4th+Grade+Contemporary

**//4th Grade Projects://**



> We had a half day release time for planning and collaboration. //** Unit Title: ** Agriculture in Ohio //
 * Class wikis & Digital Portfolios - Collaboration & Communication
 * Main - http://main4thgrade.wikispaces.com/
 * Babinec - http://babinecbunch.wikispaces.com/
 *  Morrow - http://morrow4thgrade.wikispaces.com/
 * Keynotes - Research, student-created multi-media presentations Plants
 * Slide.com - communicating/celebrating growth with parents via wiget on wiki
 * Newsletters in C.Morrow
 * Complex Thinking Unit Writing and Implementation using Backward Design & the Workshop Model




 * __ Big Idea/Enduring Understanding __**** : ** //Ohio Agriculture impacts multiple areas of our lives.//


 * __ Essential Question: __** //How do Agricultural// //Entrepreneurs improve our community and state?//

//**__ Product/Performance Task __**//

Students will use the understanding that Ohio Ag impacts multiple areas of their lives to organize and create a service-learning project to improve their community:

1. Research organizations and determine needs. //Feed America//, etc.

2. Create a plan and schedule of services to purchase goods.

3. Perform services to earn money and purchase items for the organization.

4. Reflect on the Process – How did you make a difference in your community?