English language arts
Any Novel: Character Map and Evidence Chart
Students build a character profile and relationship chart for a main character in any novel they are reading, with evidence from the text.
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English language arts
Any Novel: Plot Diagram and Prediction Log
Students map the plot of any novel they are reading, log predictions with text clues, and analyze conflict and cause and effect.
World languages
Dame direcciones: Tú Commands and City Places
Students follow Spanish directions on a block map to find city places, form tú commands, and write their own directions.
Social studies
Map Scale and Legend: Reading the Pinecrest County Map
Students read a map legend, find features by grid square, and use a scale to convert map distances to real distances.
Science
Reading Weather Data: Pressure, Fronts and Forecasts
Students read about air pressure and fronts, then interpret sample weather station reports and an hourly record to identify a cold front passing a town.
Career & technical ed.
Robot Logic on Paper: Sensors, If-Then Rules and Tracing a Path
Students learn how robots use sensors and if-then rules, then trace a simulated robot on a paper grid map, apply and/else rules to sensor readings, and match sensors to jobs.