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March 2009 Mercy Vocational High School PLP Project Description

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Mercy Vocational High School

It is All Greek to Me!It is All Greek to Me! Cross-curricula learning about Greece

Freshmen math classFreshmen history classSophomore business studentsSophomore culinary students

ToolsWikiWeb camUSTREAM

March 2009 Mercy Vocational High School PLP Project Description

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Concept

Each class provides some information about Greece Math – Pythagorean theorem History – Olympics, architecture Business – Economy topicsCulinary – Cooking lesson

Classes present from their classrooms using USTREAM

10 minutes allotted to each class April 2nd during 3rd and 4th periods

March 2009 Mercy Vocational High School PLP Project Description

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What Do They Learn?

CollaborationAll students have a role to playApply different tools to tell a story

Presentation SkillsSpeaking as well providing information

using a Wiki

Greece from different perspectives Math, History, Business, Culinary