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How to implement engaging research, including mini skills lessons, and professional resources
TARGETED LEARNING STYLES

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TIME FRAME:

Approximate time to complete

1 week

 UNIT:

   Grade Four Social Studies - European Settlement

FOCUS:
Enduring Understanding or EssentialQuestion

  

How were the lives of people living in Colonial Maryland different from our lives today?

MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum: Social Studies Standards/Core Learning Goals

  

History:
Students will examine significant ideas, beliefs, and themes; organize patterns and events; and analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time in Maryland and the United States.

Students will use historical thinking skills to understand how individuals and events have changed
society over time.

BCPS Social Studies Curriculum Indicator

   Explain the significance and chronology of key historical events during early settlement in Maryland using a variety of primary and secondary resources.
MD flagMSDE Voluntary State Curriculum Library Media
 

2A
1. Match resources to topic of interest or need.
3A
1. Students will use print resources efficiently and effectively.
3. Students will use computer/online/digital resources efficiently and effectively.
7. Use appropriate graphic organizers or note cards to record relevant information. 
8. Use own words to capture concepts and avoid plagiarism.
5A
2. Apply critical thinking and problem solving strategies.
6A
1. Make decisions to facilitate effective communication of ideas.
National Information LIteracy Content Standards (ALA)

Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.

Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

National Technology Education Standards for Students (ISTE)

 

Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.


Created by Phyllis Fullem and Joyce Caldwell
Last update: July 2004
Revised by Melissa Douglas, BCPS

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