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Unit 4: Technology.(Brief Article)
Background Information
When a ship traveling from Korea to the Pacific Northwest was hit by a severe storm in May 1990, 80,000 sneakers were dumped overboard. Six months later, the sneakers began to wash up on the beaches of Washington State and Vancouver Island. Local beachcombers were delighted with the discovery and found the sneakers wearable after a little cleaning. A year after the spill took place, two scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration decided to use the incident to measure Pacific Ocean currents. After contacting beachcombers in Oregon, Washington, and Canada, the scientists were able to learn where and when the sneakers had washed ashore. After fine-tuning the data on their computers, the scientists were able to predict that the sneakers' next port of call will be Asia.
Unit Concepts: Students learn about technology's impact on people's daily lives and how air bags and athletic shoes have improved people's lives.
The activities listed below suggest ways of presenting and enriching the content and skills in Unit 4. The activities correspond to days 16 through 20 on the page 2 calendar matrix.
DUMMIES PASS TEST
Have students read and discuss pages 24 and 25.
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- Unit 3: Weather.(teaching about climatic cycles and weather forecasting)(Brief...
- Science Matters: Plants, the Sun, Weather and Magnets, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...STORM WARNING Have students read and discuss pages 16 and 17. Then have...experiments in advance. Have students read and discuss pages 18 and 19. Set up...garden hose. Have students read and discuss pages 20 and 21. (If the...
- Unit 1: Rain Forest.(Brief Article)
- Science Matters: Rain Forest, Moon, Rocks, and Machines, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...LARGEST RAIN FOREST Have students read and discuss pages 2 and 3. Show photographs...LAYERS OF LIFE Have students read and discuss pages 4 and 5. (Encourage...A FOOD CHAIN! Have Students read and discuss pages 6 and 7. Researching...
- Unit 1: Adaptation.(Brief Article)
- Science Matters: Adaptations, Wind, Space and Energy Sources, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...BEARS IN JAIL Have students read and discuss pages 2 and 3. Researching...SUITED TO THE GOLD Have students read and discuss pages 4 and 5. Writing Enrichment...TO TEMPERATURE Have students read and discuss pages 6 and 7. Mapping Enrichment...
- Unit 1: Habitats of the world.(Brief Article)
- Science Matters: Habitats, Oceanography, Planets, and Technology, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...MOVING A PRAIRIE Have students read and discuss pages 2 and 3. Writing Enrichment...prairie. THE OCEAN Have students read and discuss pages 4 and 5. Guest Speaker...DESERT HABITAT Have students read and discuss pages 6 and 7. Researching...
- Unit 4: Population, Time Zones, Land Use.
- Using Maps in the United States, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...Is Everyone? Have students read and discuss pages 24 and 25. Ask if...Places and Products Have students read and discuss pages 26 and 27. Using Map...Timely Matters! Have students read and discuss pages 28 and 29. Art Enrichment...
- Unit 4: Machines.(Brief Article)
- Science Matters: Rain Forest, Moon, Rocks, and Machines, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...SUPERCOMPUTER! Have students read and discuss pages 24 and 25. Demonstration...WHEELS AND LEVERS Have students read and discuss pages 26 and 27. Inventing...INCLINED PLANES Have students read and discuss pages 28 and 29. Mapping...
- Unit 4: Community.
- Using Maps in your Community, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...Between States Have students read and discuss pages 24-25 and complete...International Boundaries Have students read and discuss pages 26-27 and complete...American Food Have students read and discuss pages 28-29 and complete...
- Unit 1: People in Communities. (Region).
- Geography Connections: People in Communities, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...Is a Community Have students read and discuss pages 2 and 3. Ask students...Changes How We Live Have students read and discuss pages 4 and 5. Graphing...Communities of Long Ago Have students read and discuss pages 6 and 7. Making Enrichment...
- Unit 2: A World of Extremes.(Brief Article)
- Geography Connections: People of the World, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...Water from the Sea Have students read and discuss pages 10 and 11. Relief...Desert Life Have students read and discuss pages 12 and 13. Ask students...Kind of Desert Have students read and discuss pages 14 and 15. Researching...
- Unit 4: The Shrinking World.(planning of telecommunication systems in China;...
- Geography Connections: People of the World, a Weekly Reader publication January 1, 1993 700+ words
...to the Future Have students read and discuss pages 24 and 25. Interviewing...Transportation on the Move Have students read and discuss pages 26 and 27. Researching...Ideas in Motion Have students read and discuss pages 28 and 29. Writing...
Source: HighBeam Research, Unit 4: Technology.(Brief Article)