Project+Ideas

Not sure what you are interested in doing? Here's a list of suggestions....don't forget to check out the competitions page, too! If you have other ideas please let me know and I will post them

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 * Activity || Description ||
 * My Hero Project || Create a video to celebrate the best of humanity
 * Adobe Youth Voices || Create a video to promote social change
 * IEarn || Collaborate with Students From Around the World
 * Recycle a Phone, Save a Gorilla! || organize cell phone drive to recycle phones ||
 * Organize a Dance-a-Thon for children with cancer || Hold a "THON" similar to Penn State's THON ||
 * Hold a Battery Drive ||  ||
 * Create Your Radio Show || make podcasts that are available in i-tunes ||
 * News reporter || Cover Arcola news and submit stories and photos to the Times Herald and to MSD ||
 * Create Your Own Business Plan || [] ||
 * Get Published || there are lots of competitions for publishing your work ||
 * Teach Special Ed Students || Mrs. Urrichio is in need of students willing to teach monthly science-related lessons to her students ||
 * Earn Your Ham Radio License ||  ||
 * Be Part of a Sea Perch Team || Build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle. Compete in a competition ||
 * LEGO Robotics || [] ||
 * Map out an Arcola Walking Trail || Learn about life on Arcola property. Make downloadable podcasts featuring information about Arcola's ecology. Use Google Earth to map out several walking trails. Post brochures in boxes on Arcola property. Invite younger students to take part in Trail Day ||
 * Work with Mr. Miller's autistic students ||  ||
 * Plan a field trip ||  ||
 * Work in a team to create a new technology for the future and win prizes || Toshiba Exploration competition ||
 * Solve an environmental problem and win prizes || Siemens We Can Change the World Competition ||
 * Make an exploration box for elementary students || I have some artifacts you can use. Write a worksheet to go with the objects ||
 * Do the Disney Planet Challenge || [] ||
 * Compete in Cybermission || [] ||
 * Join ePals || Choose a project, find a classroom, and collaborate! ||
 * Digiteen Project || work with other students from around the world to educate your peers about cyber citizenship. ||
 * Plan a community service event or fundraiser ||  ||
 * Make Public Service Announcements to be played on News Journal ||  ||
 * Make short (3-5min) videos on matter for K-4 students || elementary teachers are in need of videos to explain this concept; can you help? ||
 * make a an elementary traveling science kit from items Mrs. McGinnis has || I have items you can use to write up questions and interesting facts. They will be put in a box to be borrowed by elementary teachers ||
 * Stock Market Game || [] ||
 * Participate in a debate || [] ||
 * Play the Stock Market Game || http://www.tdbank.com/wowzone/teens/ ||