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=Welcome to the Graland 7th Grade MESH iPad wiki=

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Any ideas on how to do cross curricular activities?

Also, how should we go about training the kids on the iPad apps? We should introduce maybe one app at a time for a class or a project. But we need to stay informed as to what the kids know in each of our classes- so we can build upon it. -mark


 * 7thGrade Interdisciplinary Ideas**

Notes: Inter-curricular unit plan based on history class and the historical novel //Chains// Objective: To encourage students to pose thinking questions about the meaning of freedom from different perspectives Crossing the River Jordan - what does this mean to the protagonist Isabel? to Curzon? to Mr. Bellingham? Definition of freedom according to perspective What did freedom mean to the Colonists? To the Tories? To the slaves? To you?
 * English**: //Chains// by Laurie Halse Anderson

The search for identity Students will be asked to read a certain passage and respond to questions on a wiki discussion board, as well as posing two "thinking" questions of their own.

Find two sites, for UK version versus US- limited to UK sites
 * History**: Study of Revolutionary War

A site in England on the American Revolution timeline: []

[|Another site:] []

Denver vs. NYC water sources- digital textbook on New York state earth science
 * Science**: Water?

How do we know what we know what life was like in 17--? [|Slavery in NYC in 18th century] (Howard University) [|Video on Intro to Archaeology and Slavery in New York City]


 * Art**: What Jordan river do you have to cross? Personal river you have to cross- what is your obstacle.