Description: Students in 4th grade will be using Mystery Skype as a way to not only communicate with another classroom from a different state, but also learn where states are located in the US.
Goals:
1. Students will learn how to navigate a US Map
2. Students will understand how states boarder each other and how this information can be useful in a Mystery Skype
3. Students will appreciate how being part of a team and having their own role, plays a part in how the mystery Skype is completed.
Objectives:
1.The learner will generate a list of geography yes/no questions.
2. The learner will communicate with another class from a different state to learn geography skills.
3. The learner will demonstrate their understanding of geography by narrowing down a list of states until the state is determined.
Instructions:
1. Explain to students they will be participating in a Mystery Skype with another classroom from a different state, though they are unaware of what state it is. Have students understand they will be using yes/no questions to narrow down the state in which the other class lives. Make sure students comprehend that the other class will be doing the same by asking them yes/no questions.
2. Start brainstorming a list of questions that can be used to narrow down where the other class resides. It's important for students to understand they should start with broad questions and then begin to narrow down using more specific questions. Aid students in coming up with a list for reference.
Mystery Skype Hints and Clues
Bodies of water in or bordering your state:
Fun vacation spots:
Major crops or industry:
State that borders your state:
Physical features of your state:
Climate:
Weather:
Time
zone:
Season
it is:
We
are north/south/east/west of:
3. Give out jobs and materials to each student. Explain what is involved in each job and how it relates to the end goals.
4. Layout Skype Expectations with students. You can have students come up with the expectations or post them yourself.
5. Practice the Mystery Skype so students understand how their jobs work and answer any questions they may have.
6. After setting up a time and date with another class, begin the Mystery Skype.
7. At the end of the Mystery Skype, evaluate as a class what went well and what could be changed for future Mystery Skypes.
Evaluation:
Students will be graded on their level of participation. Did they come up with questions and/or fulfill their roles? Were they passive or participatory?
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