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POTUS and PowerPoint

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Title:  POTUS and PowerPoint
Subject Areas:
Language Arts and Social Studies
Grade Level: 
5
Teacher: 
Julie Hooper
School: 
Riverview Elementary

Summary of Lesson:   Students will research a president of the United States and create a PowerPoint presentation.
Lesson Details
Objectives: 

The student will be able to:

  1. Research a president after 1877 using electronic resources
  2. Synthesize and present the information using PowerPoint
 
Setting:  Classroom and computer lab
Procedures:  In the classroom, the students will learn about the executive branch of our government.  Students will be given a list of presidents since 1877 from which to choose their subject. 
Technology Specific Activity: Research using the Internet and presentation using PowerPoint
Assessment: 

Presentation

State Standards Met:
  • Language arts III D, IV A,V A,
  • Social Studies II 5.5.3
  • Computer Technology Standard C and D
           
ISTE Standards met: Technology Foundation Standards 1, 3, 4, 5
Materials
Resources : Social studies text, http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS, New Book of Knowledge online
Software:  PowerPoint
Hardware: Multimedia projector

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