5th Grade  / 6th Six Weeks

Overarching Concept: Diversity

Organizing Idea: Strength In Diversity

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Unit Contents

This Organizing Idea is designed to increase student awareness of the diversity in our world. Students will focus on diversity in our nation, economic diversity, diversity and conflict during events of the twentieth century, diversity of body systems, diversity of leaders past and present, and how the United States is united in its diversity.

Activities

Internet Scavenger Hunt of Civil Rights - by Education World

Decade Study
This is a research project to create a box depicting key information of any 20th century decade in America.

Poetry Diversity in Rhyme - by Betty Koonce
Library skills: 5.A.5 - Self-select materials from a variety of literary genre for pleasure reading and/or to acquire information; 5.A.1—5.A.5c—poetry:  To listen attentively, critically and purposefully to stories and other texts read aloud.

Wartime Gallery WWII - Mailbox, June/July 2003

Wartime Gallery WWII - Mailbox, June/July 2003

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