Thursday, February 4, 2016

4th Graders Explored South America through the Inquiry Process (Connect - Wonder - Investigate - Construct - Express - Reflect)!


Please click the following picture to see the slideshow!


Country Posters created by 4th grade students
The 4th grade students were placed into triads and each group chose a country in South America to research. Some of them were able to make connections to the countries they were researching.  

They wondered about things they wanted to learn about their chosen country and learned to conduct an investigation.  They collected information from the CultureGrams database.  After taking notes about the capital, population, sports, clothing, etc. of their country on a graphic organizer, students learned how to construct a poster on their country using Google Drawing. Students worked hard in groups to design country posters including important information about their countries.

Finally, students learned how to convert their Google Drawings into Google Slides so that their slides can be made into a slide show.  Student triads expressed what they learned about their country in front of the whole group. What a wonderful experience!


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