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AUTHOR:

Jennifer Graves
5th Grade Teacher
Cedar Hill Elementary
Jefferson City Public Schools

jennifer.graves@jcps.k12.mo.us

    Grade Level: 5th

    Curriculum Topic: Social Studies/Economics/Information Literacy

    Timeline: 3 or 4 one hour sessions

        An iAdventure is a way of teaching students concepts and skills. This activity gets students involved in a story and they must make decisions based on information they gather. This iAdventure is a fun way for students to learn about economics. The Outdoor Classroom iAdventure will provide students with an opportunity to research and learn about footprint catchers and compost. The      students are the main characters because they are asked to decide on a project to add to the Outdoor Classroom. This iAdventure covers several curriculum areas such as social studies, information literacy, and vocabulary. It also provides good decision making and problem solving practice. The final project students create is a Powerpoint presentation.

    Curriculum Standards

    Social Studies 4.A. Apply the following economic concepts:

Scarcity
Supply and demand
Trade-offs

Communication Arts Information Literacy 1.A. Develop research questions in order to establish a focus and purpose for a project.

Communication Arts Information Literacy 1.B. Locate and use various resources to acquire information to answer questions.

Here is a list of background information teachers should know.

Teachers need to be familiar with the information on this page.
Teachers need to explore the iAdventure site and the web site links.
Teachers need to be familiar with Powerpoint and how to instruct students (if needed) on creating a presentation.

Here is a list of background information students should know.

This iAdventure is intended for 5th graders.
Students have to research and make a decision about one project to add to the Outdoor Classroom.
This lesson could be done individually or with partners.

Resources Needed

Computer and Internet access.
Copies of the research guides or a printer for students to produce their own copy.
Pencils
Powerpoint software

Teacher Page (You are here!)	Outdoor Classroom Project
Research Guide 1	Opening Story Page (with Introduction)
Research Guide 2	Story Page 2A	Story Page 2B	Research Guide 3
Story Page 3A	Story Page 3B	Story Page 3C	Story Page 3D
	Final Project

Student Evaluation

When the iAdventure is completed students will use the information they have gathered to create a Powerpoint presentation "selling" their project choice to the members of the Outdoor Classroom Committee.
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SCORING GUIDE

Name:________________

20 Points	15 Points	10 Points	0 Points
Appropriate behavior was seen in the computer lab at all times.	Student had to be reminded 1 or 2 times to behave appropriately.	Student had to be reminded 3 or 4 times to behave appropriately.	Student had to be reminded more than 5 times to behave appropriately.
Powerpoint accurately describes the Outdoor Classroom project including what it is used for and what it looks like.	Powerpoint is missing one important aspect of describing the Outdoor Classroom project including what it is used for and what it looks like.	Powerpoint is missing two important aspects of describing the Outdoor Classroom project including what it is used for and what it looks like.	Powerpoint is missing three or more important aspects of describing the Outdoor Classroom project including what it is used for and what it looks like.
Powerpoint accurately lists materials needed to create the project.	Powerpoint inaccurately lists one material.	Powerpoint inaccurately lists two materials.	Powerpoint inaccurately lists three or more materials.
Powerpoint accurately lists the costs of all materials.	Powerpoint inaccurately lists the cost of one item.	Powerpoint inaccurately lists the cost of two items.	Powerpoint inaccurately lists the cost of three or more items.
Powerpoint includes at least 3 pictures or images.	Powerpoint includes 2 pictures or images.	Powerpoint includes 1 picture or image.	Powerpoint does not include any pictures or images.
Powerpoint includes a title slide that lists the name of the Powerpoint presentation, student names, date, and class name.	Powerpoint title slide is missing either the name of the Powerpoint presentation, student names, date, or class name.	Powerpoint title slide is missing two of these items: name of the Powerpoint presentation, student names, date, or class name.	Powerpoint title slide is missing three or more of these items: name of the Powerpoint presentation, student names, date, or class name.
Powerpoint includes 3 or 4 other completed slides.	Powerpoint includes 2 completed slides.	Powerpoint includes 1 completed slide.	Powerpoint does not have any completed slides.
No mistakes are found in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and sentence structure.	1 to 2 mistakes are found in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and sentence structure.	3 to 4 mistakes are found in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and sentence structure.	5 or more mistakes are found in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and sentence structure.

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     Acknowledgements

    Learn more about iAdventures at http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/

    Here are some iAdventures I explored and found very helpful while creating this one.

            Reggie's Radical iAdventure Through Missouri
            http://www.eagles.k12.mo.us/sullivan/elem/sumner/regions_iadventure/index.html

            Back in Time.....
            http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/revolution/index.html

            Dinosaurs
            http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/petdino/index.html