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Indiana Brochure
Brief Overview:
In this lesson, students research their home state on the Internet, and create a brochure for tourists.
Curriculum:
Language Arts, Social Studies
Standards:
3-5
English/Language Arts - Reading Comprehension
English/Language Arts - Writing Applications
Social Studies - Society & Culture
Lesson Plan
Goals:
- Students will be able to locate four attractions or locations within Indiana that were discussed and relate to the text.
- Students will be able to locate information using the Internet.
- Students will be able to copy images from the Internet and paste them into a brochure document.
Lesson:
For a final 4th grade social studies inquiry project, students could choose to create a travel brochure about Indiana. Their brochure should advertise four attractions within Indiana with a short summary of each attraction, graphics, and a map showing the location of each attraction.
Each attraction should relate to the text. For example:
- Amish Acres - religions
- Feast of the Hunter's Moon - cultural events
- Indiana Dunes - landforms
From the new document menu of Clarisworks, click on "Use Assistant or Stationary". Choose the "All Stationary" category and find "brochure". The students can then manipulate the brochure template to create their own travel brochure.
Home Connections:
Students may search for information at home and bring it into school to use. Students can also plan a family vacation to one of the researched locations within Indiana. They can map out how long the trip would take, how many miles away the tourist attraction is, and what kinds of activities their family can do when they arrive.
Materials:
Technology:
- Clarisworks
- Netscape
- printer
URLs:
- Indiana Beach
- http://www.indianabeach.com/
- Indianapolis 500
- http://www.indy500.com/
- Indiana Dunes
- http://www.indianadunes.com/
- Tippecanoe County Historical Association
- http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/
Internet Use:
Students visiting Internet websites will summarize information and copy graphics to Clarisworks brochure document.
Assessment:
A rubric was created and distributed to the students prior to the activity.
Credits:
This idea was adopted from an idea Deb Storey had shared with me earlier in the year.
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