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• A lesson for 5th Grade
• (Social Studies)
• Designed by
• Juliana Martinjmartin_at_oakland.edu

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Introduction

• Hello, future explorers! Today is a big day for
  you. You are needed in a very important
  exploration navigation of the past. You are
  needed to retrace the journey of Christopher
  Columbus and enact the journey with other group
  members.

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Task

• Once you are finished researching the track of
  Christopher Columbus journey, you should be able
  to know where Columbus traveled, the destination
  he finished at, the goods he traded, and have a
  full understanding of travel through your own
  skit done at the end of class.

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Process 1

• 1. First youll be assigned to a group of
  three people
• 2. Each group member will work on their own,
  in tracing the journey Columbus made, but will be
  able to assist each other .
• 3. Once each of you are done tracing the
  journey, you then will separate into your
  individual roles and research what Columbus did
  once he reached his destination, what he traded
  and who he traded with.
• 4. After you are finished with your research,
  you will then break into your groups and do a
  skit on the journey of Christopher Columbus in
  front of the class.

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Process 2

• Some helpful websites you make want to look at
  when doing your research are as follows
• http//www1.minn.net/keithp/
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/
  columbus.shtml
• http//www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.ht
  ml
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
• http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.ht
  m
• http//www.shipsofdiscovery.org/columbus.htm

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Process 3

• While you are researching Christopher Columbus,
  be sure to pay attention to details about his
  journey and what he did once he reached his
  destination. Looking at a globe or map will be
  helpful in better understanding the voyage he
  made to the New World, America.
• There are also many details that will be
  necessary when performing your skit and so this
  list of questions to think about may be very
  helpful to you. These questions may be printed
  off and used as a checklist to what you should
  include in your skit.

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Evaluation

• You will be graded on account of several aspects.
• You will be graded on how affectively you use the
  given class time for your project, your usage of
  the computers, how well you work in your groups,
  how prepared you are for you presentation, etc.
• A more detailed rubric for evaluation may be
  printed off here and used as another guide in
  helping you complete this project.

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Conclusion

• Good job explorers! You have successfully traced
  the journey of Christopher Columbus. You and your
  group of explorers did a great job of learning
  just what Columbus did. You know where he
  traveled, the destination he arrived at, what he
  did once he landed there, what he traded and who
  he did his trading with. Because of your great
  job in exploring, you may be asked to help again.
  I hear there are some routing questions dealing
  with the Oregon Trail. So keep up the good work,
  and keep exploring!
• The WebQuest Site
• The IST 396 Site
• ISTE Home Page
• COATT Home Page
• Back to my webpage

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Credits

• The pictures used on the making of this
  multimedia project come from clip art and many of
  the websites aforementioned throughout the
  PowerPoint.
• Google was the main source in finding information
  on the websites of which you did your research.
• The IST 396 web site is a helpful site that will
  inform you of any updates on the multimedia
  projects and also is a source for many other
  multimedia projects.

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Introduction (Teacher)

• This lesson was created as part of a project in
  the IST 396 teaching with technology class at
  Oakland University in Rochester Michigan.
• This lesson is designed to help students get a
  better understanding of the exploration of
  Christopher Columbus. The children are to map the
  quest of Columbus and then research what he did
  once he reached America. This will give the
  children a a better realization of what life was
  like in the discovery days and how the explorers
  of the new world lived.

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Learners (Teacher)

• This lesson is anchored around fifth grade social
  studies and history. In its complexity, it should
  remain for a fifth grade audience, but with a
  much watered down version, it is also appropriate
  for third and fourth graders as well.
• Prior to this lesson, the children will need to
  know who Christopher Columbus is and briefly know
  what he did regarding America. The students will
  also need to be able to search the internet.

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Standards (Teacher)

• Social Studies Standards Addressed
• Recognize the relationships among the various
  parts of a nation's cultural life.
• Learn about the past and how it differed from the
  way we live today.
• Learn about the thrill of exploration of a new
  nation/country and the difficulty in doing this.
• In this lesson, students will be using their
  imagination and creative production when creating
  the skit they will act out. They will also have
  to use teamwork for the skit and bringing their
  research together.
• Some good standards to look at when grading these
  projects and the progress of the students
• Standards for fifth grade social studies projects
• H1.3.1 Describe the contributions of people from
  various cultural groups to the development of
  local, Washington State, and U.S. history
• G3.3.1c Recognize the positive and negative
  outcomes that can result when people of different
  cultural backgrounds interact and understand how
  an awareness of cultural traditions can help in
  cross-cultural communication
• Illustrates presentations using a limited variety
  of media appropriate to audience and purpose
  (e.g., charts/graphs, maps, illustrations, props)
  

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Process 1 (Teacher)

• 1. First youll be assigned to a group of
  three people
• 2. Each group member will work on their own,
  in tracing the journey Columbus made, but will be
  able to assist each other .
• 3. Once each of you are done, tracing the
  journey, you then will separate into your
  individual roles and research what Columbus did
  once he reached his destination, what he traded
  and who he traded with.
• 4. After you are finished with your research,
  you will then break into your groups and do a
  skit on the journey of Christopher Columbus in
  front of the class.

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Process 2 (Teacher)

• The lesson is organized for a one class lesson.
  It should be done over one class period or day,
  whichever you as the teacher prefer. The children
  will need to do their research for one period or
  day. The second day should be dedicated to
  merging all the students findings and
  brainstorming ideas for their skits. The third
  day can be set aside for the rehearsal of the
  skits or if the class is going well, the skits
  may be performed by the groups on this day. The
  lesson involves single disciplinary and
  multidisciplinary motivation.

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Process 3 (Teacher)

• The students will be divided into groups of
  three. They will begin the research of Columbus
  journey on their own. They will then break into
  their groups and compare the information they
  found on Christopher Columbus and begin
  discussions on the skit they will perform. Once
  they have their ideas for the skit finalized,
  they will be given time to rehearse the skit. On
  the final day of the lesson, each groups will
  perform their skit.
• No skills are need from the teacher, to teach
  this lesson. Any level teacher can direct and
  assist the students during this lesson.

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Resources (Teacher)

• Some of the possibilities
• Class sets of books in the classroom
• Computers for conducting research
• Maps of the world
• Costumes and/or props for the skit-
• Some good websites for the children to look at
• http//www1.minn.net/keithp/
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/
  columbus.shtml
• http//www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.ht
  ml
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
• http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.ht
  m
• http//www.shipsofdiscovery.org/columbus.htm
• There is only one teacher needed to teach and
  help with this lesson. While the students are
  researching, the teacher will be doing a lot of
  helping with any computer problems. More teachers
  or aids my be present when helping get ready for
  the skits. The children will more than likely
  need help with costumes and coming up with ideas.
  The students will be informed that their skits
  dont need to be very long, but they will need
  help with the little that they do.

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Evaluation (Teacher)

• You will judge the students on various aspects of
  their project.
• They will be judge on their performance among
  groups, how well they used class time, how well
  they used the computers, how creative their skit
  is, etc.
• A more detailed rubric form may be printed out
  for your benefit.

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Conclusions (Teacher)

• Teachers should use this lesson because it is a
  great lesson about exploration and learning that
  the children are not exposed to. The children
  will be excited to enact the traveling of
  Christopher Columbus. This lesson gives the
  children a chance to use their imaginations while
  learning at the same time.

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Credits (Teacher)

• In creating this multimedia project, many of the
  pictures were taken form clip art on the computer
  and the other pictures were taken from the
  websites on the aforementioned pages on the power
  point multimedia project.
• Google was the main source of information and
  search engine in finding the links for students
  to engage in their research.
• The IST 396 Site is a helpful site for many
  other multimedia projects for students at all
  grade levels. This site will also provide updates
  to previous projects and information on the new
  ones.