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History: Six historical Identify Continuity and Create and use a History of Pencils
thinking concepts chronological sequence of
Change: related events to compare History of Pencils Research
When and why did pencils stop developments that happened site 1
Note: You must use at least using lead? at the same time.
one historical thinking concept History of Pencils Research
we’ve studied, but you can use What instruments were used Site 2
more. before the pencil?
Establish Historical
Significance:
Movement:
Human-Environment
Interaction:
How do the different countries
work together to create one
good?
Lesson Details
Grade(s)/Subject: 4th Unit Overview or School/Mentor Teacher (if applicable):
Context:
Bilingual Strategies:
Students will be provided with pictures and gestures throughout instruction. The classroom will also include
a word wall, which will include academic vocabulary taught within the lesson. Students will also be
provided sentence stems, as well as work in collaboration with other students to complete assignments.
Lesson Hook:
Ask the students, what would be different if pencils were never invented?
Then pass around a yellow #2 pencil. Ask the students to observe the pencil and ask what materials or
natural resources make up the creation of a pencil.
Create a list of terms on the board of the different materials that students think go into the making of a pencil.
Compelling Question
What resources are required for the items we use in our lives? What impact does that have on the
environment?
The teacher will give students a The students will compare their Listen to students responses given
handout regarding the geography answers within small groups or during the discussion in
of a pencil partners given for the materials comparison to the materials listed
within a pencil with the answers on the worksheet
Pencil Handout they gave in the hook introduction,
and then each group will share
their findings.
The teacher will then ask the The students will look the the list Listen to the educated guesses
students where they think these of materials given and make given by the students about where
different materials come from. educated guesses as to where they think the materials originate
they believe the materials
originate on their paper, and share
their answers written with the
class.
Play the video linked about The students will listen to the Review the facts given by the
regarding where pencil lead is video and write three interesting students and their ability to find
made and give the students the facts that were new information to different areas of the map, using
table with the different materials them and then have the students uptake. Take the answers given
and their origins go up to the map and label where by students and ask others if they
the different materials originate think given answers are correct.
from
Divide the student into six groups, The students will create a sign Observe students working
having five of the groups represent representing the country they are together to create country sign
the different countries where from, including name,flag and
materials are made and the last materials they contain.
being the US
Explain to the students that they The students will brainstorm Ask the students more about their
need to think of a way to get the different methods of transportation methods of transportation, such as
other materials in order to make a within their group that can be used how fast is the methods, how
pencil to send to the US and tell to move their goods around the much can be transported at a
the US they are a consumer and world and have them share their time, ect. Also ask the students to
need to purchase the pencils methods with the class think about the cost needed for
each method and take note of
their comments for each.
Ask the students if they think The students will list different
pencils have been used ideas they think people used
throughout history and what they throughout history before the
think people used throughout pencil
history before they had the kinds
of pencils they have on their desks
Show the students the different Students will compare their ideas
photos through the link listed with the realistic photos of what
above of different pencils was used throughout history
History of Pencils
Create a timeline on the board and The students will research when Observe where the students place
discuss the main historical events each event occurred online and each of the events on the timeline
of the creation of the pencil, such place the different historical events
as introduction to graphite, on a timeline using the research
mechanical pencils, ect. links given.
Explain to the students how Students will create a Venn Review how the students compare
pencils are created today and Diagram of the first pencil and the both types of pencils with one
compare those pencils with the pencils they have on their desk another
first kind of pencils created
Talk to students about how the The students will add to their venn Review Venn Diagram
pencils are created today within diagrams the differences and
factories and how those similarities to the production of the
technologies were not present in old and present pencils
the past
Have the students write a page paper discussing the differences between the pencil itself and the creation
within the past and present. Also have the students explain where materials for pencils originate from and
how they are able to travel around the world to create their pencil on their desk.
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