Situations Students will work in the classroom, Writing Center, and the Library. This unit will cover 15 hours of research and computer instruction. Tasks Students will work in small groups to research the assigned area in the continent they are studying. They will present their results in a traditional written format or in a multimedia format. Each student will use both formats during the semester.
Teacher selects groups of four or five students with attention to diversity of age and gender.
Students research the temperature, rainfall, humidity, and the elevation of their assigned area, then develop a correlation of the climate to the cultural trait. Weekly group and teacher collaboration and review of the research and the final presentation. Teacher-directed computer instruction as needed. Peer teaching utilized as much as possible. Storage availability in the classroom for discs, research, pictures, graphs, and maps.