Fifth Grade Learning Opportunities 
Incorporating Technology

The following are activities or thematic units that incorporate information technology in the process of learning.

Learning Opportunities Information Technology Grade Expectation Connections Examples of Student Work Examples of Assessment Tools
Light Pollution: Story of the Stars IT GE Checklist for Light Pollution PowerPoint Presentations Alex's Light Pollution PowerPoint

Ashley's Light Pollution PowerPoint

 Story of the Stars PowerPoint Project Rubric
Human Body PowerPoint Project IT GE Checklist for Human Body PowerPoint Projects   The Heart

The Human Body

The Heart and Lungs

 Human Body PowerPoint Rubric
Favorites Survey and Graph IT GE Checklist for Favorites Graphs Favorite Football Team Graph

Favorite Flavors of Chocolate Graph

 Favorites Graph Rubric
The Constitution: Decoding the Preamble IT GE Checklist for Preamble Rewrite Examples of Preamble Rewrites
1      2      3      4 		 Preamble Rewrite Word Processing Rubric
So You Want to be President

Presidents: Learning from the Past and Present

 IT GE Checklist for President Project Examples of President Projects President Research Rubric

President Presentation Rubric
Westward Expansion IT GE Checklist for Westward Expansion Projects

Westward Ho Journals

Women on the Oregon Trail PowerPoint

California Gold Rush PowerPoint 1

California Gold Rush PowerPoint 2

 Research Rubric
Presentation Rubric
Westward Movement IT GE Checklist for Westward Expansion Projects Photo Story Projects

Kids in Pioneer Times

Jesse James

Pony Express

 Photo Story Rubric
Lewis and Clark Expedition IT GE Checklist for Lewis and Clark Journals Examples of Lewis and Clark Journals

1     2     3     4

Photos of Lewis and Clark Games

Journal and Game Rubric
A Nation Divided IT GE Checklist for Civil War Letter Visual Organizers Examples of Civil War Letters with Students' Visual Organizers:
1      2      3      4 		Civil War Project Assessment

Graphic Organizer Rubric
Greek Mythology Explorations

Meet the Greeks

 IT GE Checklist for Greek Mythology Graphic Organizers Greek Mythology Examples
(graphic organizers, illustrations and stories based on Greek gods)

 1     2     3     4     5

 Graphic Organizer Rubric
Student Personal Web Pages
(See examples for project ideas.)		 IT GE Checklist for Student Web Pages Examples of Student Web Pages Student Web Page Rubric
"I Am" Poems
(See examples for project ideas.)		 IT GE Checklist for "I Am" Poems Examples of "I Am" Poems

1     2     3     4

 "I Am" Poem Word Processing Rubric
War of 1812 IT GE Checklist for War of 1812 Projects War of 1812 PowerPoint PowerPoint Rubric
    Nitrogen Atoms

1   2

  
       
       
Civil War Project      
Who's Who in the Civil War      
Trail of Tears      
Transcontinental Railroad      
Underground Railroad     Checklist
Scoring Guide
Lewis and Clark     Lewis and Clark Puzzle
Manifest Destiny      
Moving Across America     Scoring Guide
Oregon Trail     Oregon Trail Puzzle
       
Fossil Activities      
Geologic Time Scale      
Earthquakes      
Fault Activities      
Glacier Activities      
Plate Activities      
General Geology Projects      

Information Technology Tasks

Back to the Page You Came From...

Click on the apple to return to Orchard School's Home Page.

Page created by Deb Gurwicz, Kay Howley, Donna Sullivan-Macdonald and Dayle Wright
Orchard School faculty members.

This page last updated: 06/21/09 .