Fifth+Grade

=Intro to PowerPoint=


 * Week of September 10, 2007**

Intro to PowerPoint: Lesson 1

Students will:
 * open PowerPoint
 * create a save file
 * create new slides
 * fill slides with personal information
 * add clip art to slides


 * Week of September 17, 2007**

Intro to PowerPoint: Lesson 2

Students will:
 * open PowerPoint
 * open a save file
 * create new slides
 * fill slides with personal information
 * add clip art to slides


 * Week of September 24, 2007**

Intro to PowerPoint: Lesson 3

Students will:
 * use spell check to fix writing
 * change fonts
 * change background colors


 * Week of October 1, 2007**

Intro to PowerPoint: Lesson 4

Students will:
 * create slide transitions
 * use bold text
 * use italics text
 * use underline text
 * change text color


 * Week of October 9, 2007**

Intro to PowerPoint: Presentations 1

Students will:
 * finish formatting and editing their presentation slides
 * present their PowerPoint file about themselves to the class


 * Week of October 15, 2007**

Intro to PowerPoint: Presentations 2 & Assessment

Students will:
 * present their PowerPoint file about themselves to the class

=Educational Performance Assessments=

Week of October 22, 2007 - Week of November 19, 2007
=The 50 States=


 * Week of November 26, 2007**

The 50 States: Lesson 1

Students will: > ** Fun Facts
 * view Google Earth map of the Western and Southern United States
 * open PowerPoint
 * create a save file
 * create title and 2 State facts slides
 * Important Fact
 * State capital
 * State population
 * Largest Cities
 * State name
 * State moto
 * State Flower
 * State bird
 * State flag
 * learn partner roles for this project
 * be assigned one of the southern or western States
 * research State facts on [|50 States.com]
 * input state information for first slide


 * Week of December 3, 2007**

The 50 States: Lesson 2

Students will:
 * watch Brain Pop Jr. video about [|local and state governments]
 * open saved slide
 * research state facts on [|50 States.com]
 * research State government officials
 * Partner 1
 * Governor
 * three facts


 * Partner 2


 * [|Senators]
 * two facts each
 * will create Governor and Senator slides with two facts for each (political affiliation, etc.)
 * insert images and citations into slides


 * Week of January 7, 2007**

The 50 States: Lesson 3

Students will:
 * open saved slides
 * research state facts on [|50 States.com]
 * research State admissions to statehood
 * Partner 1
 * date of statehood
 * reasons for statehood
 * Partner 2
 * previous holders of territory
 * insert images and citations into slides


 * Week of January 14, 2007**

The 50 States: Lesson 4

Students will:
 * open saved slides
 * research State climate and landforms using www.enchantedlearning.com
 * Both partners
 * geography
 * partner 1 - landforms & bodies of water
 * partner 2 - borders
 * insert images and citations into slides


 * Week of January 21, 2007**

The 50 States: Lesson 5

Students will:
 * open saved slides
 * research state facts on [|50 States.com]
 * click on one of the "Travel" links for their researched state
 * insert facts about one state travel destination
 * insert images and citations into slides


 * Week of January 28, 2007**

The 50 States: Lesson 6

Students will:
 * open saved slides
 * edit and spell check their slides
 * change the fonts of their slide text
 * animate titles of slides
 * save slides


 * Week of February 4, 2007**

The 50 States: Presentations

Students will:
 * present their State PowerPoint slides to the class