This lesson is a research project of various topics that relate specifically to westward expansion in the United States during the period from 1840 s on.
Students randomly select a research from the listed generated by the teachers.
Their task is to answer five research questions and one focus question. Students work in pairs to conduct the research and prepare a HyperStudio presentation to be share with the entire fifth grade during an end of the unit celebration. Alignment to Standards, Outcomes, and Goals . The fifth grade plan of study in the Hot Springs School District for language arts requires that student will complete a research project. Also in the plan of study for social study the outcome states student will develop an appreciation for events in American History up to the Civil War.