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= Welcome to Kidding Around Indy! =


 * Our wikispace is intended to provide information about the important places in Indianapolis. We are a third grade class in MSD of Pike Township at New Augusta Public Academy. When we started our Indianapolis Unit we found that there are not many "kid friendly" books about our city, so we decided that a wikispace is a perfect solution to learning about our wonderful city and allow other kids learn from us. Our space allows us to post our research and get feedback from you about Indianapolis. We hope you will post thoughts, questions, and stories about the places we investigate.**


 * At the beginning of our unit we started with the historic town of New Augusta for which our school was names after. Then we studied other important landmarks in Pike Township. Below is our photo story of our research. Please watch and tell us if you have any interesting stories to share about these Pike landmarks. You may make postings by using the discussion button above.**

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 * After investigating Pike the class took an adventure...We needed to learn about our wonderful city of Indianapolis. Since there are not any children's book about our wonderful city, we decided to compose a kid friendly technology project that could teach kids all over Indianapolis about our wonderful city. To begin our project the students chose a Indianapolis landmark and became investigating reporters. They put on their journalist hats, asked questions, researched, wrote, revise, composed and filmed newscasts for their landmark. They learned just what any other newscaster would do, handle a camera, research, write, direct, and evaluate their work. Together we ventured downtown with the help of parents and teachers. The students did all the filming, directing, and leading the way to these important places in Indianapolis. The excited of their faces was priceless when they saw their landmark. It was priceless!**


 * Below you will see the fruits of our inquiry. Take a look and lets us know what you think. We would love to hear your stories about our landmarks. Indianapolis is truly an outstanding place to live!**


 * A photostory of our project: (Will be added in Trimester 2)**


 * The Indianapolis Canal:**


 * The Indiana State House:**


 * Lucas Oil Stadium:**


 * Conseco Fieldhouse:**


 * The Solider's and Sailor's Monument:**


 * The Indiana War Memorial:**


 * Thanks for visiting! Our class loved Kidding Around Indy! As a teacher it is heart warming to see the growth of this class. The skills they learned in this inquiry project provided life long learning skills. We will continue the inquiry process through out the rest of the year and create more wiki spaces to share our knowledge!!! ﻿ **