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1. Lesson Description
2. Classroom and Time Management
3. Materials and Teacher Preparation
4. Assessment
5. Technical Skills Guide
 1. Lesson Description
Period of time required for lesson:
8 days, 55-minute each day
Overall goal of the lesson:
The goal of this lesson is to have students create oral presentations and slide shows that present their conclusions on how population affects the formation of a state. Students will use data on gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status and migration that they previously gathered for their spreadsheet lesson. Students will present a thesis and use data to support their findings.
Rationale for the lesson:
This lesson is designed to meet the language arts, mathematics, and social studies standards for fifth grade. Fifth-grade students should be able to display, analyze, and interpret data; understand cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events; and recognize and explain the emergence of new patterns.
Student academic outcome objectives:
| Students will be able to: |
| present a thesis and supporting evidence in an oral presentation |
| synthesize information to present in a slide show |
| analyze data, identify trends and make predictions |
| identify cause and effect relationships in historical events |
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Student social outcome objectives:
| Students will be able to: |
| assume specific roles and work together to complete a slide show |
| arrive at a consensus on what ideas and evidence to include in a slide show |
| work within a group and listen to peer presentations |
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Student technical skills outcome objectives:
| Students will learn how to: |
| use Star Autopilot |
| select a template |
| select a background and presentation medium |
| choose a slide transition speed
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| create additional slides |
| enter graphics into a slide |
| create text in a slide |
| edit a slide |
| arrange the order of slides |
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Prerequisite Academic Skills:
| Students should: |
| have population and economic statistics about their state gathered for the newsletter and spreadsheet lessons |
| know how to identify cause and effect and trends in population and economic development |
| be able to synthesize information for inclusion in a slide show |
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Prerequisite Social Skills:
| Students should know how to: |
| assume different roles to work in a collaborative setting |
| share information to contribute to the overall success of a group |
| use listening skills to participate in group discussions and evaluate oral reports |
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Prerequisite Technical Skills:
| Students should know how to: |
| reboot in case of system failure |
| log on to their computer network |
| use the basic interface features of StarOffice 5.1 |
| create a new document and save it to the appropriate folder |
| open, save, and print a document |
| navigate within a document |
| use a mouse |
| use the basic commands under File and Edit |
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 2. Classroom and Time Management
Group Management:
Students will work in heterogeneous groups of four, with each group deciding on the key ideas to present in a slide show, and then handling the formatting, layout, and organization of the slide show.
Technology Management:
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| Students should have sufficient room to write and work around a common workspace |
| Students will work together creating a design and layout plan on paper for their slide show |
| Students will make all format, layout, and design decisions |
| Students will work individually to create the slides for their part of the presentation |
| Student groups will combine their slides on one computer to complete their slide shows, create title slides, and organize transitions and timing |
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Time Management:
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Event |
| 1 |
Students form groups, begin to work together designing their slide show, determining key ideas, and choosing the evidence to present
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| 2-4 |
Students work on the design, layout, and format of their slide shows. Groups create templates of their final projects on paper. Individual students begin to create slides for the final presentation
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| 5-6 |
Students complete slides, bring all slides together, create a title slide, and decide on transitions and timing. Groups practice their oral presentations |
| 7-8 |
Student groups present their slide shows to the class |
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 3. Materials and Teacher Preparation
As included with the Technical Skills Guide. Teachers must have a scanner available for students to import graphics to slides.
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 4. Assessment
Students will be graded on both their individual and group work.
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 5.  Technical Skills Guide -StarOffice(zipped - 458 Kb)
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