Atlantic School goes to Washington
Let Atlantic School's 8th graders take you on an interactive tour of our nation's capital. 

Teachers Name
Grade
Subject
School
Meg Fulcher
 6-8
 Science Atlantic Elementary School
Claudia Goodwin
 6-8
 Social Studies and Math Atlantic Elementary School
Adron Nelson
 6-8
 Health and PE Atlantic Elementary School
Donna Smith
 6-8
 Special Education 6-8 Atlantic Elementary School
Donald Willis
6-8
 Principal Atlantic Elementary School
Paula Willis
6-8
 English Language Arts Atlantic Elementary School

Washington on the Web
Invitation

Well, you've studied NC and American History, math, health, science and English Language Arts.  What are you going to do with the information you have learned this year?  Create an interactive tour of our nation's capital and share it with others on the web!. 

This project is a comprehensive review of the 8th grade curriculum  prior to a trip to Washington DC.  Students will create an interactive web page to teach other students about the sites in and around the Washington DC area while incorporating their knowledge of all  subject areas. Students will become experts of the sites they researched and become the tour guides in Washington, DC.
Situation
The Situation: Where will the learning take place and what is your time frame for the lesson or unit?
Environment (s)
 Mt. Vernon, Arlington, Iwo Jima, Pentagon, MIC Center, Bureau of Engraving, Ford Theater, Capitol, Supreme Court, Union Station, Dinner Theater, Baltimore Aquarium, Baltimore Harbor, MD Museum of Science, Dinner Cruise, Washington Monument, Holocaust Museum, American History Museum, Natural History Museum, Old Post Office, National Zoo, Air and Space Museum, Natural Art Museum White House, USS Constellation, National Archives, FDR Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Wall, National Zoo, Air and Space Museum, Natural Art Museum. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, media center,  classroom, and computer lab.
Time Frame
 This is a 23 day project extended over a three month period. 
Standards
 ELA:  1.02, 1.03, 2.01, 20.2, 4.01, 4.03, 6.01, 6.02
Information Skills:  1.07, 2.02, 4.01-4.10, 5.05, 5.06
Technology:1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6-3.9
Math: 1.2, 1.12, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3,  4.2
Health and PE: 5.01, 5.04, 7.03. 7.04, 11.01
Science: 1.04, 2.01, 2.03, 3.02, 4.02, 4.06
Social Studies:1.1, 3.3, 4.4, 5.1, 6.4, 7.4, 10.1, 10.2
Interactions
 There will be individual, group and class settings. Students will do research independently and with a partner. 
Assessment
 Web page assessed using a rubric. 
Scrapbook assessed using a student created rubric.
Spreadsheet and Graph 
Day(s)
Curriculum
Tasks
Tools
Day 1 All Subjects (Introduce the LENC project and what the students will be expected to do (see Invitation).  UOP

Digital Camera

Day 2 ELA
Social Studies
Technology		  KWL about what they know about the DC area. (The KWL chart will be displayed in order for  students to add what they have learned as the project progresses). 

Students will work in groups of two and sites are randomly drawn for research and creation of web page.  

(Students are asked to place all the information they gather about the project in a notebook to be incorporated into a scrapbook and used as a resource for their web page).

 KWL website


computer, printer


List of sites students will visit during the field trip to Washington

Notebook, dividers, clear plastic page holders
Day 3 All Subjects Students visit and do the activities on the Mt. Vernon Site .Students use the web evaluation provided  to rate the Mt. Vernon Site   Internet access, computer, 
Mt. Vernon Site
printed form of web evaluation 
pencil, 
food pyramid

 
Day 4 Technology
Information Skills
ELA		 Students create a web evaluation  for what they want  their web page project to look like, then revisit the Mt. Vernon Site and rate that site according to their criteria. Students will be responsible for being expert tour guides on the field trip.  (Teacher records responses in word processing document). Internet access, computer, 
Mt. Vernon Site
printed form of web evaluation 
AppleWorks
projection
Day 4-6 Information Skills
Technology
ELA		 Students go to the media center and the coordinator reviews copyright, fair use, acceptable use polices, search strategies, criteria for selecting resources, and how to  credit sources. Students will take notes and write summarizations. Students will be expected to apply all of their knowledge in the development of their web page.  copyright, fair use, acceptable use polices, search strategies, criteria to selecting resources, credit sources documents
Day 5 ELA
Information Skills		 Review research strategies and introduce "So you have to do a Research Project" web site. Web resource for students
Day 6-20 All Subject Areas Students conduct research. They begin looking through digital photos taken by students during past trips to Washington. Remind students to cite their sources as they do their research. All questions under the Do you know, Fact or Fiction, and their report must be aligned with the NCSCOS.  
ELA and Math: Teachers monitor questions as they are developed to make sure all of the objectives in the above standards are addressed. Students will create a budget for their trip.
Social Studies teachers will cover their NCSOS during the entire project.  Students are responsible for picking put the information they will need to complete their web page. 
Health and PE:  Students identify the dietary guidelines for promoting health.  Students will keep a daily diet log in their journal and analyze their daily food intake to determine if their meeting the daily allowances. Students will determine if they are using as many calories as they are consuming by using caloric expenditure formula.  Students will monitor resting, exercise and recovery heart rates and graph the results. Students will perform a variety of contemporary and popular dances.  They will compare the similarities and differences. They will use their dancing skills during the Dinner Theater. 
Science: Students will identify, compare and contrast an animal from a past era with modern day animal.  This will help students be prepared when they go on their student create scavenger hunt or other activities that at the Aquarium.  		Washington,  DC websites, 
Teacher Washington, DC resources,
Print and Non-print material
DC photos
Student gets a copy of the NCSCOS

David Warlick's Citation Machine
Day 17 Art Guest Speaker from the Arts Council will address: Art History, techniques, artists, artists style and what they will see when they go to the Art Museum. Students will identify an artist and create a picture using that artist's style.  Samples of artwork, paint, paper, brushes
Day 21-22 Technology
Social Studies		 Word process their Do you know, Fact or Fiction, Report and Citations.

 

 AppleWorks word processing, research information
Day 22-23 Technology Create Web Page entering their information into the web page template. web page template, Computer,
Netscape Communicator

 

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