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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