School Calendars Around the World Jason 4 TH

School Calendars Around the World Jason 4 TH grade Mrs. Latyn

Bring your. pdf file of the Excel graph – School Calendars around the World into Power Point Insert > Object > Create from file > Browse > H: > Grade level folder > Math > School Calendar. pdf

You need a picture/image on you presentation What are you going to use? A QR code or website to get a image of your country? Maps Around the World http: //www. worldatlas. com/nations. htm

United States Hours in School

United States School Days Comparing Facts • • • The United States goes to school 180 days a year September to June There are four marking periods? – How many weeks • • • 8: 55 – 3: 40 United States students attend school 13 years, from kindergarten to twelfth grade. How long are you in school? – Elementary • K-5 – Middle School • 6 th -8 th grade – High School • • 9 th -12 th grade Bonus: How many hours do you go to school in a total school year?

Australia, China, and France

Australia’s School Days Comparing Facts Australia 200 days a year. January to mid December 4 terms, 9 -11 weeks Time of school day 9 a. m to 3: 30 p. m • Required 11 years, but attend 12 years • Elementary • Kindergarten through 6 th grade • Secondary School • 7 th through 12 th grade • •

Japan

Japan’s School Days Comparing Facts Japan • 210 days a year. • _____ to ______ • 3 terms • with breaks in the summer, winter and spring terms • 8: 30 -______ • Required 12 years • Elementary • _____ years • Middle School • ______ years • Secondary School • 3 years

France

France’s School Days Comparing Facts France • 195 days a year.

United Kingdom, Great Britain

United Kingdom’s School Days Comparing Facts United Kingdom • 195 days a year

Australia, China, and France

China’s School Days Comparing Facts China • 200 days a year. • Great deal of technology education

Choose a County Name of Country School Days Comparing Facts http: //www. factmonster. com/w orld/statistics/school-years. html • • • ______ days a year. _______ to _____ terms, ______ weeks _: __ - __: __ Other facts

Get multimedia presentation ready to display • Peer Edit your presentation • Check your slides carefully for correct information • Spell check • Add background • Check the rubric for anything you might add Save your project as a. pdf and Publish on Student Web Page • Office Button – Hover Save As > PDF > Publish • Open your Site Manager • Create a new flex editor page – Name it Comparing School Calendar – Organize it under School Calendar • Type descriptive paragraph of your project and link a word to your. pdf file.

Answer blog question on your Teacher’s Web Page • Ask question “What would it be like to go to school in name of country? ” • What country would you like to go to school in and why? • Write a paragraph about a school year in an another country on your student web pages – Open Site Manager – Create new page (flex editor) • Name of country • Organize it under school calendar and SAVE

Make a QR code for another country • http: //www. qrstuff. com/