LESSON+PLAN!

These ​ ​ lessons ​ ​ were ​ ​ created ​ ​ under ​ ​ the ​ ​ assumption ​ ​ that ​ ​ students ​ ​ know ​ ​ how ​ ​ to ​ ​ use ​ ​ GPS ​ ​ units, ​ ​ understand ​ ​ what geocaching ​ ​ is, ​ ​ and ​ ​ know ​ ​ how ​ ​ to ​ ​ work ​ ​ in ​ ​ cooperative ​ ​ teams. Title:​ ​​​ ​​Oh​ ​the​ ​Places​ ​You’ll​ ​Go

Author(s):​ ​ Amber ​ ​ Chauncey, ​ ​ Sarah ​ ​ Davis, ​ ​ Michaela ​ ​ Godwin, ​ ​ and ​ ​ Elizabeth Street

Grade​ ​Level(s) : ​​ ​​ ​ 3rd ​ ​ grade

Brief​ ​Summary​:

THIS​ ​SHOULD​ ​BE​ ​A​ ​TWO-DAY​ ​ACTIVITY ​ ​ Students ​ ​ will ​ ​ break ​ ​ off ​ ​ into ​ ​ teams ​ ​ of ​ ​ three ​ ​ or ​ ​ four ​ ​ (depending ​ ​ on ​ ​ class ​ ​ size) ​ ​ and ​ ​ will ​ ​ travel around ​ ​ the ​ ​ school ​ ​ finding ​ ​ specific ​ ​ geological ​ ​ locations. ​ ​ At ​ ​ each ​ ​ location ​ ​ will ​ ​ be ​ ​ a ​ ​ set ​ ​ of ​ ​ primary sources ​ ​ for ​ ​ students ​ ​ to ​ ​ identify ​ ​ the ​ ​ characteristics ​ ​ of ​ ​ that ​ ​ given ​ ​ location Content ​ ​ Areas: ​ ​​ Social ​ ​ Studies ​ ​ and ​ ​ Writing

Big​ ​Idea : ​ ​​ After ​ ​ observing ​ ​ location ​ ​ across ​ ​ a ​ ​ community ​ ​ students ​ ​ will ​ ​ examine ​ ​ the ​ ​ impact human-interaction ​ ​ has ​ ​ had ​ ​ on ​ ​ a ​ ​ region NC​ ​SCOS​ ​Goals/Objectives: 3.G.1.1 ​ ​ Find ​ ​ absolute ​ ​ and ​ ​ relative ​ ​ locations ​ ​ of ​ ​ places ​ ​ within ​ ​ the ​ ​ local ​ ​ community ​ ​ and ​ ​ region. 3.G.1.4 ​ ​ Explain ​ ​ how ​ ​ the ​ ​ movement ​ ​ of ​ ​ goods, ​ ​ people ​ ​ and ​ ​ ideas ​ ​ impact ​ ​ the ​ ​ community. W.3.2. ​ ​ Write ​ ​ informative/explanatory ​ ​ texts ​ ​ to ​ ​ examine ​ ​ a ​ ​ topic ​ ​ and ​ ​ convey ​ ​ ideas ​ ​ and ​ ​ information clearly. a. ​ ​ Introduce ​ ​ a ​ ​ topic ​ ​ and ​ ​ group ​ ​ related ​ ​ information ​ ​ together; ​ ​​ include ​ ​ illustrations ​ ​ when ​ ​ useful ​ ​ to aiding ​ ​ comprehension. b. ​ ​ Develop ​ ​ the ​ ​ topic ​ ​ with ​ ​ facts, ​ ​ definitions, ​ ​ and ​ ​ details. MATERIALS ​ ​ & ​ ​ PREPARATION: > periods ​ ​ (ex. ​ ​ initial ​ ​ discovery ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ US, ​ ​ Industrial ​ ​ Era ​ ​ in ​ ​ Northeastern ​ ​ US, ​ ​ etc. ​ ​ ) >
 * ● GPS ​ ​ devices
 * ● Primary ​ ​ Sources ​ ​ related ​ ​ to ​ ​ different ​ ​ regions ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ United ​ ​ States ​ ​ during ​ ​ different ​ ​ time
 * ● Pencil/Paper

Instructional Activities: 1. Students ​ ​ will ​ ​ have ​ ​ had ​ ​ prior ​ ​ lessons ​ ​ related ​ ​ to ​ ​ finding ​ ​ absolute ​ ​ location ​ ​ to ​ ​ prepare ​ ​ for ​ ​ the activity.

2. ​ ​ Introduce ​ ​ change ​ ​ over ​ ​ time ​ ​​ ​ by ​ ​ having ​ ​ students ​ ​ do ​ ​ a ​ ​ quick ​ ​ write ​ ​ of ​ ​ changes ​ ​ in ​ ​ their ​ ​ world ​ ​ that they ​ ​ have ​ ​ seen Created ​ ​ and ​ ​ submitted ​ ​ by ​ ​ Campbell ​ ​ University’s ​ ​ pre-service ​ ​ elementary/middle ​ ​ grades ​ ​ candidates

Describe ​ ​ how ​ ​ the ​ ​ world ​ ​ is ​ ​ different ​ ​ from ​ ​ when ​ ​ you ​ ​ [teacher] ​ ​ were ​ ​ the ​ ​ students ​ ​ age. 3. ​ ​ Students ​ ​ in ​ ​ their ​ ​ teams ​ ​ will ​ ​ be ​ ​ given ​ ​ an ​ ​ initial ​ ​ location ​ ​ coordinates ​ ​ to ​ ​ input ​ ​ into ​ ​ the ​ ​ GPS device ​ ​ and ​ ​ search ​ ​ for ​ ​ their ​ ​ first ​ ​ primary ​ ​ source

*Parent ​ ​ volunteers ​ ​ may ​ ​ be ​ ​ helpful ​ ​ this ​ ​ day ​ ​ to ​ ​ help ​ ​ students ​ ​ stay ​ ​ on ​ ​ track ​ ​ finding ​ ​ their ​ ​ location* 4. ​ ​ At ​ ​ each ​ ​ location ​ ​ will ​ ​ be ​ ​ a ​ ​ primary ​ ​ source ​ ​ where ​ ​ students ​ ​ will ​ ​ need ​ ​ to ​ ​ work ​ ​ with ​ ​ group members ​ ​ and ​ ​ identify ​ ​ characteristics ​ ​ of ​ ​ this ​ ​ given ​ ​ region Coordinates ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ next ​ ​ location ​ ​ will ​ ​ be ​ ​ attached ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ folder ​ ​ containing ​ ​ the ​ ​ primary sources. 5. ​ ​ Once ​ ​ all ​ ​ locations ​ ​ have ​ ​ been ​ ​ located ​ ​ students ​ ​ will ​ ​ return ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ classroom.

​ ​ 6. ​ ​ Students ​ ​ will ​ ​ choose ​ ​ any ​ ​ map ​ ​ of ​ ​ the ​ ​ country ​ ​ and ​ ​ compare ​ ​ it ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ current ​ ​ area ​ ​ we ​ ​ are ​ ​ located in ​ ​ Highlighting ​ ​ at ​ ​ least ​ ​ 3 ​ ​ major ​ ​ changes ​ ​ that ​ ​ have ​ ​ occurred ​ ​ over ​ ​ time ​. Assessment: Completed ​ ​ writing ​ ​ pieces ​ ​ will ​ ​ be ​ ​ the ​ ​ assessment ​ ​ tool Closure/Review/Summary: SUHUPU ​ ​ [Stand ​ ​ Up, ​ ​ Hand ​ ​ Up, ​ ​ Pair ​ ​ Up]

Talk ​ ​ about ​ ​ an ​ ​ interesting ​ ​ difference ​ ​ between ​ ​ our ​ ​ location ​ ​ and ​ ​ another Created ​ ​ and ​ ​ submitted ​ ​ by ​ ​ Campbell ​ ​ University’s ​ ​ pre-service ​ ​ elementary/middle ​ ​ grades ​ ​ candidates HOME