Phiona Foster EDSE 604 OP Final project: Component one Theme: The Continents Title: Around the world

to seven continents Grade level: sixth Student population: General education Number of sessions: 5 In this unit six grade students will be divided into six groups representing the six populated continents. Each group will identify four countries from that continent and research information and facts about that continent. The group researching Australia will identify four states from that continent. Students will do a power point presentation of their country they have research and then they will print it out and create a booklet.

A) What is the theme of your project?

The theme of my project is around the world to the seven continents.

B) State the standards to which your theme is aligned

Social Studies: Standard 3: Geography Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we livelocal, national, and globalincluding the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earths surface. The Arts: Standard 1: Creating and performing in the arts Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.

Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles. Technology: Standard 5: Computer technology Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.

C)

Describe the Learning Product your students will create and through the creation of which they will learn the content and skills youve identified as a goal.

Students will do a power point presentation of the country they research. The students will also print out the PowerPoint and turn it into a booklet.

D) What Social Studies content will students/skills will they learned from my project
Students will learn about the seven continents of the world. They will learn about the location of the each continent and about different countries in different continents.

E) What Art content will they learned from this project

Students will make a booklet to represent the continent they have research. They will make a decorative cover page and design the booklet the way they please. They will learn how to do use various art materials on the computer.

F) How might you determine if the student learned what I

intended to Each group will create a booklet representing some of the countries of the continent they have research. All the booklets will be displayed in the class library. I will have a question and answer section after all the groups are finishing presenting. I will complete a KWL chart and use that to determine how much they have learned.

Component # 2 In this unit sixth grade students will be divided into six groups representing six continents that are populated. Each group with the exception of Australia will identify four countries in that continent. The group researching Australia will identify four states. Students will create a booklet to represent the continent they have research. The book will be displayed as a part of the class library. New York State Learning Standards: Social Studies Standard 3- Geography Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we livelocal, national, and global including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earths surface. Key ideas:

Student will draw maps and diagrams that serve as representations of places, physical features, and objects locate places within the local community, State, and nation; locate the Earths continents in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians (Adapted from National Geography Standards, 1994) Students identify and compare the physical, human, and cultural characteristics of different regions and people (Adapted from National Geography Standards, 1994) investigate how people depend on and modify the physical environment study about how people live, work, and utilize natural resources draw maps and diagrams that serve as representations of places, physical features, and objects New York State Learning Standards: The Arts
Standard 1: Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.

Standard 2: Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles. Technology:
Standard 5: Computer technology

Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.

FLOW CHART:
Using the library Internet research Students will divided into six groups representing six continents that are populated.

Theme: Around the world to seven Continents Product: Students will do a power point presentation of the continent they research Students will print out their power point and turn it into a booklet. Learning Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge about the seven continents and countries around the world

Reading maps
Print books
Analyzing information to report

Theme work
Exploring technology use

Each group will research four countries or states from that continent

Each group will do a Power Point presentation and create a booklet

Component #4 Defend project as a project-based Each group gets the opportunity to choose the countries that they want to research. I will suggest some of the information and facts the students can include in the report but the students decide on what information they think is important. The groups will choose various different sources to use such internet, world atlas, national geography explorer magazines and encyclopedia to get information. They will demonstrate the wealth of information that they will learn through the detail power point presentation and the booklet they will put together. I will divide up the students into six groups. Each student will equally contribute to the group assignment. There will be one grade assign to the entire group, so each group member has to make sure the other students are doing their part. With guidance from the teacher, each group will decide how they will organize their groups.
Students will be informed that they will be creating a power point and a booklet with the information that they will be researching. Some of the students will already know how to use power point and they will help the other students in the group with learning to use this software. They will have to search and verifies that the information they found are factual before they use it.

Each group will be making a booklet with all the information and facts they found about the continents and the countries within that continent. This book is an authentic book with factual information that will be displayed in the classroom for other students, the teacher and others to view. This book will be a part of the class library.

While working on both the power point and the booklet, students will be getting feedback from each other in the groups. Other people who will view the booklet will also have the opportunity to give feedback to the students about their work. The evaluation receive from others will help them with similar future projects. Students will save their power point on a flash drive and have it readily available to show others. As mention before the students booklet will be display in the classroom library. Each group booklet will be design by the students in any style that is appropriate. The students will be using the internet to research information and they will use the classroom projector as a part of their power point presentation. Some of the students have never use power point and this will be a new way of displaying what they have learned. Making the booklet is a great way for them to show creativity. The students will research the continent and the countries, they will gather all the important facts that they will put in their presentations. They will decide on how to divide up the workload and the assignment. Team work is a big part of this assignment and they have to work together as a group to get the project complete. Everyone will have an opportunity to share his or her idea about the information to involve in the project. Focus question: How can we travel to the seven continents without leaving our classroom or school?

Component # 5 Lesson Plan Theme: Around the world to seven continents. New York State Learning Standards: Social studies: Standard 3- Geography The Arts: Standard 1- Creating and performing in the arts
Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

Technology: Standard 5: Computer Technology Unit Objectives: Students will learn the name of the seven continents Students will learn the geographical location of each continent Students will accurately identify at least four countries from each continent Students will be to give at least five facts about each country studied Students will develop map skills

Materials: computers, flash drive, library, maps, books, printer and atlas Day 1: Aim: How can I learn about the continents without the teacher reading about them from the textbook? (5 min) Motivation: For the next four classes, we are going to travel around the world to seven continents and we will be stopping at six of the continents. We will be stopping at four countries from five of the continents and stopping at four states from the one of the continent. Procedure: (25 mins)

1. Remember in fifth grade, you briefly learn that there are seven continents and four oceans. This year we will be looking at each continent and the some countries from that continent. We are going to do a group project to study the continents and this project will be fun, exciting and you will learn plenty of information and facts about the continents. First I want to do a brief review of what you remember about the continents. What are the names of the seven continents? On what continent is the country of Iran located? What continent can you find the Mount Rushmore? What continent only has one country? What continent is the smallest in land size? What two continents share the country of Turkey? What continent is Guyana located in? What continent has the two most populated countries? (15mins) Once the questions are asked and discussed, I will put together a KWL chart with students. (45 mins) Assign students to their group and show sample 1. Next students will be assigned to their groups and they will be informed of what continent they will be researching. 2. The project will be explained to the groups in full detail. I will start out by telling them for this project, they will be using the school library and all the available resources in the library such as the computer, the books, magazines, maps, etc. 3. Student will be shown the sample of the booklet that I have created. 4. Start the PowerPoint and show it to them. 5. Next inform students that they will create their own PowerPoint and booklet as a final product of what they will learn about the continents 6. Each group will research a continent and four countries from that continent 7. The group researching Australia will research about four states from that region 8. You will make a PowerPoint similar to the one that I have shown you and you will also print out a copy of the PowerPoint and staple it together and make a booklet 9. You will make a creative cover page for your booklet

10. You will create five slides, one with the name and the continent and a graphic representation of that continent. The other four will be for each country or states 11. I will need at least pieces of information about each country on the each slide. 12. I will need to see a flag or a picture to represent that country 13. This is a group assignment and everyone will need to participate 14. The next two social studies will be held in the library for you to utilize for your project 15. Students will know what continent they will be researching and the sources that they will be using Assessment: Students will verbally give the teacher a summary of what their assignment is

Day 2: Library (1.5 hours) AIM: How can we present to others what we learned about the continents without reading it to them from my notes? Motivation: Everyone have your passports and bag pack, we are ready to take off to travel the world. Procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Students will sit in their assign group in the library to begin their research Each group will be assigned to two computers Students will brain for few minutes about how to proceed with their project Students will decide on what countries they want to research The librarian will be available for lend students materials needed I will be circulating all the groups making sure everyone is participating and has a support 7. Each group by the end of the first forty five minutes should decide on what countries to research and have at least two sources ready to use 8. By the end of the second session all the groups should have facts about the continent and the four countries they choose 9. They will save their work to Microsoft word and to a flash drive Assessment: Students will verbally give teacher the name of four countries or four states from their continent they are researching.

Day 3: Library (1.5hours)

AIM: Can you tell me some facts about four different countries? Motivation: How many countries have you visited since last week? Everyone should have visited at least four countries. Procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Students will sit in their assigned groups and start putting their PowerPoint together I will circulating each groups to provide support with PowerPoint or any other sources Make sure students are working in a timely manner Make sure they are saving their work By the end of the first hour, the group should have their PowerPoint ready Students will proof read their assignment and have teacher look it over Students will save their work to Microsoft PowerPoint and then print out a copy of it Each group will use the remaining of the class time to put the booklet together If it is not complete at the end of the class session, they will have few minutes before the next class to complete it

Assessment: Teacher will check each group making sure their PowerPoint is completed, they have at least five slides, they have some sort of graphics on each slide and they have print out a copy.

Day 4: Classroom (1.5hrs) AIM: Who is ready to show the rest of the class the continent and countries you have visited the last three days? Motivation: Students you have been working hard on your project the last three days and now myself and the rest of the classroom is eagerly awaiting to see the masterpiece that each group have produce. Procedures: Presentations 1. 2. 3. 4. The blackboard and classroom computer will be set up for the students to use Each group will have their own flash drive ready to plug in the computer All students will sit in their assigned group The order of presentation are Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America 5. Students will take notes and write down questions from the other groups and cannot speak while they are giving their presentation

6. Teacher will be assessing groups presentation while making sure the rest of the class is maintaining their behavior 7. Each group will have fifteen minutes to present to the class 8. Each group will have their booklet staple together with a decorated cover sheet 9. All the booklets will be place in the class library 10. After all the groups present, teacher will ask students to hold on to questions and comments for the next class

Day 5: Review, discussion and unit assessment AIM: Did everyone enjoy visiting the seven continents and what have you brought back from each continent? Motivation (5 mins): We will have a question and answer discussion about what we learn about the continents. Procedures: (40 mins) 1. Students will sit with their group 2. Each group will have at least seven questions for the other groups to answer 3. The group who answer the most correct answer will earn frequent flyer miles from the class 4. Everyone in each group must answer at least one question 5. Teacher will make sure everyone is participating in the discussion 6. Students are allow to critique each other projects without disrespecting their work 7. All students will look through each booklet 8. Lesson will finish up with teacher asking each student to state one thing they have learned about the continent or countries they have research. Assessment: Throughout the unit, I have been monitoring student work. I have designed a rubric to use for grading their projects.