Library Services: Elementary Units
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Inquiry Units
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- 1st Grade Inquiry - Discovering Where We Live
- 2nd Grade Inquiry - American Symbols
- 2nd Grade Inquiry - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- 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 - Jobs

Activities
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Slide Show (45 minutes)
Slide Show Scripts:
Students will need a script in order to narrate their slide show. The class note-taking sheet may be used part of the script. Reminder: Use a shared or interactive writing process first to model.
Slide Show Illustrations/Photos & App:
Option 1: If student drawings are used for the slide show, students can take a photo of the drawing and upload it from the camera roll.
Option 2: Students may take photos of the photo cards (e.g., doctor, stethoscope) and upload them from the camera roll.
Option 3: Photos may be saved to the camera roll. Click and hold the image. Choose Save Image to add the photo to the camera roll. Librarians may airdrop photos saved on one iPad to other devices.
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Sample #1
- Slide One
Drawing or photo of a tool (e.g., stethoscope)
Sample narration: I use a ___________________ (e.g., stethoscope). Who am I? - Slide Two
Drawing or photo of a worker.
Sample narration: I am a _______________________ (e.g., veterinarian). - Slide Three
"Source Snap Station" (photo of resources used for research)
Sample narration: I used these resources to learn about _________________ (e.g., firefighters).
Sample #2
- Slide One
Drawing or photo of ____________________ (e.g., firefighter, teacher, construction worker, etc.).
Sample narration: I learned about ___________________ (e.g., firefighters) . _______________________ (e.g., firefighters) are important because they _____________________. - Slide Two
Drawing or photo of a tool.
Sample narration: ________________________ (e.g., firefighters) use ________________ to help them do their job. - Slide Three
"Source Snap Station" (photo of resources used for research)
Sample narration: I used these resources to learn about _________________ (e.g., firefighters).
Spanish
- Slide One
Drawing or photo of a tool (p. ej. estetoscopio)
Sample narration: Yo aprendí sobre ___________________ (p. ej. los bomberos). ________________________ (p. ej. Los bomberos) son importantes porque ______________________. - Slide Two
Drawing or photo of a tool.
Sample narration: ________________________ (p. ej. Los bomberos) usan ________________ para hacer su trabajo. - Slide Three
Sample narration: Yo usé estos recursos para aprender sobre _________________ (p. ej. los bomberos).
- Slide One
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To Do:
Source Snap Station
Set up a "Source Snap Station" where students can take a photograph of the sources they used in their research. To simplify the process, the librarian may want to create separate packets for each job. The students would empty the contents of the packet (e.g., for veterinarians) and snap a photograph of the resources.
Resources
- Interactive Whiteboard Apps
- Explain Everything (paid app available on library iPads purchased with Bond funds):
- Educreations (free as of 1/25/16):
- Show Me (free as of 1/25/16):
- Jamboard ( free as of 5/22/19)
- Seesaw (purchased by district 8/1/2018)
- Source Cards for "Source Snap Station" (Revised Jan 2016)

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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