Social+Studies

__**Lesson 1 **__ __Objectives__: 1. Students will locate the equator and the poles of a globe, the community, the state and the United States on maps. 2. Students will research where dinosaur fossils have been found in the United States. 3. Students will arrange and dinosaur cut outs on a United States map. __Materials __: Large U.S. map for each cooperative learning group, computers, encyclopedias, dinosaur books, dinosaur cut outs, paste __Procedure __: Introduce the lesson by getting two students to stand at opposite ends of the room, one student being the north pole and the other being the south pole. We will label the positions according to which pole the student represents. Then the two students will begin walking towards each other until they meet in the middle. We will label this spot, the equator. I will tell the students that the classroom is now a giant globe that is divided into two parts, north and south, and that the line down the middle is the equator. I will discuss with the class where each of these positions are on the earth and their definitions by using a globe. I will pass the globe around and allow the students to identify where the poles and equator are located. In cooperative learning groups, have students label on a large U.S. map the poles, and the equator. Then have students identify their state and draw a star where their town is. Students will work in their groups to research dinosaurs that lived in the U.S. they will arrange and paste dinosaur cut outs on their map to show where dinosaurs lived. Students may use the website [] to look up dinosaurs that lived in their community. **__Lesson 2 __** __Objectives __: 1. Students will create a calendar of important school days, holidays, and community events. 2. Students will create a schedule of their day. 3. Students will create a schedule of what they think a dinosaurs day would look like. __Materials__: blank monthly calendar, pencils, blank daily schedule, poster boards, markers __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Procedure __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: Pass out a calendar to each student. Have them mark important school days, holidays, and community events. They may use computers and local newspapers to find community events. Then pass out a blank daily schedule for students to fill in. Students must include what they do before they get to school and what they do in evenings after school as well as their day at school on their schedules. Students will discuss their in cooperative learning groups. In their groups, they will use markers and poster board to create a schedule of what they think a dinosaurs schedule would be. Students may decorate the schedule when it is completed. __**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Lesson 3 **__ __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Objectives __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: 1. Students will discuss community celebrations and traditions and their importance. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">2. Students will design a contest. __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Materials __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: chart paper, art supplies, picture of a dinosaur __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Procedure __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: As a class, discuss community celebrations and traditions and their importance (festivals, parades, charity events, etc.). Record students responses on chart paper. Explain to students that they will work in groups to design a contest to name a state dinosaur. Show them the picture of the dinosaur. Give the students an example of a contest. Ex: The person who creates the best dinosaur poem will win the contest and name the state dinosaur. Ex: Have people write their dinosaur name on a slip of paper and enter it in a drawing. The name that is chosen wins. Explain to students that they must come up with the rules for the contest, and what the prize is for the person who wins. **__<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Lesson 4 __** <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">__Objectives__: 1. Students will write a group research report. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">2. Students will present their reports to the class. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">__Materials:__ research report graphic organizer, pencils, magazines, computers, dinosaur books, encyclopedias <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">__Procedure__: Students will work in groups to choose a dinosaur and write a research report. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">[] One person from each group will present their report to the class. **__<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Lesson 5 __** __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Objectives __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: 1. Students will describe how people of different ages, backgrounds and traditions contribute to the community and how all citizens can respect each other. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">2. Students will identify people who are good citizens and describe character traits that make them good citizens. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">3. Students will discuss why we have laws. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">4. Students will create laws for dinosaurs if they came back to live on earth. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">5. Students will develop a plan explaining consequences for dinosaurs who violate laws. __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Materials __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: Chart paper, poster boards, markers __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Procedure __<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">: Ask students how people of different ages, cultural backgrounds, and traditions contribute to the community and how citizens can respect each other. Record student answers on chart paper. Ask students to identify good citizens in their community and what makes them a good citizen. Ask students: Why do we have laws? Discuss this with the class. Examine classroom rules and why we have them. Ask students what they think life would be like if dinosaurs came back. Explain to students that they will be working in groups to create laws for dinosaurs if they came back. After they make their laws, they will have to decide what the consequences will be for dinosaurs who violate laws.