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 Lesson Plan Researching Change Over Time in Local Communities Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
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 Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
Lesson Duration:
60 Minutes
Common Core Standards:
6.L.3, 7.L.3, 8.L.3, 6.SL.1, 6.SL.2, 6.SL.3, 6.SL.4, 6.SL.5, 6.SL.6, 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2, 7.SL.3, 7.SL.4, 7.SL.5, 7.SL.6, 8.SL.1, 8.SL.2, 8.SL.3, 8.SL.4, 8.SL.5, 8.SL.6, 7.W.1, 7.W.2, 7.W.7, 7.W.8, 7.W.9, 7.W.9.a, 7.W.9.b, 7.W.10, 8.W.1, 8.W.2, 8.W.7, 8.W.8, 8.W.9, 8.W.9.a, 8.W.9.b, 8.W.10, 6-8.WHST.1, 6-8.WHST.2, 6-8.WHST.3, 6-8.WHST.4, 6-8.WHST.5, 6-8.WHST.6, 6-8.WHST.7, 6-8.WHST.8, 6-8.WHST.9, 6-8.WHST.10
State Standards:
C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards: D1.1.6-8; D1.5.6-8; D2.His.9.6-8; D2.His.10.6-8; D2.His.12.6-8; D2.His.14.6-8; D2.His.15.6-8; D2.His.16.6-8; D3.1.6-8; D3.2.6-8; D3.3.6-8; D4.2.6-8; D4.4.6-8; D4.5.6-8; D4.7.6-8.
Additional Standards:
Alaska State Standards: MS-ESS3-5; SS.His.C; SS.His.C.3; SS.His.D; SS.Geo.E; SS.Cultural.A; SS.Cultural.E
Thinking Skills:
Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience. Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations. Evaluating: Make informed judgements about the value of ideas or materials. Use standards and criteria to support opinions and views.
 Essential Question How do we research change over time in our local community? How do we synthesize research that studies change over time? How can we draw conclusions from research to analyze how the past affects the present and the future? How is creating information different from analyzing existing information? Objective Define what “change over time” means through exploring the “Observing Change in Alaska’s National Parks Project Jukebox."Formulate a research question based on reviewing information in oral histories and other formats.Investigate a research question by:a.) conducting oral history interviews or analyzing existing oral histories in the Project Jukebox.b.) using primary and secondary source research methods. Synthesize information and present it in both written and oral formats. Background Have you ever wondered if the place you are living in has always been that way? Over time, a place experiences changes in many ways, from its population size to its economic industries to its environmental landscape and more. This phenomenon refers to the concept of “change over time,” or “historical change and continuity.” All of these trends are studied to understand and draw conclusions on how or why a particular thing is different from the way it was in the past. In most history classes, students are expected to learn this concept and apply it to different events in a historical period. These events could include wars, medical inventions, industrialization, and more, and students can investigate these events using both primary and secondary sources.
Students do not always have the opportunity to connect themselves personally to these events. Studying change over time in their local communities offers students the ability to apply this concept in a more personal and engaging way. It also provides flexibility on what they wish to study about their communities. They might be able to infer change over time where they live from photographs that were taken many years ago or from stories told by people who have lived there for a long time. Members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Park Service (NPS) interviewed local community members connected to two distinct Alaska NPS sites, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, about local impacts of climate change over time. These twenty-four interviews demonstrate how conducting interviews is one way to collect information, and that local people are excellent witnesses to change in one place.
By studying change over time in their local community, students will realize that where they live has its own unique history, and different factors contributed to its current state. Students will also understand how to collect and interpret this information and comprehend the value of living people as key information holders in historical research. Preparation Teachers will have the option to choose one of the following two paths when administering this lesson plan. Each path will fulfill the same objectives but will allow flexibility in how students can conduct their mini-research project. Path A: Creating Oral Histories         Path B: Using Existing Oral Histories             Class One: Change Over Time Introduction       Class Two: Oral History Interview Research Method       Class Three: Practice Interviews    Class Four: Analyzing Interviews    Class Five: Introduction to Primary vs. Secondary & Popular vs. Scholarly Sources          Class Six: Synthesize Sources Work Time    Class Seven: Create Presentation Work Time    Class Eight: Presentation  Materials Download Know What to Know-Change Over Time Download Change Over Time-Overview Powerpoint Download Brainstorm Local Community Trends Download Oral History Interview Powerpoint Download Know What to Know-Oral History Download Create an Interview Worksheet Download Interview Question Review Sheet Download Introduction to Primary vs Secondary & Popular vs. Scholarly Sources PowerPoint Download Pirmary and Secondary Sources Checklist Download Annotated Bibliography Guided Worksheet Download Final Project Rubric Procedure  Path A: Creating Oral Histories  Class One: Change Over Time Introduction (50 minutes)                   Class Two: Oral History Interview Research Method (50 minutes)         Class Three: Practice Interviews (50 minutes)          Class Four: Analyzing Interviews (50 minutes)      Class Five: Introduction to Primary vs. Secondary & Popular vs. Scholarly Sources (50 minutes)          Class Six: Synthesize Sources Work Time (50 minutes)      Class Seven: Create Presentation Work Time (50 minutes)      Class Eight: Presentation (50 minutes)   Path B: Using Existing Oral Histories Class One: Change Over Time Introduction (50 minutes)                Class Two: Oral History Interview Research Method (50 minutes)       Class Three: Primary and Secondary Source Research Method (50 minutes)          Class Four: Synthesize Sources Work Time (50 minutes)       Class Five: Create Presentation Work Time (50 minutes)      Class Six: Presentation (50 minutes)   Assessment Materials Researching Change Over Time in Our Local Communities Lesson Plan Evaluation Researching Change Over Time in Our Local Communities Lesson Plan Evaluation Download Assessment Contact Information Email us about this lesson plan Tags: oral histories research local history local community climate change alaska climate change alaska history alaska primary source analysis secondary source oral history interview environmental change oral presentation historical writing change over time historical change and continuity
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 Last updated: September 1, 2023


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