Mini-Comic: “The Weeks Act Story” (Online Version)
Posted: 11-04-2011 Filed under: EDUCATION, Environment, History, Science, Social Studies, Weeks Act 1 CommentONLINE VERSION:
8.5″x14″ proportions (legal size) ~ 4 pages
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Comic: “What Is the Weeks Act?”
Posted: 16-03-2011 Filed under: EDUCATION, Environment, History, Science, Social Studies, Weeks Act Leave a commentThis mini-comic is part of our Weeks Act Centennial programming.
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PRINTABLE VERSION:
8.5″x14″ paper (legal size) ~ 1 page
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Mini-Comic: “The Weeks Act Story”
Posted: 16-03-2011 Filed under: Curriculum, History, Science, Social Studies, Weeks Act 1 CommentThis mini-comic is part of our Weeks Act Centennial programming. (MOST RECENT UPDATE: 30 March 2011)
| NOTE: Permission is granted to distribute these comics for educational purposes, as long as you maintain the copyright notice & credit Marek Bennett, with a link to www.marekbennett.com from any online use. |
PRINTABLE VERSION:
8.5″x11″ paper (letter size) ~ 2 pages
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Solar System Comic: Space Mission to the Galilean Moons…
Posted: 30-04-2008 Filed under: Curriculum, HIS, HIS, Science, Student Artwork Leave a commentWatch how Colby creates a fun, inviting sense of space in this informational mini-comic! He uses simple but effective textures to show the variety of environmnents found by our tourguide, the solar-powered satellite Soonipi-1:
Solar System Comic: Trans-Neptunian Space Mission!
Posted: 27-04-2008 Filed under: Curriculum, HIS, HIS, Science, Student Artwork Leave a commentKelsey’s Solar System Comic takes us out beyond Neptune with Soonipi-1. Watch how she introduces comparisons in both her text and her graphics:
 
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Solar System Comic: Satellites of Saturn
Posted: 27-04-2008 Filed under: Curriculum, HIS, HIS, Science, Student Artwork 1 Comment
Dominic’s Solar System Comic takes us to the biggest of Saturn’s moons. Watch how historical satellites give Soonipi-1 a tour in this excerpt: Read the rest of this entry »
Unit Plan: Solar System Comics
Posted: 27-04-2008 Filed under: Curriculum, EDUCATION, HIS, HIS, How we learn, Program Outlines, Science Leave a comment
SUBJECT: Science: Astronomy: Solar System
GRADE LEVEL: 5-8
DESCRIPTION: Students create comics that introduce and explore specific regions and features of the solar system, using astronomical vocabulary and mathematical comparisons.This unit provides a student-directed, engaging, and self-documenting project that combines science and art. The students can do the bulk of the research and artwork outside of class, which reserves precious class time for science content instruction, skill-building, and sharing our discoveries.
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to… Read the rest of this entry »
Comics Workshop 
