1. The problem or question has meaning to the students. (They are learning how to use a computer, research, and create a web page, which all have meaning to the student.)
2.There is a external audience for the student work.( They presented the activity to the BOE, community groups, and there was a map that showed people who viewed and and where they where from.)
3.Students develop new habits of mind.(They questioned how the top ten list was rated and saw that the to ten list from there books was not fact it was opinion from someone else.)
4.5.2 pose a grade-appropriate question that can be addressed with data, collect, organize, display, and analyze data in order to answer the question.
4.1.4 demonstrate curiosity, initiative and creativity by developing questions that lead to investigations; designing simple experiments; and trusting observations of discoveries when trying new tasks and skills.
4.1.6 support statements with facts found through research from various sources, including technology.
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Good explanation of how the TopTen project supports meaningful learning and good connections to the West Virginia CSO's!
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