Instructional Technology
Grade 4 - 3rd Six Weeks
Below are ideas for technology integration that support the 3rd six weeks grading period in Grade 4. Contact your Technology Facilitator for assistance.
| Unit 3 | One Point Leads to Another | |
| Lesson 1 | From One Legend to Another | |
| Curriculum activity: | Compare two versions of an oral tradition from different regions and cultures and complete a chart to depict the similarities and differences across texts. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 3 | One Point Leads to Another | |
| Lesson 2 | From Generation to Generation | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students study and compare folktales, tall tales, and fables looking at text structures and the purposes of the forms. Using the research processes of news reporters, they investigate the oral traditions of a particular culture and share their findings with the class. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 3 | One Point Leads to Another | |
| Lesson 3 | From My People to Yours | |
| Curriculum activity: | Interview a family member and write a composition about a special oral tradition in your family or culture. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Math | ||
| Unit 6 | Fractions | |
| Lesson 1 | Equivalent Fractions | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students use fraction circles, strips and grids to model and generate equivalent fractions. Students create “pizza” fractions and flip books to facilitate their understanding of equivalent fractions. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 6 | Fractions | |
| Lesson 2 | Building Fraction Concepts | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students use fraction strips and circles to model and create pictorial representations of fractions greater than 1 (mixed
numbers and improper fractions). Grids and number lines are used to related fractions to decimals and to compare and order fractions. |
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| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 7 | Graphs and Tables | |
| Lesson 1 | Graphs and Tables | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students read, create and interpret bar graphs based on sets of unrelated and related data. Patterns in sets of related data are examined and described using mathematical rules and/or processes. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Science | ||
| Unit 4 | Earth's Surface | |
| Lesson 1 | Weathering and Erosion | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students will identify, describe and summarize events that shape the earth in a narrative story about the journey sediment takes on earth. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Beach Erosion Inspiration Template | |
Students will explore the causes and effects of Beach Erosions. On the left subsystems of the graphic organizer, students will identify the causes. They will identify the effects on the right side of the subsystem. Students will also use the web site that is embedded in this graphic organizer to learn more about beach erosion. Template is located in your grade level student folder. |
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| Unit 4 | Earth's Surface | |
| Lesson 2 | The Secrets of the Past | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students will explore the historical implications of fossils and natural records of time (rocks, tree cookies, etc.) and draw conclusions about “what happened before.” | |
| Technology idea: | Evaluating Fossil Web Sites | |
Students browse six preset web sites about fossils. They evaluate sites using a checklist, then rank the Web sites and explain which ones are the most successful and why. https://tech.classroom.com/tech/home.do (lesson titled "Evaluating Fossil Web Sites") |
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| Unit 4 | Earth's Surface | |
| Lesson 3 | Soil Tests | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students will demonstrate an understanding of soils by completing a lab report that supports their inquiry into soil tests. | |
| Technology idea: | Soil Experiment Project | |
| Students research soil topics, analyze soil samples for color and texture, and make charts and lab sheets to record data. They conduct an experiment growing bean seeds in various soil types. After recording observations for 20 days, students take digital photographs of their plants. Groups make conclusions and create graphs showing the experiment's results. https://tech.classroom.com/tech/home.do (lesson titled "Soil Experiment Project" ) |
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| Social Studies | ||
| Unit 5 | Texas Revolution | |
| Lesson 1 | Independence Leads to Change | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a banner that symbolizes the fight for independence. Then write a one page summary explaining three reasons for the needed changes in government and how these changes influenced the need for independence. | |
| Technology idea: | Not Yet Available | |
| Unit 5 | Texas Revolution | |
| Lesson 2 | From Revolution to Statehood | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a timeline of the events and battles that lead to the independence of Texas. Write a summary explaining the reasons for the battles and events and how they led to the independence of Texas from Mexico and the establishment of a new country. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Timeline Constructor | |
| In edClass activBook e24, an Excel template automatically constructs a timeline structure. Students add events, pictures, pop-up text and sound | ||
| Technology idea 2: | Build a Timeline | |
| In edClass Activbook e583, students enter dates and a timeline framework will be automatically built for them in Excel. They then add events, pictures, pop-up text and sounds. | ||
| Technology idea 3: | Read Write Think Timeline | |
| Read Write Think also has a timeline tool for use with this lesson. The web address is: http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp | ||
| Unit 5 | Texas Revolution | |
| Lesson 3 | Texas Leaders | |
| Curriculum activity: | Draft a letter to a leader, past or present, identifying three leadership traits of what is effective leadership. Explain how the leader chosen has influenced your present life. | |
| Technology idea: | A Letter to a Leader | |
| Students use Microsoft Word to type the final draft of their letters. | ||
| Unit 5 | Texas Revolution | |
| Lesson 4 | The Diversity of Texas | |
| Curriculum activity: | In groups, research a community in your area that was begun by immigrants of early Texas. Using a Texas map, locate and identify the settlement with a brief description on an index card of the cultural, social and economic contribution that group made in the development of Texas. | |
| Technology idea: | Not Yet Available | |
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| Unit 5 | Texas Revolution | |
| Lesson 5 | Mexican-American War | |
| Curriculum activity: | Using a Venn diagram, compare and contrast the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War. Write a summary on how the two wars were a fulfillment of the United States belief in manifest destiny. | |
| Technology idea: | Compare and contrast the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War. | |
| Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War. Read Write Think Venn Diagram, 2 Circles - Students can navigate to: http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp or click on the Read Write Think short cut. Scroll down the page and click on Venn diagram, 2 Circles. | ||
| Unit 6 | A New Beginning | |
| Lesson 1 | Patriotism for All | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a pictionary booklet of ten symbols that is a representation of the diverse cultures of Texas. Using the pictionary, write a paragraph on each symbol describing what the symbols mean to you today. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Six Flags Booklet | |
| http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp or click on the Read Write Think short cut. Scroll down the page and click on “Read Write Think Printing Press”. | ||
| Technology idea 2: | Ten Texas Symbols | |
| Use PowerPoint to create a presentation of each of the ten symbols. They can insert pictures from the Internet and type their paragraphs in PowerPoint. | ||
| Lesson 6 | A New Beginning |
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| Lesson 2 | The Sound of Freedom | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a classroom pledge and illustrate a flag that symbolizes courage, strength and loyalty. Then write a speech explaining how the pledge and flag represent patriotism and respect in our classroom as well as in our society. | |
| Technology idea: | Not Yet Available | |
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| Unit 6 | A New Beginning | |
| Lesson 3 | Leaders Through Time | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a foldable of a significant leader, past or present, who has influenced your local community or state. Include the characteristics of that leader and write a paragraph stating your opinion as to whether the leader was effective or not. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Publisher Tri-fold Brochure | |
| Use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure | ||
| Technology idea 2: | Read Write Think Printing Press | |
| http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp or click on the Read Write Think short cut. Scroll down the page and click on “Read Write Think Printing Press”. | ||