Unit+5+Adventures+by+Land,+Air,+and+Water

=Key Question: = What makes an adventure?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * What is it like to live life at sea?
 * What surprises can happen on an expedition?
 * How did an adventure by two famous women break tradition?
 * What does a person sacrifice to explore the unknown?
 * What are the risks when walking on the moon?

= Web Resources: = [|Machu Picchu] [|Amelia Earhart] [|Eleanor Roosevelt] [|Antarctica] [|Walking on the Moon]

=[|Reading A-Z:] = [|Discovery in the Americas?] nf - Level W [|Amelia Earhart: A Legend in Flight] nf - Level Q  [|Famous First Ladies] nf - Level Q  [|Atlantic Crossing] f - Level W

=[|Discovery Streaming:] = [|Elementary Spanish: Grades Three and Four: Unit Eight, Lesson Seven] - Machu Picchu [|Time Warp Trio: The High and the Flighty] - Amelia Earhart [|Sky's the Limit, The: Women Overcoming the Odds] - Amelia Earhart [|Time Warp Trio: Break an Egg] - Antarctica adventure [|Days That Shook the World:1955–1986] - walking on the moon

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

Picture Books:
__The Moon Book__ by Gail Gibbons

Chapter Books/Scott Foresman Trade Book Library:
__Flight__ by Robert Burleigh __Kensuke's Kingdom__ by Michael Morpurgo __Under the Ice__ by Kathy Conlan

=Library Media Kits: = __Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the Sky__ by Francene Sabin - 6 copies __Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky__ by John Parlin - Level P - 4 copies __Antarctica__ by Helen Cowcher - 2 kits with 6 copies each __Eleanor Roosevelt: A Liftetime of Giving__ by Clarie Daniel - Level P - 6 copies __The Incredible Sea Journey__ by Joanna Korba - Level Q - 6 copies - Call # Kit Q30 __Amelia Flies__ by Anne Phillips - Level R - 18 copies - KIT R28 __Capsize__ by Susan Griffiths - Level R - many kits available __Let's Explore Antartica__ by Colin Kong - Level R - 6 copies - Call # Kit R30 __To The Moon!__ by Jesse McDermott - Level R - 6 copies - Call # Kit R26

= Technology Activities: =


=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 53, 192)">Inquiry Project:Great Adventures in History = Students choose an adventure by land, air, or water from history and conduct research to learn more about it. (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]