Turtle Diary is a FANTASTIC resource. This site has kid friendly ebooks with color images and bold writing that can help students to identify the most important information.
Living Biography Project Update Students should come to school on SUNDAY with the biography notes completed. These notes should include: when and where the person was born, interesting facts about their childhood/early years, their accomplishments (what made them famous) and a few other fun facts. Try to make this person come to life! Explain why this person is important and how he or she changed history.
Turtle Diary is a FANTASTIC resource. This site has kid friendly ebooks with color images and bold writing that can help students to identify the most important information. Living Biography ProjectWe will conclude our study of history, by thinking like historians and researching a famous and important person from the past or present. Students will use their critical thinking skills to find and share information. This assignment is due on Sunday December 13th (4A & 4B) OR Monday December 14th (4C & 4D). For homework, students should choose 5 people that they would be interested in researching. I will look at students' choices, and assign each a different person. I understand that some people may be not be here the last week of classes. If students do not attend class during this final week, they must turn in the project early, on Thursday December 10. Attached below is the research packet that students received in class. The notes and writing assignment will be done IN CLASS. Students must bring their research materials and information to class every day. Use these websites to find information:
Unit 4 Lesson 3: Famous HistoriansThis week we will quickly discuss famous historians. Students should read pages 65 & 66. They should answer the questions on page 39. These pages will be checked on Thursday November 26.
Unit 4 Lesson 2: Archaeology VideosThis Magic School Bus cartoon is a fun way to learn more about archeology and artifacts. Check out the Magic School Bus YouTube channel for dozens of other fun videos. If you didn't finish the Bill Nye video questions in class, finish them for homework. Another copy of the worksheet is attached below.
Thursday is our first copybook check. Each assignment should be glued into the copybook. If students are missing worksheets, they can print another copy. Copies of all of the worksheets are attached below. All copybooks will be collected on Thursday. No exceptions.
Please see the images and attachments for details, blank worksheets, and examples. The assignment requires: 3 facts about the United Nations and definitions for all three vocabulary words.
ONE of the webs should have definitions and the OTHER web should have pictures.
There should be a few notes AND the peace sign describing one important human right. The peace sign is a bonus in 4B. Notes should be copied from the PowerPoint or summarized in simple words from the textbook.
Definitions copied from the PowerPoint or the textbook.
Some students may have cut and pasted, other may have colored. BOTh are acceptable.
Please describe a modern artifact and explain what future historians must learn from us, after studying our stuff. Write in complete sentences.
Describe what makes your culture special and unique.
A picture and sentence for each vocabulary word. Extra marks if you use color!
Early this week, we will finish our discussion of Unit 4 Lesson 1: The Study of History. In their copybooks, students should have completed:
These videos summarize the meaning of culture and give a few examples.
These videos explain the difference between primary and secondary sources.
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