How are you intelligent?

Ski Trip

Language

Project Ideas• Write a story from a different point of view, such as the mountain• Write and illustrate a sensational news story • Compose poems about the snow• Compose a “campfire” story to share in writing or out loud• Read and report on a book with a snowy setting• Write and illustrate a children’s book• Write a series of letters• Write a series of instructions• Find and share your favorite Calvin and Hobbes snow related cartoons• Write a one-act play or radio drama• Conduct interviews

Logic/Math

Project Ideas• Look into the geometry of snowboarding• Write and solve real life word problems connected to the ski trip• Design a snow related critical thinking game, such as Rush Hour• Design an experiment to conduct• Analyze how a machine works • Collect and graph data• Write a series of analogies. Skiing is like … because• Find and describe patterns • How much snow is on the slopes?• Explore the physics and math of snow balls

Spatial

Project Ideas• Keep a sketchbook of people, places, and things• Draw a series of maps for next year’s 7th Graders• Draw diagrams detailing good ski or snowboarding techniques• Keep a scrap book• Design a logo or sweatshirt for the ski trip• Keep a photographic journal of the trip• Choose a theme to photograph• Redesign the slopes to better utilize the ski lift• Create visual metaphors for the trip• Design a series of postcards or notecards

Body Movement

Project Ideas• Design and lead a warm up routine• Choreograph a dance• Photograph and analyze the movements of skiers and

snowboarders• Make a claymation or animation feature about the trip• Design a pantomine• Design and demonstrate a hands-on experiment• Build a model• Compare the body movements of a beginner and advanced

skier – interviews and analysis

Musical

Project Ideas• Write and sing a song/rap• Put together a soundtrack of the trip using your

favorite songs• Compose a piece of music• Compose rhythmical patterns for different sounds

and speeds of skiing• Analyze a piece of music • Perform a piece of music that connects to the trip

Social

Project Ideas• Design a commercial/brochure/ad campaign that…• Teach the class about a topic of your choice• Role play a conflict situation• Plan and participate in a community service project• Make a new friend - describe the challenges of doing so

and offer suggestions for others to make new friends

Self

Project Ideas• Keep a journal• Write a biographical story

Nature

Project Ideas• Draw or photograph natural objects• Keep an observation notebook • Identify and classify birds/trees/insects…• Research the environmental impact of ski

resorts• Analyze and present optimum snow

conditions for skiing or snowboarding

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