The Day I Was Born
Friday, September 03, 2010
Online Project - Discovering YOUR Place in History

For Students

You will learn how YOU are a part of history.

You will go to different websites to collect your information. Each page of THIS project gives you instructions on what to do once you get to the different sites.

This is the kind of stuff you'll see on each webpage of the project:

1. An explanation of what to do after you get to the research websites (sometimes with a screen shot of the website you'll be visiting). It will look something like this:

Your 1st assignment is to find out how old you
are in DAYS

After you click on the mouse image, below, you'll see this:
Ignore EVERYTHING except:
1. Type in the DAY OF THE MONTH you were born
2. Type in the MONTH you were born in
3. Type in the YEAR you were born
4. Click on Today
4. Click on 'Calculate duration'.

Then record your results BUT BE SURE TO RECORD TODAY'S DATE because tomorrow this info won't be accurate (you'll be a day older).

2. A picture of a mouse--You'll click on this mouse picture to go to a particular website. It will look like this:

To find out how many days since your birth click on the mouse.

Click on the mouse to find out how old you are in days
TimeandDate.com
Source:http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html

3. Instructions to use your browser 'Back' button to return to the project after visiting a research website. It will look like this:

After you record this information in your handout, hit the Back button to return to our website.

4. A sound clip, related to the topic reseached in each website visited. Your teacher may ask you NOT to use this part of the project. If your teacher allows, click on the speaker image,wait a few moments for the file to download, you will hear information related to the topic. The sound clip sections will look like this:

Fun & Interesting stuff related to the topic researched:
   A little music to get you in the mood!
Click on the speaker to hear the sound clip.

5. Links to the other research pages of the project. After you complete one research page you should pick another from the list. It will look like this:

Now let's get on with the project:
Click on another link to continue to find
information about The Day You Were Born:

  How Old are You?
  Find out how old you are in DAYS

  The moon looks different each day of the year.
  What did it look like the day you were born?
  What the heck is a literary giant?
  A literary giant is a writer.
  There's a lot of information on the website you are about to visit.
  You need to find the cost of a postage stamp.
 
  Songs your parents rocked you to when you were born.
  News about your birthdate from one of the world's major newspapers.
 
  You probably didn't realize that The Day YOU Were Born
  is now a part of history!

  The TV Channel
  What was everybody (except your parents) watching on TV
  the day you were born.

  Your Toys
  Take a trip down memory lane.
  You'll have a ball with this site.
 
  At the Movies
  When you were born a star was born,
  but what were the other stars up to that day?
  What does your name mean?
 
  See what your name looks like in Viking runes (the Viking alphabet).
 Google it!
 We invite you to give us your feedback.



You Passed Up the Links!


Scroll back up to pick the next link you would like to find out more about The Day You Were Born.

6. Look at 'M. Can't Find What You Need? (it's the 2nd link above the flashing arrow). It looks like this : M. Can't Find What You Need ?
Click on it when you can't find the information you need through the other project links.

That's it. Scroll back up, pick a link, and find out what was happening in the world The Day YOU Were Born!