Not Another State Report, Again!

Using Old Technology with a New Twist for Project-Based Learning

By Tracy Sturgell

Santa Maria-Bonita School District

 

Title: What State Were You Born In??

Standards Addressed:

Materials and Technology Needed:

  • Student generated survey
  • Microsoft Excel

Activities:

  • Students generate a survey for staff and students to learn the states from which states they were born
  • Students input their data into a class spreadsheet
  • In pairs students then decide which chart or graph best reports out the results of their survey.
  • They create the chart or graph

Assessment:

  • This chart or graph will be saved into their electronic portfolio for use in their final presentation.