A 2nd grade Turbo Quest
By:
Amanda Winkler
Liz Johnson
Leigh Cornelison
Sarah de Heus
Table of Contents
oOverview
oIntroduction
oTask
oHero Historians
oMary Musgrove Money Makers
oTomochichi Gardeners
oJames Oglethorpe's Reporters
oAll about stamps!
oProcess
oEvaluation
oConclusion
oStandards
oStandards (Continued)
oCredits
oResources
oResources (Continued)
Overview
• You are about to enter five activities. Click on a
hero’s picture to enter each of these activities.
Each activity will help you develop an
understanding of character traits heroes possess
and find the hero in you.
• This Quest provides information about character
traits that heroes possess. You will accomplish
this task by comparing your personal hero traits
with those of the Georgia heroes.
• As you progress through each of the heroes,
each activity will result in your final product of
making a larger-than-life representation of a
postcard.
So come on…Let’s get clicking!
Introduction
What makes a hero? We
are going to examine the
characteristic traits that
some of the Georgia
heroes have.
Tasks
Historian
Money Makers
Reporters
Gardeners
Stamp Creators
Process
•Be patient and take your time. Just like Tomochichi and his
crops, you cannot complete your activities all at once.
•For your hero club letter, remember to organize your thoughts
and complete a rough draft.
•When making your poster, write neatly. You want others to be
able to read it and know about the hero.
•Your drawings should be colorful. You may use crayons,
colored pencils, or markers.
•Make sure to glue your stamps in the correct corner of your
postcard (poster of hero) and put your letter to the president of
the Hero Club on the opposite side of the stamp. Make sure to
address your letter appropriately.
•Make sure to use the proper format of a postcard!
Topic
4
3
2
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Math
Correctly solves three
math problems.
Successfully plants the
seed while following
directions. They
demonstrate an
understanding of the
plant’s need for water
and light by watering
the plant and placing
the plant by a window
or other light source.
The poster contains:
-The hero’s name
-Specific historical facts
-Drawing of hero using
4+ colors
-Hero’s character trait
Correctly solves two
math problems.
Successfully plants the
seed and follows
directions. Does not
understand the plant’s
need for both water
and light by giving it
only one.
Correctly solves one
math problem.
Has difficult planting
the seed because they
did not follow
directions. Does not
understand the plant’s
need for both water
and light by giving it
only one.
Attempts to solve math
problems.
Needs complete
assistance with planting
the seed/Did not follow
directions. Does not
understand/demonstra
te the plant’s need for
water and light.
The poster lacks 1 of
the following:
-The hero’s name
-Specific historical facts
-Drawing of hero using
4+ colors
-Hero’s character trait
The letter is written in
proper form with 3 to 4
capitalization or
punctuation errors. It
contains one or more
character traits with
little clarity.
Drawing depicts a hero.
Contains at least 2
sentences explaining
the hero choice
including at least 1
character trait.
The poster lacks 2-3 of
the following:
-The hero’s name
-Specific historical facts
-Drawing of hero using
4+ colors
-Hero’s character trait
The letter is written in
proper form with 5 to 6
capitalization or
punctuation errors. It
does not contain clear
facts about a character
trait.
Drawing depicts a hero.
Contains at least 1
sentence explaining the
hero choice including at
least 1 character trait.
The poster lacks 3 or
more of the following:
-The hero’s name
-Specific historical facts
-Drawing of hero using
4+ colors
-Hero’s character trait
The letter is written in
proper form with 7 or
more capitalization or
punctuation errors. It
does mention character
traits.
Science
Social Studies
Language Arts
Art
The letter is written in
proper form with 0 to 2
capitalization or
punctuation errors. It
contains clear facts
about 1 or more
character traits.
Drawing depicts a hero.
Contains at least 3
sentences explaining
the hero choice
including at least 1
character trait.
Drawing depicts a hero.
Contains 1 sentence
explaining the hero
choice but does not
include a character
trait.
Conclusion
3-2-1 Reflection
In your journal, list the following in
complete sentences:
– 3 Georgia Heroes and what makes them a
hero
– 2 character traits and description of each
– 1 character trait that you possess and how
you portray that trait
Standards
S2L1: Students will investigate the life cycles of
different living organisms.
c. Investigate the life cycle of a plant by growing
a plant from a seed and by recording changes
over a period of time.
M2N1: Students will use multiple representation
of numbers to connect symbols to quantities.
c. Use money as a medium of exchange. Make
change and use decimal notation and the dollar
and cent symbols to represent a collection of
coins and currency.
Standards Continued
ELA2W2: The student begins to write in a variety genres,
including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response
to literature.
SS2H1: The student will read about and describe the lives of
historical figures in Georgia history.
a. Identify the contributions made by these historic figures:
James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove
(founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a
Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin
Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and
human rights).
SS2CG3: The student will give examples of how the historical
figures under study demonstrate the positive citizenship
traits of honesty, dependability, liberty, trustworthiness,
honor,
civility, good sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.
Credits
Created by:
Amanda Winkler
Leigh Cornelison
Liz Johnson
Sarah de Heus
Resources
http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/geography-of-georgia.htm/printable
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trustworthy
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidence
http://www.shgresources.com/ga/timeline/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Musgrove
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571609_6/Georgia_%28state%29.html
http://www.mlkonline.net/bio.html
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
http://www.jackierobinson.com
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jimmycarter/
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Resources (Cont’d)
http://www.gastateparks.org/content/georgia/parks/wormsloe/history/images/2tomochichi_tn.gif
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/l/lu/luisrock62/270220_corn.jpg
http://img.diynetwork.com/DIY/2004/08/10/dffg103_2fj_lead.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fHDp8ot9Yq0/SnztFZ77StI/AAAAAAAACEM/wxVg8HjD6U/s400/corn+growth.jpg
http://michelelee.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/cornsprouts.jpg
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CornSoy/logos/scoutcatNewsletter2.jpg
http://www.oklahomafarmreport.com/wire/news/media/00006_cornGrowing.jpg
http://www.ourlosbanos.com/snapshots/countryside3b.jpg
http://www.browseinfo.net/images/corn_471.jpg
http://www.manitobaliberals.ca/uploaded_images/Iv41-793280.jpg
http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/wordpress/uploads/july-kc-trip-2008-043-corn-platte-countyfair.jpg
http://static.zoovy.com/img/ahlersgifts/-/large_emblems/lg_watering_can.jpg
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20070711/a1513_6453.jpg
http://www.birderslounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/corn-squirrel.jpg
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/04/0411_corn/image/bush-eating-corn.jpg
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/uploaded_images/O%27Neill,-Jimmy-eating-corn-7-21-7775354.jpg
http://www.thefinsters.com/flog/media/4-2009/African-Grey-corn-3.jpg
http://grillchef.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/19-eating-corn-onthe-cob.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_njdKP4lMIlA/SnucNustEjI/AAAAAAAABQ/AEbGwsRw6KY/s400/FetaCorn1.jpg
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=84CAD5C0-5967-46E9-A2A635112B8D98AA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iFCdAgeMGOA&feature=PlayList&p=8A3D8ED9CDA0B63F&playnext
=1&playnext_PL&index=61