Unit+1+Meeting+Challenges

=Key Question: = What kinds of challenges do people face and how do they meet them? = = =Expanding Concepts: = = Web Resources: = [|Tornado] [|Storms]
 * How do we meet the challenges of learning?
 * How can nature challenge us?
 * How do people survive in the wilderness?
 * How do we face personal challenges?
 * What challenges do immigrants encounter?

= = = = =[|Reading A-Z:] = [|Storm Chasers] nf - Level R [|Tsunamis] nf - Level S  [|Severe Weather] nf - Level T  [|Hurricanes] nf - Level W

= = = = = = =[|Discovery Streaming:] = [|Elementary Video Adventures: Weather and Climate]

= IS Resources: = = Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

Chapter Books/Scott Foresman Trade Books:
__Mieko and the Fifth Treasure__ by Eleanor Coerr __Childtimes__ by Eloise Greenfiled __The Black Pearl__ by Scott O'Dell

=Library Media Kits: = __Wild Weather: Hurricanes!__ by Lorraine Jean Hopping - Level P - many kits available __Stormchaser__ by Alice Kary - Level R - 18 copies - Call # Kit R17 __Tornadoes__ by Carol Krueger - Level R - 6 copies __Night of the Twisters__ by Ivy Ruckman- Level U - many kits available

= Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: = Meeting Challenges - Students investigate the Special Olympics by choosing an event and finding out the challenges it competitors face. Students prepare posters or newspaper articles about their events. (Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]