Africa
Manchester-Essex Regional School District
Curriculum area: Social Studies Grade level: 6
School: Manchester Memorial School
Hardware used: Apple iMacs, Apple iBooks, scanner, SMARTBoard, digital video camera
Software used: iMovie, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Project Description
This Africa unit integrated research, technology, art, and music to reach its goals. After studying the continent of Africa, each student chose a country to study in depth. Students researched their countries and entered their data into a shared spreadsheet, which the class used to sort and rank the countries by various attributes. The students used what they learned to create PowerPoint projects, which were shared using SMARTBoard technology.
During the time that students were researching Africa, the art and music teachers provided activities to help make students more aware of African customs. In art class students discussed and constructed African masks, while in music class they explored African drumming.
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last updated: October 15, 2004
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