Elementary
September 18-September 25, 2013 |
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Find the latest elementary resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Trail of Tears: The Cherokee Fight Against Removal
Grades: 5-8
In this blended lesson supporting literacy skills, students are introduced to the Cherokees' struggle to remain on their land in the early 1800s. Students develop their literacy skills as they explore a social studies focus on the assimilation strategy of the Cherokee Nation and its eventual impact on their fate. During this process, they read informational text, learn and practice vocabulary words, and explore content through videos and interactive activities.
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The Road to Emancipation
Grade Range: 5-12
In this video from the PBS series Looking for Lincoln, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and historian David Blight examine President Abraham Lincoln's mixed motivations for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. They conclude that while Lincoln ultimately recognized the moral righteousness freeing the slaves, his first and primary concern was strategic: it was the best way to rally the North and strike at the heart of the South's economy. Gates and Blight then join a round-table discussion of Lincoln scholars debating the legal authority of the Proclamation and its special meaning for African Americans.
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Butterflies
Grade Range: K-8
In this video from Vegas PBS, host Brian Wignall and two butterfly experts discuss butterfly species commonly found in the Nevada wilderness. Among the topics they talk about are the best time of year to see butterflies in Nevada, the means by which they protect themselves from predators, how weather conditions and daylight affect their flight, their longevity, and the distances some travel to and from their wintering grounds.
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Energy Flow
Grade Range: K-5
Through the process of photosynthesis, plants harness the sun's energy and in so doing make many forms of life -- including human life -- possible. What path does this energy follow, and how is it transferred from one type of organism to another? In this feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," learn why 400 pounds of corn can't be converted into a 400-pound cow.
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Find the Fractions!
Grade Range: 3-5
In this "Cyberchase" video clip, Matt and Digit have a recipe for a "Mean, Green Antidote" that calls for 2/8 of a whole stone. Students will realize that the fractions 2/8 and 1/4 are equivalent.
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Rosa Parks
Grade Range: 3-12
This interview with civil rights activist Rosa Parks describes her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her refusal sparked a massive bus boycott that lasted 381 days, ending on December 21, 1956, after the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation on city buses was unconstitutional.
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Think Garden: The Product in Produce
Grades: 3-5
This video from KET's Think Garden collection illustrates how gardening is a a way of life for many people. Follow students visiting Oxmoor Farm as they learn about the business of agriculture by planting, harvesting, cooking, and eating fresh produce. Learn about all the products that are connected to gardening, from seeds and plants to fresh fruits and vegetables to compost. Finally, learn more about the growing business of organic gardening.
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