Third Grade
Content:
History: Christopher Columbus
Tech Used:
Internet, Computers, LCD Projector
Activity Overview:
Students will use multiple online websites to research information about Christopher Columbus. Students will use this information to create an online timeline highlighting at least 10 important events in Columbus' life.
Procedures:
The lesson will start with a KWL chart on Christopher Columbus. Students will use the "W" questions to guide them in their online search. Students will then begin their search from a list of pre-approved bookmarked sites. Students will choose the information they want to include on their timeline. Students will then take the information they have gathered and use this timeline tool to create their timeline about Christopher Columbus. The teacher may want to model using the LCD projector for students so that they have a starting point and somewhere to begin working from. Students will then present their timeline using the LCD projector.
Essential Skills and Concepts:
Students will use pre-writing to prepare for research
Students will collect and expand historical information
Students will learn how to create a timeline using online resources
Standards:
Iowa Core
Understand cause and effect relationships and other historical thinking skills in order to interpret events and issues.
Understand historical patterns, periods of time, and the relationships among these elements.
Understand the role of innovation on the development and interaction of societies.
NETS-S
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
process data and report results.
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