Project Groundhog 2010

Calendar of Challenges and Events.

A description of the activities and challenges are found in the online guide.

Red indicates an online activity. Blue indicates a classroom activity.

Week 1:  Feb 2 - 8 Week 2:  Feb 9 - 15 Week 3:  Feb 16 - 22 Week 4:  Feb 23 - Mar 1 Week 5:  Mar 2 - 8 Week 6:  Mar 9 - 15 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Jan. 25

* Send home parent letters.

Jan. 26

 

Jan. 27


Registration Closes

Jan 28
* Set up your team email group and send them out a quick personal email about yourself.

Jan 29

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

* Start collecting your data for week #1
* Begin your community description for other team members. 

Feb. 3

Feb. 4

Feb. 5


* Email your Community Description  to other team members. 

Feb. 8

* Post Week 1 Data on the web site 

Feb. 9
 

* Pick up Week 1 data - investigate!.

* Start collecting weather data for week  #2.  

Feb. 10


* Send an online Valentine to your team members.

Feb. 11

Feb. 12 

* Read online Valentines from your team members.


 

Feb. 15

* Post Week 2 Data on the web site 

 (no challenges this week)

Feb. 16

* Pick up Week 2 data - investigate!
* Start collecting weather data for week  #3

Feb. 17

Feb. 18

Feb. 19

 

Feb. 22

* Post Week 3 Data on the web site 

Feb. 23

* Pick up Week 3 data - investigate!

* Start collecting weather data for week  #4

Feb . 24

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* Begin some Groundhog  creative writing (optional).

Feb. 25

Feb 26

* Share creative writing via email or on your personal project website or Blog.

Mar. 1

* Post Week 4 Data on the web site 


Mar. 2

* Pick up Week 4 data  - investigate!

* Start collecting weather data for week  #5

Mar. 3


* Begin some Groundhog research  (optional)

Mar. 4

Mar. 5

* Share research  via email or on your personal project website or Blog.

Mar. 8


* Post Week 5 Data on the web site 

Mar. 9

* Pick up Week 5 data  - investigate!

* Start collecting weather data for week  #6


Mar. 10

* Begin asking: How do you know when it is  spring? Make a list of signs of spring.

Mar. 11

Mar. 12

* Share your list of  signs of spring with your team.
Mar. 15

* Post Week 6 Data on the web site 		 Mar. 16

* Pick up Week 6 data - investigate!



 Mar. 17

* Voting Day. Is it Spring? Can the Groundhog predict an early spring or long winter?

* Be sure to check the website  for final results!!		 Mar. 18

 Mar. 19