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Wow! What A Hat!
Pupils examine and discuss the headwear of the pioneers. They design and create their own pioneer hat using the natural materials that were available to the pioneers. They present and discuss their hat to the class.
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Introduction to Beginning Quilting
Young scholars explore quilting. They describe what a quilt is and discover the importance of accuracy in quilting. Students examine beginning quilt blocks. Young scholars identify eight different quilt blocks.
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Tool Time - Quilting
Pupils explore quilting. They recognize what tools and equipment is necessary for successful quilting. Students demonstrate how to use quilting tools. They recognize terms in quilt making.
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Desktop Pub. - Quark XPress 1: Quotation
This project is for beginning users of QuarkXPress. Students will create a new document, add a poem in a text box, add a title and a rule, change font formats, and add a photo and set its runaround.
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HTML Graphic Images
Pupils continue to enchange their webpage using HTML. Individually, they use the internet to search for photographs and practice putting them into their webpage. They must find the appropriate size for the image and show their page to...
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Centennial: Utah We Love Thee
Fourth graders discuss how music can inspire emotion and are introduced to Utah's state song, "Utah, We Love Thee". They discuss the song and then compare and contrast other songs about Utah. They create original lyrics about Utah.
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Saving History in Small Pieces
Learners examine pictures of cultural mosaics. They sketch a design of the mosaic they are to cretae. They create a cultural mosaic that shows a small part of Utah's history.
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Let's Paint a Pioneer Song
Students listen to stories about and examine pictures of pioneers, and compose their own pioneer songs to familiar melodies.
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A Trail Across the Plains
Students discuss how pioneers reached Utah, and create a mural of the pioneer trek with captions explaining what is happening along the trail.
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Textile Selection
Students identify various textiles and factors that lead to the selection of specific textiles. They put their knowledge of textiles to use by selecting the textiles that they would use in an interior that they have designed.
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Desktop Pub. - Quark XPress 2: Business Cards
Students explore computer publishing software. They layout guidelines for a business card, import background and logo graphics and create and format text. Students duplicate the card.
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Centennial: Symbols of Utah
Fourth graders examine how symbols bring to mind facts, feelings, emotions, and events. They design a new, contemporary flag to promote the state of Utah.
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Heritage: Famous People of the West
Fourth graders examine two famous people, Brigham Young and Jim Bridger, who made an impact on the westward expansion, and create cartoon strip using the information.
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Singing Around the Campfire
Fifth graders sing a pioneer song, "The Handcart Song," with correct pitch, rhythm and dynamics
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About Abraham Lincoln
Fifth graders complete a variety of activities and exercises as they study the life, policies, and lasting influence of Abraham Lincoln.
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Bioterrorism
Learners research bioterrorism and then create two political cartoons, one that shows the viewpoint that bioterrorism is not a threat and one that shows the viewpoint that it is.
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HTML Color Attributes
Students add background color, text color as well as link and visited link color to their web page. They use a scanner and/or digital camera to incorporate photos into a Web page. This is a continuation of the HTML Links assignment.
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Measuring Up!
Students practice measuring the human body for the proper fit of clothing. After watching a demo, they measure their partner making sure to double check their measurements. They make the piece of clothing for their partner altering the...
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Desktop Pub. - Quark XPress 5: Brochure
Students explore publishing software. They create a multi-fold brochure. Students recognize common folds. They demonstrate correctly placed text boxes, bullets and graphics. Students develop a resume to be used for future employment.
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Yin Yang
Students apply yin and yang characteristics in sketches of clothing. They observe a PowerPoint presentation, discuss the characteristics of yin and yang and then apply their knowledge of the content to fashion sketches. They rate...
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Pioneer Currency in Utah: Have you got change for a 5?
Students explore the need for money in a society and the artificial value of coin and paper currencies. They design their own coin and paper currency.
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Buildings Tell A Story
Fourth graders identify basic architectural features of buildings in their community and identify the changes in local buildings. They draw a sketch of a local building from memory. They compare and display student sketches.
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Have I Got A Story For You - Folklore of Utah
Fourth graders identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past. They create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near the community. They see that the legends and traditions we pass to one another are also sources...
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Running a School Bakery
Young scholars explore marketing concepts while producing food items to sell.