The unit that I am teaching is for third grade students and it is about the American Revolution. The students are learning about different events that led to the American Revolution; the significant people, events, and places in the American Revolution; and South Carolina’s role in the American Revolution. At the end of this unit, the student will be able to identify the significant people, events, and places that played a role in the American Revolution.
Technology will be integrated in this unit by using power point presentations, the Smart Board software, and the students will use the PBS website to gain a deeper understanding of the American Revolution. The PBS website is at http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/. This website has information that is perfect for this unit of study. On this website, the student will be able to do many things. They can read all about the different events during the American Revolution in a newspaper type setting. They can also learn about different perspectives during the revolution, such as learn about life during the 18th century; learn what was happening in the world at the time of the revolution; and learn the differences between the American and British soldiers. Finally on this website, the student can play an interactive game titled “The Road to Revolution” that will test their knowledge about the American Revolution. The student will head towards “independence” in this game if they answer questions correctly. Students will be able to use this website in the computer lab in our school. We will use one day of social studies time to use this website at the end of our unit. Students will have to document information that they found so that they will learn how to directly use the internet and this website specifically.
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