Project-based learning is a defining feature of the fifth grade experience at South School. Throughout the year, students will be assigned a number of long-term projects across the curriculum, from the Country Project, to the Notable American experience, to the Million Dollar Project. Due dates, rubrics and instructions will be posted here as these assignments take place!
Project-based learning is a defining feature of the fifth grade experience at South School. Throughout the year, students will be assigned a number of long-term projects across the curriculum, from the Country Project, to the Notable American experience, to the Million Dollar Project. Due dates, rubrics and instructions will be posted here as these assignments take place!
Scroll below to see specific information on upcoming projects!
Scroll below to see specific information on upcoming projects!
The Country/Province Project
The Country/Province Project
Description: An ongoing research project that showcases your student's knowledge of a Canadian Province, South American country, Central American country, or Caribbean Island.
Description: An ongoing research project that showcases your student's knowledge of a Canadian Province, South American country, Central American country, or Caribbean Island.
Requirements: This project has 3 different tasks and due dates throughout the year.
Requirements: This project has 3 different tasks and due dates throughout the year.
Resources: Descriptions of the different project elements will be handed out as each piece approaches. Information on each Task will be available below soon, including due dates, rubrics and examples!
Resources: Descriptions of the different project elements will be handed out as each piece approaches. Information on each Task will be available below soon, including due dates, rubrics and examples!
Task 1: Essay & Tri-Board
Task 1: Essay & Tri-Board
Task 1: The Narrative Essay and Tri-Board for Task 1 is the first portion of the Country/Province project.
Task 1: The Narrative Essay and Tri-Board for Task 1 is the first portion of the Country/Province project.
Essay & Tri-Board are due Monday, 11/22!
Essay & Tri-Board are due Monday, 11/22!
Take a look through the photos to the left for tri-board inspiration!
Take a look through the photos to the left for tri-board inspiration!
The Notable American Project
The Notable American Project
Our country, the United States of America, has grown in strength from the time of exploration to the present because of the talent and dedication of many Notable Americans. The Notable American project involves first reading a biography about the life of one Notable American who you feel is an example of greatness, and has contributed to the story of our nation in a powerful and positive way. Next, you will take the information you’ve learned and draft a report on your Notable American as an autobiography. Finally, you will present your “life story” as your Notable American, complete with a simple costume that is representative of your American’s time period and culture.
Our country, the United States of America, has grown in strength from the time of exploration to the present because of the talent and dedication of many Notable Americans. The Notable American project involves first reading a biography about the life of one Notable American who you feel is an example of greatness, and has contributed to the story of our nation in a powerful and positive way. Next, you will take the information you’ve learned and draft a report on your Notable American as an autobiography. Finally, you will present your “life story” as your Notable American, complete with a simple costume that is representative of your American’s time period and culture.
More information will be posted here regarding due dates, rubrics and examples, as we get closer to the start date of this project!
More information will be posted here regarding due dates, rubrics and examples, as we get closer to the start date of this project!