Grade Level: Fourth Grade Unit Plan
Subject: Science, Social Science, Information Skills/Computers and Technology, Math and Healthful Living
By Ann Duelfer
Cullasaja Elementary School – Haywood County Schools
Adventures of the American Mind- Western Carolina University project will consist of the learner building an understanding of the composition and uses of rocks and minerals. The thematic unit will entail conducting interviews, inviting guest speakers, visiting field trip locations, utilizing technology, analyzing and classifying specimens, participating in presentations, and field studies.
Adventures of the American Mind- Western Carolina University
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