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Outer Space and Cyber Space

Space travel is an exciting adventure, but what is really out there in space? In this unit, students learn about our Solar System and compare and contrast characteristics of various planets. They explore mean, median, mode, and range and use these to further explore the characteristics of the planets. The sharing of information through expository writing, placed on the Internet as a Web page using Beacon?s SiteMaker tool, will bring outer space into cyber space.

Found in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science

Our Picnic, The Study of Matter

Do first graders understand science concepts? This literature-based unit uses scientific inquiry and strategies of problem-based learning in helping students discover the properties of matter. Through hands-on experiences, students discover how to protect their Freeze Pop from melting.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, All Year Long, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science

Native Americans

Who were the first Americans? This integrated unit on Native Americans encourages students to read informational texts to become experts on Native American culture groups from different regions and times. The unit utilizes small group work and activity centers to promote understanding of the artwork of various Native American culture groups and how the climate, location, and physical surroundings of culture group regions affected each groups way of life. Students will learn good speaking skills to help them speak to inform and express ideas about Native Americans.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, All Year Long, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Social Studies

Mythology in the Middle

Students read two narrative reading selections and based on the reading, compare and contrast a character from each. After compiling the information about these characters, students record their findings in a T-chart and a Venn diagram. Also students show that they can correctly separate compiled information after re-organizing a scrambled Venn diagram. The teacher-created Venn diagram is a false model that students must correct after reading two narrative selections. This provides the teacher with two products for the summative assessment and allows for triangulation in the instruction. The prerequisite for this mini-unit is students should understand character traits of characters in a narrative reading selection. Although most of the examples in this mini unit use mythology, the structure allows for any content area that the teacher selects.

Found in: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts

Mr. President

Who is the man on the penny? Are there people on other pieces of our money, too? What is a president? Students learn to identify and know the value of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter as they explore four of our presidents. They will listen to, view, and discuss George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, their presidencies and memorials including their images on various coins as they learn about money. Students also count to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s as they learn the value of various coins. This unit integrates social studies, math, and reading. NOTE: This unit should be taught after the 100th day of school and is most appropriate during the celebration of Presidents’ Day, the third Monday in February.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, All Year Long, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies