• Investigate the pictorial tour of The Statue of Liberty.
• Review the facts of The Statue of Liberty.
• Answer math questions using addition/subtraction and conversion of inches to feet.
• Answer historical facts about The Statue of Liberty.
• Write a poem using similes about The Statue of Liberty.

• Two forty minute sessions

• Pencil and paper for writing activities
• Inches, feet, and yard conversion chart
• Lady Liberty Math Sheet
• Lady Liberty Facts Sheet

• Computers
• Linked web sites
• Download worksheets
• Internet Access
• Word Processing software
• Printer

• Signed Acceptable Use Policy for each student.
• Students need to be familiar with a word processing program.
• Students need to be familiar with using computer calculator.

• Using a classroom monitor, give a brief introduction to the tour of The Statue of Liberty , and how to download charts and worksheets.
• Review similes.

Student Procedures:

• Explore the tour of The Statue of Liberty.
• Study measurements and historical facts on the facts of The Statue of Liberty.
• Download and print conversion chart.
• Download and print Lady Liberty Math Sheet .
• Complete conversions on Lady Liberty Math Sheet   (May use calculators.)
• Download, print and complete the Lady Liberty Facts Sheet (May work in partners.)
• Review use of similes on linked web site.  Click on simile example and study.
• Using pencil and paper write your own simile poem.

• Refer to IEPs and Student Assistance Team Support files.
• Peer tutors

• Download Lady Liberty Paper Model Statue.
• Download Patriotic Windsock activity.
• View a Statue of Liberty Web Cam.

• Completion and accuracy of the Lady Liberty Math Sheet .
• Completion and accuracy of the Lady Liberty Facts Sheet
• Completion and accuracy of Lady Liberty poem using similes.

• Social Studies: 4.39, 4.4
• Mathematics:  4.41, 4.44, 4.17
• Language Arts:  4.51, 4.39
• Computer Technology:  4.51

Writing:

• 2.  Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing.

• 5.  Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process.

• 3.  Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the process of computation.
• 4.  Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement.

Author:  Tama Core, Chris Johnson, and Alice Current
 
 
 

Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5