This slideshow contains the links to the websites built by four 5th grade classes to address the inquiry challenge statement: We will design a website in order to inspire our school community to celebrate Indigenous American culture of the past and present. All students at Carbondale Middle School 5th -8th grade viewed the websites and gave feedback about what they learned or what inspired them.

We worked together as a class to fill out this anchor chart using the article. Students discussed as a group and volunteered answers to populate the boxes.

We wrote this rap using the criteria for behavior at school. We performed it at our school assembly and then asked the audience questions about what to do in certian situations. The answer was always ask.

My students stood in front of a green screen to record a video about why others may wish to visit their assigned National Park. Our library media teacher then loaded the videos into a program where we put a photo of the National Park behind each student. We also used the images of the students in front of their National Parks for the picture on the front of their National Park brochures. Lastly, the students worked with our technology coach to create 3D printed USA key chains with their names on the front. Here is the final bulletin board display of their National Park brochures.

These are connections students made between the events that tell the history of Illinois.

While researching Natural Resources (Module 3), students discovered Earth Hour took place on March 25. As a response, this poster was created then copies were posted throughout the school to make other students aware of the event. A short presentation was given at the beginning of a lunch break asking students to participate in Earth Hour and the poster was published to parents.

You can see all the nations we have represented in our class and each child has written “Hi. I’m ______. Let’s work together to make our school great!” in their home languages. We hope this mural makes our school community feel proud of their differences and helps them to understand that it is our diversity that makes this school such a strong community.

Students first created different places in our community, then after we learned about how people use their time, talent, and treasure, students added different community helpers to the board.

These are the final mini posters students created in Module 3 after drafting and going through the warm/cool/suggestions feedback cycle.

My students interviewed a family member and created the map on SeeSaw. Many students also recorded the interview.

The students had to pick one way they can help their community. They filled out each area in their flip book and then drew a picture of their project and water colored it.