elementary


 * Elementary: **

=__**Productivity **__= //5th Grade Social Sciences // - 5.1.5 Explain the religious, political and economic reasons for movement of people from Europe to the Americas. (Individuals, Society and Culture)  Mrs. Blue teaches 5th grade. She has noticed that her students are not retaining the information about why Europeans moved to the Americas. Mrs. Blue decided that when her students read the social studies textbook, they don't gain a deep understanding of immigants and their lives. She wants to incorporate more authentic stories so students will have a better understanding of their lives from different perspectives. She has reserved the computer lab for 1 hour for 5 days for her students to do an activity that will reinforce these standards.
 * Learners**: 5th grade students
 * Environment **: Teacher computer, projector, blackboard, computer lab in school available for one hour for up to five days.
 * Objective **: Given the topic (teacher’s lecture) and resources, students will be able to explain the religious, political and economic reasons for movement of people from Europe to the Americas with 95% accuracy. Their performance will be measured by the report they will create.
 * Standard **: 5th grade Social Studies

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> =**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">__Content Exploration__ **=

1.4.1 Identify, describe, compare, sort, and draw triangles, rectangles, squares, and circles. Example: Draw a square and a circle and write their names next to them. 1st Grade Science 1.5.3 Observe and describe similar patterns, such as shapes, designs, and events that may show up in nature, such as honeycombs, sunflowers, or shells. See similar patterns in the things people make, such as quilts, baskets, or pottery.
 * Learners**: First grade students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Environment **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: In the classroom, there is a television, computer, projector and a blackboard. There is also a computer lab available for 45 minutes that week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Objective **: Given the teacher's presentation of the lesson, the students will be able to identify geometrical shapes and describe similar shapes in naturelife with 90% accruacy.
 * Standard**: 1st Grade Math:

Ms. Green teaches 1st grade and wants to incorporate more interdisciplinary lessons in her class. For math, students need to be able to identify, describe, compare, sort, and draw triangles, rectangles, squares, and circles. For science, students need to observe and describe similar patterns, such as shapes, designs, and events that may show up in nature. Previously, her students learned the names of the shapes and then created pictures by moving around paper cutouts of the shapes. This seemed to work well and students were able to identify the shapes using the cutouts, but were unable to identify these shapes in nature. Ms. Green recently learned from a teacher workshop that students gain a greater understanding if they are able to relate what they are learning to their own environment. She would like to come up with an activity that will incorporate these math and science standards in a more meaningful way for her students.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> =**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">__Data Collection/Analysis__ **= <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Environment:** In the classroom, there are 4 computers, some digital cameras, projector and a blackboard.
 * Learners:** Third grade students
 * Objective:** Given the project, students will be able to measure and record of the scientific observation and then report their records using visual aid such as journalsm charts, and graphs.
 * Standard**: 3rd Grade Science

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Scientific Inquiry // 3.1.2 Participate in different types of guided scientific investigations, such as observing objects and events and collecting specimens for analysis.

3.1.3 Keep and report records of investigations and observations* using tools, such as journals, charts, graphs, and computers.

Mr. Black has 24 students in his 3rd grade class. The only technology available at his school are the 4 computers in his classroom and some digital cameras. One of the projects she assigns every year is to have her students grow a bean and measure it every week to partcipate in a scientific investigation as an observing events and collecting specimens for analysis This project gave students practice using a ruler to measure and round to the nearest half-inch. However, Mr. Black has found that students gain a greater understanding if the records of the observation is presented and analyzied visually. He would like to use the same project to have the students keep and report records of the observations using tools, such as journals, charts, and graphs.