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| Researching away! |
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| "Flying" to Denmark on Google Earth |
All fourth grade students took at pre-assessment on North Carolina and Denmark and the average (mean) score was 53.54 out of 100. I asked students to help me know more about Denmark by helping me research before my trip, and they were so enthusiastic to help! So...small groups of students were given an index card with a topic to research. One example of a topic was, "What is the population of Denmark?" Students had either a lap top or books (on Denmark or North Carolina) to find more information. When students answered their topic, they wanted to do more research on Denmark and North Carolina.:) After this research, we came together as a whole group and helped each other discuss any misunderstandings, watched a video clip (we loved the Danish national anthem!), went through a PowerPoint, "flew" to Denmark on Google Earth and completed a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast North Carolina to Denmark. After completing our discussion, the group completed a post-assessment where the new average (mean) was 92.40 out of 100 . I was so pleased with the growth (38.86 points) in learning about Denmark and North Carolina. We have built our background knowledge on North Carolina and Denmark, and we are now ready for the exchange students!
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| Our results! Students completed the "both" section on their own paper. |
I think I've learned a lot about Denmark from these lessons and this cool blog! I mean, before this, I thought that WASHINGTON was the capital of Denmark! Yeah, Washington.
ReplyDelete--Sophie L.
Hey peoples! On this pamphlet lesson thingy, our scores went from a 55.54 average, to a 92.40! So basically from a F to a B+. That is crazy awesome! This blog is BRILLIANT! It's cool to see a blog made by your teacher! The Danish peeps, and peoples(meaning boys and girls, and I know I use peoples as both too.)were cool. A lot healthier too. I've heard 4th Grade is one of the best years of a person's life. I think it is. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteYour personal llama lover, Pruett N.
DENMARK IS SOOOO COOL! (I wonder if they have llamas there?:)....)