explore our world: problematic scenario

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Explore Our WorldTheme:Who We Are

C.I:Each of us is inspired by the lives of others

Explore Our World: The First AmericansStudents will learn about the cultures and lives of the earliest people of the Americas,

the impact of the environment and how they changed over time. They will then

connect what they learned to the culture and lives of people in the Americas today.

Pre-assessment:Set up pages in the Social Studies interactive notebook.

One page of I wonders, one page of I think I know and designated pages for WhatIve learned.

Create a class version with posters to keep displayed in the room.

We Wonder We Think We Know What Weve Learned


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We will spend the year Exploring Our World. As anthropologists, your

first assignment is to investigate the earliest people of the Americas from

thousands of years ago. You will look at different aspects of their lives and

analyze how they have influenced our world today. Share poster.

Problematic Scenario:You are an anthropologist on a mission. You have been asked to investigate the

earliest people of the Americas from thousands of years ago. Analyze how they

influenced the culture and lives of people today.

Share mission posters with students. The posters will help students focus their

learning. Designate pages in student interactive notebook to collect evidence from

missions. These pages could be labeled What I Learned from Mission #.

Mission One: Collect evidence to discover how the environment affected the lives of

early people.

*Students search for evidence (create artifacts using various materialseven

photographs can be used) in the library. I placed evidence by books that may give

clues as to what the artifact may be. Student search and create a chart to write outtheir hypothesis for these items. Then the books and their social studies text book

will be used to determine what these artifacts are and it will help them complete the


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Mission Five: Now that you have collected and evaluated your evidence, synthesize

your findings to share what youve learned.

Missions Four and Five will produce a product to be shared with the class. Students

will work in groups and focus on one early American group (Olmec, Anasazi, Makah,etc.) to share their knowledge and create a presentation. This may be in the form a

dramatized skit, PowerPoint (or other technological) presentation, report, or any other

option created by the anthropologist groups.

Students will be assessed based on their student interactive notebooks, groupevaluations and final presentation.

This two week excursion will incorporate social studies, technology, reading, writing,

and Spanish (early Middle America people). There will be a strong connection with

Spanish curriculum examining related cultures.

This unit will focus on all Social Studies strands; Human Systems and Economic

Activity, Social Organization and Culture, Continuity and Change Through Time, Human

and Natural Environments and Resources and the Environment. Each of these strands

will be explored, compared and evaluated.

The next posters will be used to guide students through Unit 1 of the Social Studies

text, novels and other content books.


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Interactive Notebook Rubric

TotallyAwesome

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* Writing goes beyond the basic requirements and shows in-depth understanding of the theme and

central idea

* Shows in-depth reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea

* Contains all components outlined in class

* Labels, color, neatness and creativity makes your work almost gross its so awesome!

Awesome9

* Writing follows the basic requirements and shows understanding of the theme and central idea

* Shows in-depth reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea

* Contains all components outlined in class

* Labels, color, neatness and creativity is great it just lacks the totally in awesome

PrettySweet

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* Writing follows the basic requirements and shows basic understanding of theme and central idea

* Shows honest reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea, but it is limited

* Contains about 90% of the components outlined in class* Labels, color, neatness and creativity are present for the most part

* Some requirements are met, but your notebook lacks criteria in different areas

Kick It Upa Notch

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* Follows basic requirements and shows limited understanding of the theme and central idea

* Limited reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea

* Contains about 80% of the components outlined in class

* Labels, color, neatness and creativity is not present consistently

* Few requirements are met and your notebook lacks criteria in different areas

Bust aMove

* Shows misconceptions and lack of understanding of the theme and central idea

* Very limited or no reflection of the learner profile, theme and central idea

Theme:Who We Are C.I:Each of us is inspired by the lives of othersName: Subject:


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performance peer Assessment:Name: assignment:

inquirer

Thinker

communicator

Risk-taker

knowledgeable

principled

caring


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4 3 2 1 Research one early

civilization group Provide a thorough,

well-drafted map,

labeling where the tribe

lived, as well as

neighboring tribes

Includes details thatdescribes the following:

where they lived, their

shelter, what they ate,their ceremonies, their

arts/crafts

Bibliography statingyour research sources (at

least two)

Description of theircustoms and beliefs

Information about wherethey are and what they

do today

Information about theirrelationships with other

tribes or people of the

area

Inference aboutdifficulties they may

have endured or

achievements

experienced as a resultof their location and

climate

Connection to todays

Research one tribe Make a cover page with thetribes name Provide a map, labeling

where the tribe lived

Includes information thatdescribes the following:


shelter, what they ate, their

ceremonies, their arts/crafts

Bibliography stating yourresearch sources (at leasttwo)

Description of their customsand beliefs

Information about wherethey are and what they do

today

Connection to todaysculture, landscaping and/orlife

Research one tribe Make a cover page with thetribes name Provide a map, labeling


Includes information aboutthe following: describe




Write a bibliography statingyour research sources (atleast two)

Attempted to connect totodays America

Research one tribe Incomplete cover page withtribes name Incomplete map, labeling


Incomplete paragraph aboutthe following: describe




Incomplete or nobibliography


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Youare ananthropologist on a mission.You have been asked toinvestigate the earliest people

of the Americas from thousands

of years ago. Analyze how theyinfluenced the culture and lives

of Americans today.


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Collect evidence to

discover how theenvironment affected

the lives of these earlypeople.


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Find examples of howtechnology changed

the way early peoplesurvived.


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Compare and contrastdifferent groups that

lived thousands ofyears ago in the

Americas.


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Connect what youlearned (from

missions 1-3) to howpeople live today.


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Now that you have

collected andevaluated your

evidence, synthesizeyour findings to sharewhat youve learned.

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