Library Services: Elementary Units
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Inquiry Units
- Kindergarten - 1st grade Inquiry - Jobs
- Kindergarten Inquiry - Where in the World Are We?
- 1st Grade Inquiry - Colonial Times
- 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 - Rapid Changes of the Earth's Surface
Activities
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Create (One or more class periods)
Product Tech Tool Notes Public Service Announcement iMovie app
Doink GreenScreen app
- students need to create a script
- see Additional Resources tab for sample PSAs
Curated Electronic Display Discovery Education Studio Boards - students create a storyboard and have it approved prior to building the DE board
Slide Show Adobe Spark
Seesaw or Google slides
Shadow Puppets app
- students need to create a storyboard prior to recording
- students should use copyright-free images
Postcard PhotoCard by Bill Atkinson - students will create a postcard from a place where a rapid change takes place (e.g., California and earthquakes) and describe what to do before, during and after such an event
Comic Strip Strip Designer
Puppet Pals
- students need to create a storyboard prior to making their comic strip
- students can use Puppet Pals to insert themselves into the images
- students should use copyright-free images
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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