Living History Projects

All 4th grade students just completed research projects. Each student selected an important person in American history and researched that person's life and accomplishments. The time periods were Revolutionary War, Explorers, and Civil War.Some classes used Open Mind 2 software to organize their research. Here's an example. Each branch as an attached text file that contains the details of the research.


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After the research was completed, students had to prepare a presentation. They had multiple options for method of presentation including creating a PowerPoint, a poster, a song, a rap, or a even a comic book. Here is a rehearsal for a song about Francis Marion:


After making presentations to the class, students began to prepare for the Living History Museum.

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