Fourth Grade
 


Photostory
 
Students attended a field trip to The Native Lands as a culminating activity to the study of the migration of people.  Upon returning, students created PhotoStory movies to reflect on what they had experienced.

Native Lands
 


Microsoft Word

 
In Social Studies, students participated in a unit of study on inventions and inventors.  Along with learning about past inventions and how they affect our lives today, students came up with an invention of their own.  Using Microsoft Word, they wrote their plan for an invention.  See the sample below.

Invention Plan

In a second Social Studies unit, students learned about factors that influence employment and unemployment.  They learned how to create a resume and even had a mock interview to get a job.  See the sample resume below.

Resume
 

Other Technology As part of the Social Studies unit mentioned above on inventions, students were asked to create a commercial to promote their invention.  These commercials were aired on "Gator TV", their school's television station.