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Syllabus

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DESIGNING CO-CREATIVE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS TEMPLATE

 

Subject Area

Choosing Proficiencies: What content standards does this unit address?

 

__ Language Arts

___ Math

___ Social Science

___ P.E.

___Arts

__ Other

UNIT TITLE:

List all content standards below that this unit will address:

 

Strand 2: World History 

Concept 1: Research Skills for History 

Retell stories to describe past events, people and places. 

Concept 5: Encounters and Exchanges 

Describe how expanding trade (e.g., Marco Polo’s travels to Asia) led to the exchange of new goods (i.e., spices,

silk) and ideas.

 

Strand 4: Geography 

Concept 1: The World in Spatial Terms 

Interpret political and physical maps using the following elements:

a. alpha numeric grids

b. title

c. compass rose - cardinal directions

d. key (legend)

e. symbols

Locates physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images,or globes:

a. physical (i.e., ocean, continent, river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert)

 

Concept 2: Places and Regions

Discuss physical features (e.g., mountains, rivers, deserts) in the world. 

 

Concept 4: Human Systems 

Describe elements of culture (e.g., food, clothing, housing, sports, customs, beliefs) in a community of areas studied.

Discuss that Asian civilizations have changed from past to present.

 

Strand 5: Economics 

Concept 1: Foundations of Economics 

Recognize that people trade for goods and services.

Compare the use of barter and money in the exchange for goods and

services (e.g., trade a toy for candy, buying candy with money).

Recognize that some goods are made in the local community and some aremade in other parts of the world.

Define your instructional purpose in terms of relevance to real life applications. 

The Silk Road was an important trade route in Ancient Asia. Students can understand the importance of trade, how trade promoted the exchange of ideas and goods, the geography of Asia, and life in Ancient Asian civilizations by learning about the Silk Road. In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of the Silk Road and how trade promoted the exchange of goods and ideas.

 

The student will: 

  • Trace the Silk Road through China
  • Recognize cultural aspects of Ancient Chinese life
  • Recognize that people in the past traded for goods
  • Recognize the reason people traveled on the Silk Road

 

Identify Learning Activity Domains 

Identify the learning tasks that the students will be experience.

q Experiential Learning

q Inferential Learning

q Hypothetical Learning

q Analytical Learning

q Evidential Learning

q Virtual Learning

q Illustrated Learning

q Performance Learning

q Collaborative Learning

q Authentic Learning
  • China Reference Guide
  •  Digital Avatar
  •  Digital Word Wall
  •  Virtual Tour of the Silk Road
  •  Ancient China Digital Timeline
  •  Silk Road Digital Collage
  •  China and the Silk Road Presentation 

Identify methods of assessment

  • Digital Portfolio 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify the performance assessment content standards measured.

  • Strand 2: World History, Concept 1: Research Skills for History
  • Strand 2: World History, Concept 2: Encounters and Exchanges
  • Strand 4: Geography, Concept 2: Places and Regions
  • Strand 5: Economics, Concept 1: Foundations of Economics 

Hardware

  • Computer w/ internet
  • Headset w/mic 

Software

  • iClone
  • Google Earth
  • Windows Movie Maker 2
  • Audacity 

Online Resources/Web 2.0 Tools

Unit Developer by Mike King

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