Library Services: Elementary Units
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- 2nd Grade Inquiry - American Symbols
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- 3rd Grade Inquiry - Rapid Changes to the Earth's Surface
- 3rd Grade Inquiry - Scientific Breakthroughs
- 4th Grade Inquiry - Native Texas
- 4th Grade: Notable Texans
- 4th Grade Inquiry - Slow Changes to Earth's Surface
- 5th Grade Inquiry - Energize
Create - Slow Changes to Earth's Surface

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Erosion. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Feb. 2020. Accessed 1 Jul. 2020.
Activities
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Lesson
Student Task: You are geologists that have been studying the Earth’s surface. You have to prepare a video to present to the USGS (US Geological Survey) about the slow changes happening on Earth.
Write an expository paragraph that addresses the question you researched and the information that you discovered. This information will be used as a script for your video. Check the rubric to ensure that you have met all task expectations.
Select a background image for your video. Utilize the DoInk green screen app on the library ipads to create your project.

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This phase is intended to:
Encourage students to demonstrate understanding of the information gathered, and synthesize into an appropriate format.
Key ideas:
- Allow student choice in tool/presentation
- Use an appropriate mode of delivery, based on the topic and audience
- Consider written, oral, and multimodal
Resources
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Project Rubric - students will be prompted to make their own copy
DoInk green screen app, backdrop, props
Image Sources: Please add cititation with images used
- Britannica
- Gale Elementary
- National Geographic Kids
- Photos for Class
- Pics4Learning
- Pixnio