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Take the quiz called " If you get 100%, then move on to the following assignment. Open a word processing program. Write five questions about locating commands, tools, or options in a word processing programming. For example, //What menu would you use to save a document? What ribbon tab would you use to check spelling? // Make your questions challenging, though they can be questions to which you know the answer. Save the file as "Your initials wpp questions" (as an example, "LB WPP questions")

Log on to [|KidBlog] Create a new post. Call it __My questions for the class about locating items in a word processing program__. In the post, explain what a word processing program is, and then upload your document to the blog post. When you've finished, look at your classmates' post and see if you can answer their questions, in comments.

When you finish questioning your classmates, explore the below page: [|PBS Scientists].

Click on Assignment 17: Searching for Scientists. Complete this assignment, copying and pasting the questions asked into a word document, and uploading the completed word document onto kidblog.

Begin researching one of the scientists. Use the attached file to begin taking your notes, and make sure to save it and upload it to kidblog at the end of each class period. The research page will not be graded. However, at the end of each class period, you should write a blog post in the voice of the scientist using the information you found that day! (e.g. as Albert Einstein. "Today I, once again, had a terrible day in school. The teachers are not creative at all and I just wanted to leave, because it was so boring. I'll show them!" At the end of each blog post, explain where you got the information.



The end product nee ds to fulfill each of the items (except the last two!) on the attached checklist. The following sheet about the scientific method will also be useful.