Levels+of+Participation

=__Levels of Participation__ - Roadkill Project=

__Entry__ - Trying the projects, learning how to follow protocol, sending the data in.

 * Count the roadkill in front of your house or on the way to school, or any where in the town.
 * Students will often tell me what they saw on vacation on in other towns, I keep a separate list for this.
 * Keep a record at your school to avoid duplication of data. (Students want to record, even if someone else has recorded it.)
 * List could contain: date, student's name, animal, street location, road type, what's nearby? (field, houses, etc.)
 * Send the data in to the database at the end of the week.

__Exploratory__ - Hypothesizing, understanding variables, using your data, downloading data from other towns.

 * Students can suggest variables for their data
 * Hypothesize what will happen with their data
 * Hypothesize how their data will compare with other towns

__ Research __ - It is suggested that students design a research project centered around an established hypothesis.

 * See the list of variables that could be used.

__Still not sure how/where to start? Try this . . .__
[Suggested by Sheila Adams]
 * 1) Register for the program at the Roadkill website at http://roadkill.edutel.com/rkregistration.html
 * 2) Have the students record the roadkill they see for their town only. Keep this chart visible in the classroom. Discuss any patterns.
 * 3) Each week, tally the data and send it into the database.

Ready for more? Questions? Email Sheila Adams at sadamsrjh at rcn.com
 * 1) Collect the data from your school only **or** try downloading data from the database at http://roadkill.edutel.com
 * Or use the many years worth of data from our school - http://www.ryejrhigh.org/roadkill/
 * 1) Before patterns can be distinguished, have the students hypothesize what might happen and what the variables may be.
 * Try a variation of this worksheet.[[file:Rdkl 1 hypothesis.doc]]
 * 1) What does the data show? You can investigate your town only or look at other towns. Start by downloading the data from the website.
 * This is what I've done with my classes. [Sheila Adams]
 * Individual project - requirements [[file:Requirements.doc]]
 * Other possible documents - [[file:RDKL 2.doc]], [[file:RDKL 7.doc]], [[file:Roadkill tally.doc]], [[file:RDKL 10.doc]]
 * Group project - requirements [[file:Roadkill group rules 04.doc]]
 * My school has been doing this since the beginning so we have some data for many years. Students could look at trends with our data and come up with some conclusions. Our school is Rye Jr. High, Rye, NH at [|http://www.ryejrhigh.org/roadkill].
 * This year, I planned to record their explanations of the data and post as enhanced podcasts. (I said that last year too!)
 * Ok, so instead we tried VoiceThreads!!!! - Each class has a link. (Still a work in progress.)
 * Green class - http://voicethread.com/#q.b142263.i745375