheets.htm

Evaluate

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Feedback - Gathering feedback is an important part of evaluating any project.

Today we are going to gather feedback on our Design Cycle door hangers.

1. Open your Design Cycle poster on your computer.
2. Show your Design Cycle poster to 5 classmates and ask them to answer the questions you made in the Investigate step.
3.  Evaluate your own performance in the Investigate, Design, Plan, Create stages of the Design Cycle.
4. Draw a picture to say if you have completed your unit goal.

IB Learner Profile: Reflective

Learning objective:  The student will: carry out tests to compare the product/solution against the design specification; consider the success of the product/solution based on testing; consider the impact of the product/solution on the OIS community; explain how the product/solution could be improved.