Create Your Own
Calendar
Science
Grade 6
Lesson Summary:
This lesson goes along with Science
Module A – Chapter 3 – Mini-Project. Students
will create calendars for every month of the school year.
Objectives:
·
Students will independently use Print
Shop to create a monthly calendar for every month of the school year
·
Students will follow written directions
(attached)
Materials:
Attached directions
Procedures:
1.
Read
the following to the class:
As
we know, calendars have been an important piece of the past.
Ancient astronomers have long relied upon them.
You will be making a calendar for the rest of the school year with your
partner. You need to make a
separate calendar for each month, October through June.
The calendars will only print out in black and white, so please keep that
in mind.
2.
Assign
partners, then hand out the attached directions.
Standard 2:
All Students Will Use Information, Technology, And Other Tools
Standard
5.5: All Students Will Integrate
Mathematics As A Tool For Problem-Solving In Science, And As A Means Of
Expressing And/Or Modeling Scientific Theories
Due Date for October Month:
Due
Date for All Other Months:
Title:
Create Your Own Calendar
1.
Select Print Shop from the main menu.
2.
Select CALENDARS, then HELP ME DESIGN.
3.
Click on the next button and choose MONTHLY.
4.
Click next and choose WIDE.
5.
Select your backdrop – remember, they will not be
printed in color.
6.
Click on NEXT and choose one of the layouts.
7.
Click on OK once you have selected the layout you
like.
8.
Your calendar will be on the screen. Go up to VIEW and choose 50%.
This will help you see better.
9.
Double click on any place that you have to customize.
(LOGO, name, writing, a picture you want to change, etc.)
10.
You can also double click on any date and add a note.
11.
Type in the notes you want to add for each month.
Some examples, your birthday (and your partner’s), your parents’
birthdays, a test, etc.
12.
For each month, you must input the following dates:
OCTOBER: Halloween MARCH: St. Patrick's Day
NOVEMBER:
Thanksgiving,
APRIL: Passover
Veteran’s Day
Easter
DECEMBER:
Christmas
MAY:
Mother’s Day
Hanukkah
JUNE:
Father’s Day
JANUARY:
New Year’s Day
Last Day of School
FEBRUARY:
Valentine’s
Day
13.
When you are ready to print, you will print one copy
for each of you. If you want to
color your picture, select the coloring book mode for printing. They come out pretty cool!
NOTE: You only have ONE
chance for printing – please make sure you are ready to print when you hit
that button!
Please
print each month after you are finished with it.
Keep all of the months together until you are ready to give me November
through June. You will be graded on
how well you followed directions, the presentation of each month and if your
calendar is complete.