Teacher(s) Name: Mrs. Valerie Gross
School: Seven Pines ES
Grade Level(s): Librarian (Grade 3)
Content Area(s): Social Studies, Language Arts
Lesson Summary
Third grade students researched the ancient civilization of Mali with a focus on physical and human characteristics, the city of Timbuktu, important leaders, and contributions. Then, students created Scratch accounts, and made a game with the map and a camel sprite to review Mali.
TIPC Ratings
Research & Information Fluency
Rating:Approaching – Explanation: The teacher models strategies to guide student investigation through research. Students are supported as they acquire, evaluate, and apply information to their project.
Communication & Collaboration
Rating: Developing – Explanation: The teacher defines structures for student communication within the classroom and provides opportunities to collaborate on writing codes.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Rating: Approaching – Explanation: Students are supported as they problem solve designing specific codes for the camel to carry out.
Creativity & Innovation
Rating: Developing – Explanation: Students are given opportunities to be creative within a given description of coding project. They are encouraged to use research they have acquired.
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