Students will use information from a unit on the Oregon Trail and GIS to make an Oregon Trail diary.
Objectives:
Students will:
Lessons: This project is for use after an extensive unit on Oregon Trail (average lesson time 1 to 1½ hours)
Day 1: Introduce students to Arcview by using Arcview Voyager. Makes sure to cover zooming in and out, pull down menus, activating/turning on themes, names of different windows. Allow students time to explore the program.
Day 2: Begin students working on the Student Guide. You may want to work with them through the first part or let them work independently or with small groups. This depends on the ability of the group. Students should be able to complete up to the drawing section.
Day 3: Students should complete the drawing section on two maps. Afterward they should begin to write the rough copy of their Oregon Trail diary. Make sure all reference books are available for use for the next several days.
Days4-7: Students will work on completing their Oregon Trail diaries. This time allows for research, completion of rough copy, conferencing with teacher, proofreading, writing the final copy, and publication. Have supplies available for making covers.
Day 8: Publishing and sharing of their diaries. Have available supplies for making covers for their diaries. Students need only share selected parts of their journals.
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