Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Monsters University

The timing of Pixar's new film, Monsters University, couldn't have been better.  Perusing typical university webpages can be a bore for elementary students, but checking out Monsters University is a very different experience!  

 

First, we watched a message from the dean:




After taking a quick pre-visit survey (you can download it here), students were free to explore the website to find out what college life is all about.  I had 3 focus questions students were to investigate:
  1. What are some of the college entrance requirements?
  2. What are some of the clubs, activities, sports, and other social groups on this campus?
  3. What are some of the majors or classes you'd be interested in taking?

I also attached some activity pages (that I found online in various places) where they could design their own student id, complete a maze and unscramble puzzle, wordsearch, campus maze, and sudoku puzzle.



 

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 1, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    What ages would you say that this activity is suitable for?

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    1. Jaclyn SeppNovember 3, 2013 at 8:22 AM

      I used it with my 4th graders, so 9 yrs and up would buy into it. Like any university site it is text-heavy, but there are funny and clever things they've included to make it engaging for kids.

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  2. UnknownDecember 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    What a neat experience and a great way to get students thinking about college!
    Thanks so much for sharing!

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  3. Melissa AvalosFebruary 19, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    I LOVE this activity! How do you download the pre-survery?

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    1. Jaclyn SeppMarch 4, 2015 at 8:37 PM

      Here is the link to download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5CpDF7qDQwKLVMzZ3Y4aFlQZkU/view?usp=sharing

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  4. Syima MuniraApril 28, 2015 at 9:44 PM

    This is amazing! Thank you so much!

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    1. Jaclyn SeppJuly 8, 2015 at 2:28 PM

      Thank you! We should also be thanking Pixar for creating this amazing trove of college interest for children! :)

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  5. Einstein EducatorSeptember 14, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    Did they take down this website? I can't seem to find it. Such a cute lesson!

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    1. Jaclyn SeppSeptember 14, 2017 at 3:56 PM

      Yes, unfortunately the link no longer works and I can't find it anywhere on the search results for Google. :(

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