European Exploration: Journey Through Time

Title of Project: European Exploration: Journey Through Time

How does geography impact societies?

Schools and Teachers

Lincoln Orens Middle School Teacher: Klaudia Strojek Co-Teachers: Jillian Betancourt, Michelle Cronolly

ENL Proficiency Level | ENL Program | Standards | Technology

Emerging, Transitioning, Expanding | Stand-Alone, Integrated ENL/ELA | Reading Standard 4 | Canva, PowerPoint

Assessments

Students will use checklists, check in cards, and reflection activity.

Students will also be clearly advised on how they will be evaluated.

Description

Students will create a digital infographic to describe a wonder of the world. They will explain the geography of the wonder and its impact on the surrounding society.

The project required plenty of resources. We had to pull research (PowerPoints & texts). We used digital interactive texts, watched videos, and made our own infographics. Students will make a PowerPoint and read their journal entry.

Content

I can explain the geography of a wonder of the world and its impact on the surrounding society.

Language

I can use wh- questions such as what, where and why to explain the geography and impact on the society.

Technology

I can create a digital infographic to describe a wonder of the world.

Student work

Students building a structure out of cardboard, aluminum foil, and paper cups to withstand a "tsunami" test

Student structure built out of cardboard, aluminum foil, and paper cups to withstand a "volcano" test

Students testing a "sandstorm" on their project

Student Canva presentation describing their project

Student describing that the paper plate seemed like the best material used

Students testing a "tsunami" on their project

Students testing a "volcano" on their project

Students testing a "cyclone" on their project

Students testing a "tornado" on their project

Student describing what they would change about their project

Procedure

In order for this project to be successful, there was many sub-steps that worked into each other. We used various graphic organizers to build up to the final project. Students were able to pull sources digitally, watch videos, read texts and touch/look at artifacts on the topic, given that there were three language levels being worked on.

14-Day Lesson Plan in 3 Parts:

Introducing Weather and Climate (Days 1-3)
- Intro to Weather and Climate: Opening Lesson (Day 1)
  - Concept Map Worksheet: Problems different types of weather/disasters cause humans
  - PowerPoint: Weather and Climate
- What are the different types of hazards? Opening Lesson (Day 2)
- Climate Change - How does it impact the weather? (Day 3)
Wild Weather Shelter Challenge (Days 4-9)
Digital Book (Days 10-14)

PowerPoint: Digital Storybook (for Days 10-14)

Resources and Other Materials

PowerPoint
Canva

Reflection

I really enjoyed working on this project with my students. They had an amazing time with this project. There was a lot of reciprocity for the students to the stand alone class and their social studies class. The students were excited to learn in a fun way. According to them, when they do activities like this they remember the information better.