Taking a Trip of Your State

Back when I was in fifth grade, I remember having to put together a report on my state, Florida. This report included a whole variety of information about the state such as geography, climate, population, culture, etc. I learned so much about the place I live through doing this project that I thought I would share a similar lesson plan with you here: http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst014.html

Through this activity, the student has to research using the school library or the internet information about the state they live in. They then write a report presenting their findings on many of the same topics discussed above. Finally they bring all the information together into a presentation to the class.

In having the students do research, they are doing Independent Work. By having the students write a report, the students are working on improving their writing skills. By having the students go in front of the class, the students are Presenting.