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Project form
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PROJECT TITLE |
Spring begins at March 21st |
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Short Summary |
In co-operation with 85 schools all over Europe we collected
weather-data of March 21st, 2003. We also gathered pictures of
flowers that were in bloom that day. |
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School: |
College De Brink, Laren |
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Country: |
Netherlands |
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Partner schools: |
84 schools all over Europe |
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Classes: |
84 |
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Project team:
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Project coordinator: |
Nick Hoebe |
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Contact person
(name, surname, e-mail address): |
Nick Hoebe, n.hoebe@w-esp.nl |
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Link to the Project: |
http://www.w-esp.nl/spring/spring01.htm |
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Collaborative work at school:
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Gathering weatherdata, making flowerpictures
and a short description in English |
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Technological tools: |
Digital camera, scanner, computer |
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Socrates Programme: |
NO
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Distance Collaboration (among Partners): |
YES
o
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RESOURCES |
Internal (from your school) |
External (outside your school) |
Costs |
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Human |
1 teacher |
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Facilities
(rooms, labs, etc) |
no |
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- |
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Equipment
(PC, videorecorder, cameras...) |
PC |
Digital camera |
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Funds |
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Other |
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- |
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Objectives |
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Overall
objectives |
To get students aware of the fact that the
weather in Europe is not the same everywhere and this difference
also effects nature (flowers) |
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Specific objectives |
To make students aware that the date of March
21st, as start of spring, doesn't mean the same all over Europe. |
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Study skills |
Collecting weather data, photographing,
determination of flowers |
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Social skills |
cooperation |
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Subjects involved |
biology |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
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Duration: |
Only march 21st, 2003 |
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Children worked on the Project |
for
______
hours a day
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a week
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a month
maybe half an hour |
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Teachers worked on the Project |
for
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hours a day
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a week
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a month
half an hour |
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Work has been done
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in the class / at home
outside school |
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Short description of how the Project has been carried out |
The coordinator spread the news all over Europe through several
networks. Teachers could subscribe and received instructions how to
participate. At March 21st and 22nd the information was collected
and published on the project-site. |
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USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS
Short description of how technological tools have been used |
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Technological tools
(videocamera/camera/digital
camera/computer/Internet/scanner/printer) |
Digital camera, internet, e-mail |
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Users
(teachers/children/experts): |
Most teachers and some students too. |
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Where
(at home/at school): |
differs |
How
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WORKPLAN |
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Activity |
Responsable |
Expected outcome |
When |
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PROBLEMS/BARRIERS |
The biggest problem was discipline: everybody
had to send in the data that same day, together with a picture. |
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WAYS TO OVERCOME PROBLEMS/BARRIERS |
Sending e-mails to those who where too late or
give not complete information. |
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EVALUATION |
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Evaluation worksheets of operative objectives |
- |
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Feedback from students |
Very positive |
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Feedback from parents |
- |
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Feedback from teachers |
From partners: they were very eanthousiastic |
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Other |
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OUTCOME DISSEMINATION |
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Wall-charts |
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Article on school/local/district magazine |
School magazine |
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Brochure |
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Multimedia products |
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Exhibition |
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Website |
http://www.w-esp.nl/spring/spring01.htm |
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Seminar/Panel session |
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Other |
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I allow to publish the above information on the ECOLE website (www.ecolenet.nl)
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YES
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NO
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