TAW Project 2009-2010
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1. TAW 2009-2010 Project Survey

Please complete the following survey for Social Studies class. Please complete the survey only once. If you do not finish completing the survey during Exploratory, please complete on your own time by Friday, January 29th. See Mrs. Pennington if you have any trouble completing the survey. Your answers will be kept anonymous and will not affect your Social Studies grade.

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1. Please fill in the boxes below with the correct information.

Please fill in the boxes below with the correct information. Full Name:
Social Studies Section:

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2. Think about the category choices you could complete for TAW. Evaluate each according to how interesting or not so interesting each category was for you. If you did not complete that category, choose N/A (not applicable).

	Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Interesting	Okay, but not my favorite	One of my least favorite categories	N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Natural Landforms	*Think about the category choices you could complete for TAW. Evaluate each according to how interesting or not so interesting each category was for you. If you did not complete that category, choose N/A (not applicable). Natural Landforms Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Natural Landforms Interesting	Natural Landforms Okay, but not my favorite	Natural Landforms One of my least favorite categories	Natural Landforms N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Climate	Climate Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Climate Interesting	Climate Okay, but not my favorite	Climate One of my least favorite categories	Climate N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Economy	Economy Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Economy Interesting	Economy Okay, but not my favorite	Economy One of my least favorite categories	Economy N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Government	Government Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Government Interesting	Government Okay, but not my favorite	Government One of my least favorite categories	Government N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Language	Language Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Language Interesting	Language Okay, but not my favorite	Language One of my least favorite categories	Language N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Education	Education Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Education Interesting	Education Okay, but not my favorite	Education One of my least favorite categories	Education N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Religion	Religion Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Religion Interesting	Religion Okay, but not my favorite	Religion One of my least favorite categories	Religion N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Cultural Life	Cultural Life Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Cultural Life Interesting	Cultural Life Okay, but not my favorite	Cultural Life One of my least favorite categories	Cultural Life N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Famous People	Famous People Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Famous People Interesting	Famous People Okay, but not my favorite	Famous People One of my least favorite categories	Famous People N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Famous Landmarks	Famous Landmarks Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Famous Landmarks Interesting	Famous Landmarks Okay, but not my favorite	Famous Landmarks One of my least favorite categories	Famous Landmarks N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
History	History Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	History Interesting	History Okay, but not my favorite	History One of my least favorite categories	History N/A-I did not choose this category for my project
Wildlife	Wildlife Very interesting- one of my favorite categories	Wildlife Interesting	Wildlife Okay, but not my favorite	Wildlife One of my least favorite categories	Wildlife N/A-I did not choose this category for my project

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3. Of the categories below, which ones were the easiest or hardest to complete in terms of finding research? Think about how much time it took you to find the information for each category.

	Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Landforms	*Of the categories below, which ones were the easiest or hardest to complete in terms of finding research? Think about how much time it took you to find the information for each category. Landforms Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Landforms Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Landforms Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Landforms Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Landforms N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Climate	Climate Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Climate Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Climate Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Climate Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Climate N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Economy	Economy Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Economy Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Economy Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Economy Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Economy N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Government	Government Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Government Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Government Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Government Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Government N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Language	Language Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Language Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Language Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Language Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Language N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Education	Education Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Education Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Education Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Education Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Education N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Religion	Religion Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Religion Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Religion Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Religion Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Religion N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Cultural Life	Cultural Life Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Cultural Life Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Cultural Life Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Cultural Life Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Cultural Life N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Famous People	Famous People Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Famous People Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Famous People Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Famous People Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Famous People N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Famous Landmarks	Famous Landmarks Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Famous Landmarks Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Famous Landmarks Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Famous Landmarks Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Famous Landmarks N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
History	History Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	History Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	History Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	History Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	History N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Wildlife	Wildlife Very easy to complete- I could always find the information online or in a book	Wildlife Somewhat easy to find information for, but took at least 15 minutes or more to locate info in a book or online	Wildlife Somewhat difficult- it took more than 30 minutes and I had to look at several different resources to find info for this category	Wildlife Very difficult- this was one of my hardest categories to find info for	Wildlife N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.

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4. Think about the categories for TAW and writing about each of them. Use the scale below to rate each one about how easy or difficult these categories were to write about using your own words.

	Very easy to write about in my own words	Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Very difficult to write about in my own words	N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Landforms	*Think about the categories for TAW and writing about each of them. Use the scale below to rate each one about how easy or difficult these categories were to write about using your own words. Landforms Very easy to write about in my own words	Landforms Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Landforms Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Landforms Very difficult to write about in my own words	Landforms N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Climate	Climate Very easy to write about in my own words	Climate Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Climate Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Climate Very difficult to write about in my own words	Climate N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Economy	Economy Very easy to write about in my own words	Economy Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Economy Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Economy Very difficult to write about in my own words	Economy N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Government	Government Very easy to write about in my own words	Government Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Government Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Government Very difficult to write about in my own words	Government N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Language	Language Very easy to write about in my own words	Language Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Language Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Language Very difficult to write about in my own words	Language N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Education	Education Very easy to write about in my own words	Education Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Education Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Education Very difficult to write about in my own words	Education N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Religion	Religion Very easy to write about in my own words	Religion Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Religion Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Religion Very difficult to write about in my own words	Religion N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Cultural Life	Cultural Life Very easy to write about in my own words	Cultural Life Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Cultural Life Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Cultural Life Very difficult to write about in my own words	Cultural Life N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Famous People	Famous People Very easy to write about in my own words	Famous People Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Famous People Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Famous People Very difficult to write about in my own words	Famous People N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Famous Landmarks	Famous Landmarks Very easy to write about in my own words	Famous Landmarks Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Famous Landmarks Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Famous Landmarks Very difficult to write about in my own words	Famous Landmarks N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
History	History Very easy to write about in my own words	History Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	History Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	History Very difficult to write about in my own words	History N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.
Wildlife	Wildlife Very easy to write about in my own words	Wildlife Somewhat easy to write about in my own words	Wildlife Somewhat difficult to write about in my own words	Wildlife Very difficult to write about in my own words	Wildlife N/A - I did not choose this category for my project.

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5. Which of the following categories would you recommend most to next year's sixth grade as the three categories they should choose to repeat? You may only choose 3 categories.

Which of the following categories would you recommend most to next year's sixth grade as the three categories they should choose to repeat? You may only choose 3 categories. Landforms

Climate

Economy

Government

Language

Education

Religion

Cultural Life

Famous People

Famous Landmarks

History

Wildlife

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6. Which resource did you prefer using for this project?

Which resource did you prefer using for this project? A combination of books & Internet web sites & other

Only books

Only Internet Web sites

Only Other- magazines, newspapers, interviews w/ experts

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7. In your opinion, did Internet web sites provide good information for your TAW project?

In your opinion, did Internet web sites provide good information for your TAW project? Yes, all of the time

Yes, most of the time

Sometimes

Usually not

Never

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8. Below, I would like to you to offer some advice to next year's 6th grade about the TAW project. Your advice should be appropriate and helpful. Think about it- if you could go back to the very beginning of this project and change something you did, what would you do differently? Choose more books? Procrastinate less? Which web sites were great sources of information? Share your opinions in at least two sentences.

Below, I would like to you to offer some advice to next year's 6th grade about the TAW project. Your advice should be appropriate and helpful. Think about it- if you could go back to the very beginning of this project and change something you did, what would you do differently? Choose more books? Procrastinate less? Which web sites were great sources of information? Share your opinions in at least two sentences.

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9. Which of your three countries was your favorite to research and learn about? Explain why in at least two sentences. Type your response in the box below.

Which of your three countries was your favorite to research and learn about? Explain why in at least two sentences. Type your response in the box below.

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10. Besides your own project, whose project in your Social Studies section did you like the most? Give the person's name and why you liked their project best. It could be their presentation skills, the way they designed their trifold or PowerPoint, or the items they brought in for extra credit.

Besides your own project, whose project in your Social Studies section did you like the most? Give the person's name and why you liked their project best. It could be their presentation skills, the way they designed their trifold or PowerPoint, or the items they brought in for extra credit.

TAW Project 2009-2010Exit this survey

1. TAW 2009-2010 Project Survey

*1. Please fill in the boxes below with the correct information.

*2. Think about the category choices you could complete for TAW. Evaluate each according to how interesting or not so interesting each category was for you. If you did not complete that category, choose N/A (not applicable).

*3. Of the categories below, which ones were the easiest or hardest to complete in terms of finding research? Think about how much time it took you to find the information for each category.

*4. Think about the categories for TAW and writing about each of them. Use the scale below to rate each one about how easy or difficult these categories were to write about using your own words.

*5. Which of the following categories would you recommend most to next year's sixth grade as the three categories they should choose to repeat? You may only choose 3 categories.

*6. Which resource did you prefer using for this project?

*7. In your opinion, did Internet web sites provide good information for your TAW project?

*9. Which of your three countries was your favorite to research and learn about? Explain why in at least two sentences. Type your response in the box below.

*10. Besides your own project, whose project in your Social Studies section did you like the most? Give the person's name and why you liked their project best. It could be their presentation skills, the way they designed their trifold or PowerPoint, or the items they brought in for extra credit.