Grade Level:    6th, 7th, 8th

Subjects:   Social Studies, Reading, Language Arts, Computers

Learner Outcomes:     The students will be able to:

• Work cooperatively in groups to read and do research on the Internet
• Write a report based on information obtained through research
• Practice oral and silent reading and apply comprehension skills
• Present their findings to the class by giving an oral report
• Use electronic mail to take quizzes
• Use a word processor to type a report compiled from research

Materials:  Materials needed to complete this lesson are as follows:

Classroom set of the novel, Phoenix Rising, by Karen Hesse
Computers with Internet access
On-line encyclopedia
E-mail account for each student

Procedures:

After students read 2 chapters, they spend the rest of the class time each day working on reports
Any group that is ready may present their report on any of the days during this lesson
  E-mail quiz will be given on the last day on chapters 19 through 24

Special education students may work with another student in class.
The teacher may need to confer with Sp. Ed. Teacher.

If there is a nuclear power plant in your area, you might invite a representative from that plant to be a
     guest speaker

Evaluation / Assessment: 

Observation / Participation of students with guest speaker
Teacher observation of group work, cooperation, thoroughness of information
Quiz

National Standards
Tech Standards
2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs.
3. Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual.

B. Language Arts Standards
1. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
4 Gathers and uses information for research purposes
5. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process.
7. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts.
 
 

West Virginia State Instructional Goals and Objectives
Grade 6, Language Arts
6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.16, 6.21, 6.26, 6.30, 6.33, 6.53, 6.54, 6.59, 6.60
Computer Technology,
6.154, 6.155, 6.157, 6.160,
Social Studies,
6.19, 6.55, 6.56, 6,57
Science,
6.3, 6.13, 6.26, 6.32, 6.79, 6.81

Grade 7, Language Arts
7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 7.19, 7.23, 7.24, 7.26, 7.31, 7.51, 7.52, 7.57, 7.64, 7.65,
Computer Technology
7.164, 7.166, 7.169, 7.172, 7.173,
Social Studies
7.32, 7.53, 7.54,
Science
7.6, 7.26, 7.62, 7.75, 7.77
Grade 8, Language Arts:
8..2, 8.3, 8.5, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.20, 8.22, 8.26, 8.33, 8.50, 8.51, 8.53, 8.150, 8.151,
Science
817, 8.26, 8.81, 8.83,
 

Job / Career Clusters: State Department Career Cluster Codes

SN-     Science/Natural Resource
ET-      Engineering/Technical
HE -     Health Services

References:

The Lightspan Network,  Compton's On-Line Encyclopedia,
   lightspan
Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse, Penguin Books, USA Inc., 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014
   C 1994
Computer Internet
 
 

Created by:
Debi Willard, David Mazza, and Larry Rogers

Lumberport Middle School