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Fact vs. Opinion Students will learn to distinguish the difference between facts and opinions. They will practice identifying facts and opinions. Essential Question: What is the difference between fact and opinion? 7
5
Endangered Animals Trading Cards This lesson is designed to help students understand that they can apply their knowledge about endangered animals to helping make a difference in a real-world context by spreading awareness and raising money for a cause. 1, 2
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What Was Life Like in Ancient Hawaii? The essential question is what was Hawaii like in the past? Students describe the culture and geography of ancient Hawaii by searching for information in a range of resources and combining information and visuals from their research in the form of digital posters. 4
5
Ban That Book! In this project students conduct a historical survey of book banning in the U.S. They research why specific books have been banned and draw their own conclusions in defending or opposing the banning of specific books. The essential questions they address are: Which books have been banned in the U.S.? Why have they been banned? Do I support or oppose book banning, and why? 10
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Building a Greener Community Students delve into different areas of community life and the importance of using existing resources in effective and efficient ways. They also consider alternatives to creating greener environments that may be innovative approaches. In their investigations, they address the following essential questions: What does greening a community involve? How green is our community at this time? How can we build a greener community? 8
5
Cyberbullying Among Teens Students learn the importance of creating storyboards as first steps in designing their podcasts. To build their storyboards, they wrestle with the following essential questions: Why do teens engage in cyberbullying? How does it affect the victims? What can we do to stop cybebullying? 9
5
Check it out... nonfiction can be fun! During this unit, the students cultivate their own curiosity as they explore a broad range of nonfiction topics and learn about interesting ways information can be communicated in nonfiction. They immerse themselves in various topics of interest to them and then select one of those topics to research with a partner in depth. Partners then write, revise, and publish an informational piece about that topic to share with the class. 5
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Wildflower Field Guides Students will study plants, the plant life cycle, and wildflowers native to their school location. They will then make a field guide of local wildflowers, using photographs and existing field guides to research what flowers grow in the area, where, and when they are in bloom. 2
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Using Primary and Secondary Sources to Create an Educational Game Students will gain background knowledge about Westward Expansion by working with primary and secondary sources curated in a LiveBinder. What is the difference between primary and secondary sources? 6
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In Case of Emergency Fifth grade students will investigate local natural disasters, specifically focusing on the preparedness for natural disasters, and produce a news broadcast based on their research for school's morning announcements. The students will use various resources to locate necessary information in order to answer the essential question: How should you be prepared in the event of natural disaster? 5
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