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Before you begin, review the evaluation page to see how your group project will be graded. Read the "distinguished" column to see how to earn an A! Part I: Activate Prior Knowledge Write down everything you already know about place value in the "know" column on the class wall chart. Write a question in the "want to know" column of the chart. Feel free to add questions to this chart as you progress through the WebQuest.
Part II: Gaining New Knowledge
*The following steps will show you how to complete and submit your assigned report electronically. 1. Open and save the blank Word document. Click the "back" arrow to return to this page after you have saved the blank report. You'll reopen it later in a different window. Historian Research Report. 2. While keeping this Internet page open, use the "Start" button on the lower left of your screen to open the Historian Research Report that is saved on your drive. 3. Complete the Historian Research Report as you visit the Internet sites provided below. Minimize the Word document as necessary to navigate between the report and the Internet sites.
4. Save your completed Historian Research Report to network drive with your name (or any data storage location you normally use). *The following steps will show you how to complete and submit your assigned report electronically. 1. Open and save the blank Word document. Click the "back" arrow to return to this page after you have saved the blank report. You'll reopen it later in a different window. Abacus Operator Report. 2. While keeping this Internet page open, use the "Start" button on the lower left of your screen to open the Abacus Operator Report that is saved on your drive. 3. Complete the Abacus Operator Report as you visit the Internet sites provided below. Minimize the Word document as necessary to navigate between the report and the Internet sites.
4. Save your completed Abacus Operator Report to your network drive. *The following steps will show you how to complete and submit your assigned report electronically. 1. Open and save the blank Word document. Click the "back" arrow to return to this page after you have saved the blank report. You'll reopen it later in a different window. Number Systems Analyst Report. 2. While keeping this Internet page open, use the "Start" button on the lower left of your screen to open the Number Systems Analyst Report that is saved on your drive. 3. Complete the Number Systems Analyst Report as you visit the Internet sites provided below. Minimize the Word document as necessary to navigate between the report and the Internet sites.
4. Save your completed Number Systems Analyst Report to your network drive.
Part III: Sharing Your New Knowledge Meet with your group and teach them what you learned from your Internet research. Discuss your response to the reflection question on your report. Post at least one thing you learned onto the class wall chart in the "learned" column.
Part IV: Creating the New Number System Draw and name 4 new symbols which will become the digits used in the new number system. Think about how the number system will work. Make sure you use place value in designing the new number system. Will you need a symbol to represent 0? Will you need a symbol to represent 4? Make sure your symbol designs are simple enough to write quickly, because you will be using them over and over.
Part V: Presenting the New Number System 1. Make sure everyone in your group continues to participate as you prepare and present the final project. 2. Agree on a visual aid to use for presenting the new number system: a book, poster, Power Point, or Excel spreadsheet. Make sure the visual aid includes:
*Note: If you use an electronic presentation method, you must devise a way to insert your symbols onto the screen, either by scanning or using the objects library. 3. Practice counting in your new number system using the abacus found at the Internet site:
4. Have each member of your team present one part of the number system to the Zony Tribal Council. Be sure to clearly show the visual aid and the online abacus for counting. Explain why place value is an important concept in your new number system. 5. Congratulations! Your mission is complete. You are now free to return to Earth and resume using our good-old base 10 number system.
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