Clicking here if you are only interested in reading about the process or reading a html copy of the SEED Packet in a text format.

If you continue scrolling down the page you will see the process and product of research completed by second grade students. Further down the page are links to a first grade adaptation and a third grade adaptation. The organizer and scoring rubric are also on this page and can be downloaded.

The following e-mail created an authentic prompt for starting research which is required by the Maine Learning Results.

Lighthouses

We had a request from a second grade in Idaho.

Hi Rosemarie!

You are a great communicator (e-mail too) and I bet your class will hear from a lot of other classes. My class of second graders is interested in Maine because it is easier to find than some states. Are there still lighthouses there?

Congratulations on your grandson! I have one too though he is in California and I am in Idaho.

Ann Paul
apaulcoug@yahoo.com (school)
pianoteach@nidlink.com (home)

P.S. It would be neat if we all had the entire journal of Owney's travels.
We responded to this request by doing a research project and then e-mailing our information.

Dear Mrs. Paul,

You can look up Lighthouses in Maine's Kids Page on the Internet, in the encyclopedia and in the Library.

We found a book called Maine Lighthouses: A Pictorial Guide, that tells about Maine Lighthouses. The book was written by Courtney Thompson.

There are sixty seven Lighthouses in Maine.

You can look up Lighthouses in Maine's Kid's Page
http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/visit/visit_light.htm

http://www.insiders.com/maine/main-lighthouses.htm
This site tells more about lighthouses in Maine. It tell how much it cost to tour a lighthouse.

http://www.insiders.com/maine/tip-lighthouses.htm
lighthouses tips

http://www.lightstation.com/bhist.htm
This lighthouse is in Wales, Great Britain.

http://www.vspbooks.com/martha.htm
This is a lighthouse in Martha Vinyard, MA.

http://seabeacons.com/mary.html
It is a children's book about a North Carolina lighthouse.

Sincerely,

David, Zach and Zachary for

Mrs. Granger's Second Grade

Back to Owney's Home Page

This is how we got started. Students thought about what they were asked to do for the children in Idaho. Then they fill out their organizer. Keep scrolling down the page to see their work.
Click on the text version for the explanation on how the children complete this form.

Click to view the scoring rubric.

Big Six Assignment Organizer

Name:__________________________________________Teacher:


Fill out big Six #1-5 before you begin to work on your assignment.
Fill out Big Six #6 before you turn your assignment in to your teacher.

Big Six #1: Task Definition

What Am I supposed to do?
______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

What information do I need in order to do this?

1.____________________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________________

4..____________________________________________________________________________

Big Six #2: Information-seeking Strategies

What are the possible sources to find information?

__encyclopedia
__dictionary
__atlas
__classroom textbook __magazine

__reference book
__CD ROM
__Internet
__person
__other___________________

Which are the best for me to use?

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________


What are some key words I could use to search for information?

________________________________ ____________________________________________

________________________________ ____________________________________________

________________________________ ____________________________________________

Big Six #3: Location and Access

Where will I find these resources?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

What or who can help me find what I need?
____________________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Big Six #4 Use of Information

How will I record the information that I find?

__take notes using cards
__take notes using data chart
__draw pictures
__talk into a tape recorder
__other __________________________

How will I give credit to my source?

__write title, author, page number on note cards
__write title, author, page number on note book paper
__write title, author, page number on data chart

Big Six #5: Synthesis

How will I organize the information?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

What product or performance will I make to finish my assignment?
____________________________________

____________________________________

How will I give credit to my sources in my final product or performance?

__include a written list (bibliography)

__after the performance, tell which sources I used

__other____________________________

Big Six #6: Evaluation

How will I know that I have done my best? (All must be checked before assignment is turned in.)

__My product shows what I was supposed to do in #1.
__Information found in #4 matches information needed in # 1.
__I gave credit to my source (including textbooks and people).
__My work is neat.
__My work is complete and includes my name and data.

c Eisenberg/Berkowitz,1990. Organizer c Barbara Jansen, 1995. Adapted by C. Brown,1997.

Permission to publish on the web granted by Mike Eisenberg Big6 Associates.<http://www.big6.com> 

Click here for a three page copy of the Big Six adaptation.

This is a sample of student's work using a page that had a vertical format. I have since made the format horizontal to allow more space for young children to write.

The English Language Arts Entry slip (1999) for the Maine Assessment Portfolio Project.

A student's response slip.

The rest of the class enjoyed the research so much that they proceeded to research apples, pizza, cooking candy, etc.

The students work in groups and collaborate.

A good starting point for web research is < http://www.yahooligans.com>.

A first grade teacher, Donna Smith received a SEED Award to adapt this project. Click here to see her adaptations.

Click here to view third grade teacher, Amanda Russell's adaptation of this project.

Click here to view Adaptations of the BIG6tm made by Tricia Fletcher. Ms. Fletcher teaches second grade in Bowdoinham, Maine.

An even safer research area can be created by the teacher making a web page with links like the example below which is <http://www.col.k12.me.us/fms/grade2/finalscaveger/scavengerbathbox.html>. The students can still use the Big 6 to organize their thoughts and their report.

Join Guiding Gull

The Bath Scavenger Hunt

Learning About Bath
Activity 1

I found it in Bath, Maine!

Description:
Click in the boxes and visit places in Bath. Tell the name of the place you visited and why people go there. 
Remember to click your back button in the top left hand corner of your screen to return to this page.
 

Box 1 

Box 2 

Box 3 

Box 4 

Box 5 

Box 6 

Box 7 

Box 8 

Box 9 

Box 10 

Box 11 

Box 12 

Box 13

Box 14

Box 15

Box 16

Box 17

Box 18

Box 19

Box 20
A list of the URL's for the sites that you visited will be on the bottom of the page.

Write your name on a paper and number it like the sample below.
List the box number on your paper for the place you visited and tell why people go there. Compare your list with a friend. Go to bottom of this page and click on the boat to return to Learning About Bath. This is where you'll get more information about Bath and how to make a web page for places you think should be added to the links above.

Name______________________________________

1._ _______________________________________

2._________________________________________

3._________________________________________

4._________________________________________

5._________________________________________

Now make a list of places that you know are in Bath that do not have a web site. Tell why those places should be included on a web site about Bath.


These are the sites that you viewed.
Box 1 is <http://www.visitbath.com/aaa/walking-tour.shtml>.
Box 2 is <http://www.cityofbath.com/cemetary_parks/INDEX.HTM>
Box 3 is <http://www.mainebbq.com/>
Box 4 is <http://www.midcoasthealth.com/news.html>
Box 5 is <http://www.galenmoses.com/>
Box 6 is <http://www.sbath.navy.mil>
Box 7 is <http://www.hydeschools.org/docs/life/bath_tour/index.html>
Box 8 is <http://www.biw.com/>
Box 9 is <http://www.col.k12.me.us/bath/>
Box 10 is <http://www.biddeford.com/~pfl/>
Box 11 is <http://members.tripod.com/~shipbuilder/BIW.html>
Box 12 is <http://www.col.k12.me.us/fms/mmm/mmmtrip1.html>
Box 13 is <http://www.cityofbath.com/MAIN.HTM>
Box 14 is <http://www.clinic.net/bathpd/>
Box 15 is <http://www.visitbath.com/aaa/dining.shtml >
Box 16 is <http://www.shelterinstitute.com/>
Box 17 is <http://www.timesrecord.com/>
Box 18 is <http://www.sunburstguitars.com/home.html>
Box 19 is <http://www.state.me.us/mdot/constpg/bath.htm>
Box 20 is <http://www.mainelodging.com/>

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