Connections Past & Present: Home

Learning

• Humans view themselves differently during different periods of time (Identity & Diversity)
• Studying the past helps us understand how the world has changed and how it might change in the future  (Interdependence)
• Create and use questions to guide research. (Inquiry & Research)
• Determine key ideas and details in text-- summarizing/paraphrasing and citing evidence (Communication)

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Doing

*Friday: Current Event presentations

1. Padlet: What objects are you curious about and why?

2. Quickwrite: Tech Then and Now

3. Step One of Research Proposal

4. Exit Ticket: HAL

Step One: What objects are you curious about? (They will get their own copy of this on Google Classroom, so they don't need to make a copy of this.)

Learning

• Studying the past helps us understand how the world has changed and how it might change in the future  (Interdependence)
• Creates and uses research questions to guide inquiry on an issue or event (Inquiry & Research)

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Doing

1. Assessment Review

2. QW: Evolution of Objects

3. Mini-Lesson: Britannica & How to Use it

4. Step Two of Research Proposal

5. Exit Ticket

Learning

• Studying the past helps us understand how the world has changed and how it might change in the future  (Interdependence)
• Creates and uses research questions to guide inquiry on an issue or event (Inquiry & Research)

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Doing

1. QW: Asking Questions

2. Generating Questions: Past, Present, & Future

3. Peer Feedback: Questions

4. Calendar Overview & Exit Ticket

 Encyclopedia Britannica

1) Google - Remember to think about the following when reviewing a site:

• CURRENCY - How recent is the information?
• RELIABILITY - What kind of information is used in the resource?
• AUTHORITY - Who is the creator or author? Are they reputable?
• PURPOSE - Is it a fact or an opinion?