Please post this project announcement:

PROJECT: Mathematical Relationships Between Parts of the Human Body

LEVEL: Grades K-5

IMPORTANT DATES:

MARCH 4: DEADLINE for Project Signup

Instructions for data collection will be mailed back to you soon after you enroll so that you will have ample time to perform the measurements.

MARCH 11: DEADLINE for submitting your data

MARCH 20: DATA SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION E-MAILED TO PARTICIPANTS:

PURPOSE: Students will look for proportional relationships between body parts.

SUBJECTS: Science, Math, Graphing, Computer Skills

SUMMARY: This project appeals to students of all ages. Metric tape measures are the only apparatus required. The students measure five (5) pairs of body parts in which they look for mathematical relationships. These are simple measurements such as length of forearm or circumference of elbow. Concepts of comparative anatomy, development, and symmetry are investigated. Students can analyze data in a variety of ways, and we will offer suggestions on how to do this. Some questions we would like to explore are:

1. Are there relationships between different parts of students' own bodies?

2. If so, how do the relationships for all boys compare with those for all girls at a specific grade level?

3. Are the relationships for all boys or all girls different for different grade levels?

The data will be compiled and shared with all participants. Data will be available in your choice of text or Claris Works spreadsheet format.

The data collection can be accomplished with a minimum of class time. (Younger children will require more assistance to insure accurate measurements.) It is our goal to demonstrate basic scientific principles in a simple, straightforward manner. Using the background information we will provide, we think that any classroom teacher without specialized science training can easily participate in this project.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 30 classes

PROJECT COORDINATORS: David Hudspeth and Susan Davenport

TO REGISTER: Please e-mail either of us at one of the addresses below. Please provide the following information: 1. your name, e-mail contact address, and your school name and address 2. ages of the pupils you teach and number of pupils likely to be involved 3. subject(s) you teach.

We look forward to your involvement in this project.

David Hudspeth and Susan Davenport, Charlotte Latin School, 9502 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277

e-mail: dhudsp@cltlatin.pvt.k12.nc.us or sdaven@vnet.net

-- Susan M. Davenport sdaven@vnet.net

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Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 01:33:29 +0100
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From: "Carlos Sanches" <csanches@mail.telepac.pt>
To: <wwwedu@ready.cpb.org>
Subject: Diversity of Life project.
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Here we go again with the same project, but now in txt. I hope it will be well now. Best regards, Carlos Sanches

Title: The diversity of life.

OBJECTIVES: 1. To understand the diversity of life and learn how to respect and defend it. 2. To stimulate the experimental work and scientific investigation. 3. To seek information, organize and reformulate it. 4. To promote the co-operative work. 5. To promote the interchange of information regarding the global knowledge. 6. To integrate the telecommunications in the classroom. LEVEL OF TEACHING: Students involved in the project are in the 12th form of

Natural-Scientific Area. Age: 17. TARGET: The project can interest and be integrated in other levels of teaching, from the 7th to 12th forms. Ages: From 13 to 18. SUBJECTS: Biology and Laboratory Technics of Biology are directly involved in the field world. We count on the knowledge of students who have been learning English for seven years and with the co-operation of some students' parents.

SUMMARY: We propose that, under the conditions settled by the project, the participant classes will realize a "Tide'', in a point of maritime coast with a rock literal type, near the participant school. STAGES OF THE PROJECT: 1. Participants will choose a place in the coast near their schools, and a date, to realize the tide in good conditions. 2. Participants will gather data in the beaches, according to conditions of Form 1. 3. Filling in the Form 1. 4. Sending Form 1 to the promoting school by email or by post. NUMBER OF PARTICPANTS: We accept the participation of schools from all continents. CHRONOGRAM: 1. Registration of the participant schools: until 31.March.97. 2. Realization of tides: during April.97. 3. Collecting the participant's data: until l5.May.97. 4. Data treatment in the promoting school: during May.97. 5. Publishing conclusions, photos, etc in WWW: until l5.June.97. INTERNET SERVICES: WWW and Email. Forms and photos can be sent also by normal post. Participant teachers and students are invited to email us with their suggestions, questions, etc. RESPONSIBLE TEAM: Fatima Tadeu, Teresa Santana, Madalena Silva and Carlos Sanches (coordinator). ADDRESSES: Email: juliodantas@mail.telepac.pt Mail: Escola Secundaria de Julio Dantas (Julio Dantas' Secondary School) Largo Prof. Egas Moniz 8600 LAGOS PORTUGAL Phone: 00 - 351 - 82 - 767277 Fax: 00 - 351 - 82 - 769595 WEB URL: http://www.telepac.pt/projroots/escola.html Coordinator's email address: csanches@mail.telepac.pt

REGISTRATION FORM

School identification:

PLEASE. SEND A DIGITALIZED (OR NORMAL) PHOTO OF YOUR SCHOOL.

Name: Address: Postal Code: Phone: Fax: Email: City: Country: URL WEB: Class Identification: Class: Level: N° of students involved: Responsible teacher: Email: Other teachers involved:

PLEASE' SEND A PHOTO OF YOUR CLASS AND TEACHER (S).

FORM 1 DATA ABOUT THE ROCKY LITTORAL MARITIME AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM

Tide's place coordinates: PLEASE SEND A DIGITALIZED PHOTO OF TIDE'S PLACE.

Now, fill in the items: 1.Lithology: Schist______ Lime-stone_____ Granite______ Marl______ Sandstone_____ Grit_____ Other:___________

2.Morphologic characterisation: 2.1. ProfileÕs characterisation: Horizontal_____ Vertical______ Sloping_____ Stepped_____ Other:___________

2.2.Identification of the strata that form the profile: Upper littoral___ Medium littoral___ Below___ 2.3.Strata overlapping: No___ Yes___ Wich:_______________________

2.4. Existence of enclaves in the ecosystem: No___ Yes___ Where? Upper___ Medium___ Below___

2.5.Type of hydrodynamism of the ecosystem:

Slow___ Medium___ Fast___

3. Living beings characteristics: (Note: We intend to classify all the gathered specimen according to the following categories: Kingdom, Philo, Class) 3.1. Living beings gathered in:

Upper littoral__ Medium littoral__ Below littoral__

Enclaves__ Overlapped zone__

4.Abiotic environement characteristics:

Temperature: Enclaves- Sea water- Salinity: Enclaves- Sea water- pH: Enclaves- Sea water-

Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 21:18:14 -0800
To: hilites@gsn.org
From: dmartini@pompton.llnj.fred.org
Subject: hilites> 1-8: Mean Region Weather
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Project: Mean Region Weather

Date: Registration: March 27, 1997 Project: April 1997

Purpose: Students will compute average weekly temperatures and interpret data using mathematics and geography skills.

Subject:Social Studies, Math, Science, Computers

Grades: any

Summary: Participants will record daily temperatures every weekday morning for four weeks from March 31- April 25, 1997. This information will not be forwarded on a daily basis. Instead students will compute the weekly average temperature for their location and send this information along with a short narrative of their findings to the following email address each Friday. If your school wil be on vacation during any of these weeks please let us know and we will not expect your temperatures for that week.

dmartini@pompton.llnj.fred.org

Participating classes will receive a compilation of the weekly averages and narratives the next week. Classes can then compare and contrast the weather of their region to the other regions participating, making graphs or spreadsheets or other activities.

Our middle school has offered to post graphs of the weekly compililations and the narratives on their web site at: http://www2.cybernex.net/~lakeside

Number of Participants: Any number is fine.

Project Coordinator: Deanne Martini dmartini@pompton.llnj.fred.org Pompton Lakes School District Pompton Lakes, New Jersey How To Register: Register no later than March 27 by sending the following information:

Full name Email address School District Town State Grade

We will send you a welcome message when we receive your registration. You will get the list of participants with the first compiled report from us during the first week of April.

<dmartini@pompton.llnj.fred.org> --------------- 41.00.00N, 74.17.00W D Martini K-6 Student at Lenox School, Pompton Lakes School District, NJ

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