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1 | Benchmark Advance Unit | Unit Title | Inquiry-Based Project | Objective | Idea | Squishy Circuits | Lego | Magformers | Strawbees | Ozobot Evo | Dash Robot | Keva Planks | K'Nex | Cubelets | Snap Circuits | Makey Makey | Makedo | Little Bits | Green Screen | Camcorder |
2 | 1 | Rules at Home and School | Draw a Comic Strip about Rules | Understand how to follow rules. Know the consequences of breaking rules. Create a comic strip about rules in school. | Use Legos and K'Nex to create scenes of characters following the rules in school. | x | x | |||||||||||||
3 | 1 | Rules at Home and School | Be a “Rules” Reporter | Interview people about rules at home during mealtimes. Learn why people need to follow rules at home. | Use Seesaw to record an interview of why people need to follow rules. | |||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | Rules at Home and School | Make a Science Safety Rule Poster | Talk about the ways scientists study the world. Discuss safety rules scientists follow during experiments. Make a poster to show an important safety rule for scientists. | Create a digital poster showcasing important safety rules for scientists using Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | Every Story Has Characters | Make a “Worker” Puppet | Make a “worker” puppet. Describe the work people do at their jobs. | Create characters and settings using Legos, Magformers, Strawbees, Keva Planks, and K'Nex to reinact the work people do at their jobs. Record the reinactments using Seesaw. | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | Every Story Has Characters | Act Out an American Legend | Learn about important people in American legends. Play a character in an American legend. Answer questions about why people in American legends acted in certain ways. | Use Seesaw to record the acting out of an American legend. | |||||||||||||||
7 | 2 | Every Story Has Characters | Map People Around the World | Understand what people need to live. Find out how people get what they need from their environment. Make a map to show where and how people get what they need. | Create a map on poster paper. Have an Ozobot travel through the map using color codes (or only black lines) showcasing where people get what they need. | x | ||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | Plants and Animals Have Needs | Class Play: “Help The Animal” | Find out the needs of animals, such as food and water. Act out a play in which I describe where an animal’s food and water are located. | Create characters and settings using Legos, Magformers, Strawbees, Keva Planks, and K'Nex to act out a play describing the needs of animals. Record the play using Seesaw. | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
9 | 3 | Plants and Animals Have Needs | Plan a Pet Menu | Learn what different animals eat each day. Plan a daily menu for an animal. Create a weekly calendar to show the pet’s daily menu. | Create a menu in Seesaw using icons of food choices. | |||||||||||||||
10 | 3 | Plants and Animals Have Needs | Grow Carrot Tops | Understand what plants need to live. Find out what happens when plants don’t get what they need. Grow plants. Record how my plants grow and change each day. | Grow a plant from a seed. Record growth over a period of time using Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
11 | 4 | Writers Tell Many Stories | Do a Radio Interview | Learn about famous people in American history. Ask questions about the important things these people did. | Record an interview using Seesaw. Create props using Legos and K'Nex. | x | x | |||||||||||||
12 | 4 | Writers Tell Many Stories | Tell Stories About the Environment | Learn about an event that harmed the environment. Tell stories from different points of view. Share ways people can reduce their impact on the environment. | Create characters and settings using Legos, Magformers, Strawbees, Keva Planks, and K'Nex to tell a story about the environment. Record the story using Seesaw. | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
13 | 4 | Writers Tell Many Stories | Make a History Picture Book | Learn about an American legend and historical figure. Understand how a person’s beliefs can guide his or her actions. Write and illustrate a picture book. | Using the Dash Robot, record the reading of the picture book to have the robot play the recording aloud. | x | ||||||||||||||
14 | 5 | Technology at Home and School | Make a Severe Weather Kit | Use the computer to find out about local weather. Find out what people use in severe weather. Make a severe weather kit. | Create prototypes of items people might use in severe weather. Record explanations of the items using Seesaw. | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
15 | 5 | Technology at Home and School | Make a Job Cube | Learn how workers use technology at their jobs. Make a job cube to discuss jobs and technology. | Learn how robots are used in the workplace by exlporing how Ozobots, Dash, and Cubelets operate. | x | x | x | ||||||||||||
16 | 5 | Technology at Home and School | Make a Route Poster | Find directions to and from places using a computer. Compare different routes to the same place. Make a poster to show walking, driving, and public transportation routes. | Create a map on poster paper. Have an Ozobot travel through the map using color codes (or only black lines) showcasing different routes. | x | ||||||||||||||
17 | 6 | Stories Have a Message | Find a Message with Animal Families | Use the computer to find pictures of animal families. Look for patterns in the pictures. State a message about animal families. | Record a message about animal families using Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
18 | 6 | Stories Have a Message | Ending Slavery: Performing a Play | Learn how Abraham Lincoln’s beliefs helped end slavery. Identify the message in Abraham Lincoln’s actions. Perform a play about Abraham Lincoln. | Create characters and settings using Legos, Magformers, Strawbees, Keva Planks, and K'Nex to act out a play about Abraham Lincoln. Record the play using Seesaw. | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
19 | 6 | Stories Have a Message | Make a Museum Exhibit | Learn about the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. Identify the message of the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. Create a museum exhibit about the Statue of Liberty. | Create a virtual museum exhibit using Google Slides. | |||||||||||||||
20 | 7 | Holidays and Celebrations | Create a Holiday Calendar | Identify the four seasons. Know when holidays happen. Create a seasonal holiday calendar. | Create a seasonal holiday calendar on Seesaw or Google Slides using icons and images. | |||||||||||||||
21 | 7 | Holidays and Celebrations | Make a CORNament | Learn how people used natural resources to celebrate holidays long ago. Compare how we use natural resources to celebrate holidays today. Use a natural resource to make a holiday ornament. | Showcase their creation using Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
22 | 7 | Holidays and Celebrations | Design Holiday Fact Cards | Learn facts about American holidays. Understand why we celebrate people and events during holidays. Create holiday fact cards. | Create holiday fact cards using a Google Slides template. | |||||||||||||||
23 | 8 | Weather and Seasons | Be a Weather Reporter | Find the local weather forecast. Make a weather map. Report the weather forecast to others. | Record a weather report using a green screen and remove the background in WeVideo. | x | ||||||||||||||
24 | 8 | Weather and Seasons | Make a Weather Calendar | Learn how the local weather is predicted to change over a month. Create a calendar to show the month’s weather forecasts. | Create a calendar of the weather on Seesaw or Google Slides using icons and images. | |||||||||||||||
25 | 8 | Weather and Seasons | Learn About Weather Patterns | Learn about weather patterns in my area. Draw pictures showing the average weather conditions in my area. | Create digital pictures using Google Canvas, Jamboard, or Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
26 | 9 | Meeting Our Needs and Wants | Make a Number Book | Identify what people need to live. Create a nonfiction number book. | Using the Dash Robot, record the reading of the number book to have the robot play the recording aloud. | x | ||||||||||||||
27 | 9 | Meeting Our Needs and Wants | Go Shopping | Learn what people need to survive. Compare how people traded long ago with how people spend money today. | Record comparisons using Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
28 | 9 | Meeting Our Needs and Wants | Create an Ad | Learn how people change their environment to meet their needs. Invent a product that does this. Create an advertisement for the product. | Use Squishy Circuits, Legos, Magformers, Strawabees, Ozobots, Dash Robots, Keva Planks, K'Nexs, or Cubelets to invent a new product. Create a commerical for the product using Seesawa. | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
29 | 10 | Forces and Motion | Have a Balloon Race | Learn how force affects motion. Compare speeds of balloons in a race. | Record the balloon race, results, and findings on Seesaw. | |||||||||||||||
30 | 10 | Forces and Motion | Marble Investigation | Learn how a marble’s movement changes by using ramps and obstacles. | Create ramps and obstacles using Legos, Magformers, Strawbees, Keva Planks, and K'Nex. Record a marble's movement using Seesaw. | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
31 | 10 | Forces and Motion | Make an Alphabet Book About Motion | Show how objects move. Describe where objects move using direction words. Make a book about motion. | Create a digital book about motion using pictures and videos using Seesaw. Test how different objects move using Legos, Magformers, Strawbees, Ozobots, Dash Robots, Keva Planks, K'Nex, and Cubelets. | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |