Standards Addressed~
    Many standards are addressed in this unit. A complete list of third grade standards can be found on the Springfield School District web site. These will be identified in the following manner. Goal 1; Std. A; Benchmark 5. The goal is for the state and the standard and benchmark are specifically for Springfield District 186. Springfield currently does not have any standards or benchmarks related to technology.
 

• Goal 1; Std. C; Benchmark 1, 5 Use prior knowledge, predicting, and questioning strategies; make inferences
• Goal 3; Std. A; Benchmark 2 Edit writing for grammar, punctuation and capitalization
• Goal 3; Std. B; Benchmark 2-4 Write to maintain focus, organization, and support/elaboration; revise for meaning, organization, and support/elaboration; write for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Goal 4; Std. B; Benchmark 1-3 Use oral communication skills; plan and deliver an oral report; participate in large and small group discussions
• Goal 5: Std. A; Benchmark 1-2 Use a variety of sources to gather information; analyze and evaluate information required
• Goal 5; Std. B; Benchmark 1 Create letters, reports, stories, charts and maps to communicate acquired information.
• Goal 6; Std. A; Benchmark 3 Compare and order whole numbers 1,000-10,000; compare fraction piece sizes for sixths, eighths, fourths, thirds, halves
• Goal 8; Std. B; Benchmark 1 Use number properties and algebraic procedures to represent and solve whole number addition, subtraction, multiplication, division; decimal; and fraction problems with concrete materials, pictorial, and symbolic representations
• Goal 10; Std. A; Benchmark 1 Collect, sort, classify, organize data using a variety of scales, graphs and make predictions and decisions based on data.
• Goal 11; Std. A Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry
• Goal 13; Std. A Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society

• Day 1- Discuss project and reasons for doing the project; form groups of four; contract goes home
• Day 2- Brainstorm possible survey questions; select question; assign group to make survey instrument
• Days 3 & 4- Write persuasive letter to principal; prepare speech that is to be given to the classes while taking the survey; practice speech; form group hypothesis
• Days 5 & 6- Participate in learning stations. Stations will be set up to teach students how to make a table and graph in Claris Works, communicate using Eudora, and how to make a simple web site using Netscape Composer.
• Day 7- Conduct survey. Students will go to their assigned classes and administer survey. Once data has been collected it will be tabulated.
• Days 8 & 13- Computer work days. There will be a computer available for each group to use each day. It is during this time that all work should be accomplished. In addition, a lesson will be taught on how to convert real data into percents. The majority of work is done in class, resulting in little homework. Students are encouraged during this time to work on multiplication and division at home.
• Day 14 ( & 15 if needed)- Presentations; self evaluation; teacher evaluation of projects.

• Daily Logs- Each student completes a daily log each day to record progress made during day. These are turned in to teacher and counted as part of the formal assessment.
• Evaluation Rubric- This is a tool for the teacher to determine the quality of the project and give a final grade. This should be used in conjunction with the Project Requirement sheet.
• Self Assessment- This tool is to be completed by the students upon completion of the projects.

Technology~
    I will be using the TV, computers, Sony Digital Mavica, and LTV. I will be using Claris Works, Eudora, and Netscape Composer. I will need to make sure that I have five computers that can run Netscape Composer in my class on days 5, 6, and 8 through 15. The software was chosen due to availability in my building. Any spreadsheet, web authoring or communication software may be used.

Connections~
    This unit is truly cross disciplinary. It covers math, science, language arts, and technology. The subjects are combined to make a meaningful learning experience.

Support Needs~
      I will need a parent volunteer on days 5-14 to ensure that the students are able to complete
the learning stations and make their web page. I will also enlist the media specialist to help with the set up of the LTV unit to the TV so I can show the students before they experiment on their own.