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?

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’s School Days Comparing Facts Australia 200days 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’s School Days Comparing Facts Japan 210 days a year. __________ to ____________ 3 terms with breaks in the summer, winter and spring terms 8:30-____________ 8:30- Required 12 years Elementary _____ years Middle School ______ years Secondary School 3 years

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

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

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 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 Office Button – Hover over 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. Save your project as a.pdf and Publish on Student Web Page

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