Overview

 


 
Description of Project
Students will select a famous Oklahoman from a resource list provided by the teacher. After researching biographical information about their person (heritage, family, talents, and historical events that occured during his/her lifetime), the student will build a Scavenger Hunt to be presented to the class in a PowerPoint or HyperStudio presentation. See Focus Activity on Famous Americans.
Essential Question
How did Oklahoma people influence the history and culture of the state?
Final Student Product
The student will develop a Scavenger Hunt to be presented in a PowerPoint or HyperStudio presentation. (See Focus Activity on Famous Americans) It will include information about their famous person and how they influenced the development of Oklahoma. A timeline of Oklahoma history and the life of their person will be included.
Grade Level
Grade 4
Materials Needed
Computer with a projection device
Microsoft PowerPoint, HyperStudio, or other presentation software
Access to the Internet
Student Worksheets:
Famous Oklahoman Project Overview handout
Seven Steps Toward Better Searching: My plump starfish quickly lowered Lincoln's tie handout
PowerPoint or HyperStudio handout
Storyboard Template for project planning
Teacher Materials:
Project Example (optional)
List of Famous Oklahomans
Peer Assessment Rubric (Use Final Assessment Rubric)
Final Assessment Rubric
Resources:
Internet Resources
Text Resources
Time Frame - 2-4 weeks
Focus Activity - 1 class period
Unit Introduction - 1 class period
Guided Practice in Learning Internet Search Skills - 1-2 class periods (optional)
Introduction to PowerPoint, HyperStudio, or other presentation software - 2-5 class periods (optional)
Research - 2-3 class periods
Storyboarding - 1 class period
Build PowerPoint or HyperStudio Presentation - 2-3 class periods
Peer Editing / Completion of Final Project - 2 class periods
Presentations (Assessment) - approx. 5-10 minutes for each presentation
Standards
Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (P.A.S.S.) - Reading
II.G. Paraphrase expository text by stating important ideas and supporting details.
II.J. Make inference and draw conclusions from informational text and stories beyond beyond personal experience.
II.K. Connect information and events from text to life experiences, other texts, and world events.
III.A. Select a topic, formulate questions, and select appropriate resources for research.
III.B. Identify key words to be used in searching for resources and information.
III.C. Take notes to paraphrase or summarize information.
III.D. Interpret information from charts, maps, graphs, tables, and diagrams.
III.E. Follow multiple-step directions to accomplish tasks.
III.F. Understand the organization of and access information from electronic card catalogs and databases, encyclopedias,         atlases, almanacs, tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes.
III.H. Compile researched information into a written report or summary.
IV.D. Read for a variety of purposes ...to gain information...
V.A.3. Revise selected drafts by adding, elaborating, deleting, combining, and rearranging text.
V.A.4. Edit drafts to ensure standard usage, mechanics, spelling, and varied sentence structure.
V.A.5. Share writing with peers and adults.
V.B.1. Simple and compound sentences with varied sentence structures.
VI.A. Demonstrate appropriate practices in speaking and writing. For example, students are expected to write using complete sentences, correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage.
VII.A. Demonstrate thinking skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. For example students are expected to gather information, organize and analyze it, and generate a simple written or oral report.
VIII.F. Access information from a variety of sources including dictionary, an encyclopedia, a thesaurus, an atlas, an almanac, and the Internet.
Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (P.A.S.S.) - Social Studies
I.A.1. Explain how people are influenced by, adapt to, and alter their environment including agricultural efforts, housing, occupations, industries, transportation methods, and communication.
III.A. Identify major historical individuals and groups from Oklahoma and the United States, and describe their major contributions (e.g., Sequoyah, the Boomers, William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, Will Rogers, Jim Thorpe, Maria Tallchief, Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea, Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks, and presidents of the United States).
III.C. Construct timelines from the 1750s through the early 1900s of events in Oklahoma and regions of the United States.
Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (P.A.S.S.) - Information Literacy Standards
II.D. Recognize information that applies to a specific information problem or question.
Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (P.A.S.S.) - Instructional Technology - Intermediate Level
IV. Use computer-based technologies and/or telecommunications to access, synthesize and utilize information.
VII. Demonstrate appropriate keyboarding skills.
VIII. Determine appropriate computer applications for task performance (i.e., what technology applications are most appropriate for specific academic purposes).
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
1. Use keyboards and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively.
5. Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
6. Use telecommunications efficiently to access remote information, communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning, and pursue personal interests.


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