Lesson
Title
Lesson 1:
Generations
Description
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Lesson 2:
Organic
Materials
150 points
Read a summary of Robinson Crusoe.
Create a shelter made from natural resources.
Write a short story about how your shelter helps you
survive.
Science/Writing
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Research how architecture has changed through the
ages.
Create a timeline of s specific architectural
movement.
Create a model of an architectural structure from the
specific architectural movement you researched for
your timeline.
Architecture
Watch and listen to Billy Joel’s song/video “ We
Didn’t Start the Fire”.
Research some of the people and events mentioned
in Joel’s song.
Take a test on these people and events to
demonstrate your knowledge of them.
History & Music
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Lesson 4:
We Didn’t
Start the Fire
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60 points w/
Additional 90
points possible
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Lesson 5:
Rite of
Passage
120 points
Lesson 6:
History of
Measurement
60 points
Sociology
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75 points
Lesson 3:
Flying Buttress
The entire class will take part in this lesson to
introduce the unit.
Discuss what generations are then define different
generations alive today.
Write a paragraph explaining your generation.
Content Area
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Extra:
 Create a song along with a video/PPT that highlights
the major people and events in your lifetime.
 Create a timeline of a personal rite of passage.
 Research three rites of passages from different
cultures.
 Create a presentation about the three rites of
passage you researched.
 Design your own rite of passage ritual.
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Research the history of measurement.
Explain the metric and standard systems.
Learn about Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man.
Test Leonardo DaVinci’s theory on proportion.
Analyze your results.
Culture/Sociology
Math
Lesson 7:
Coming of Age
Themed Book
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Research an age in history.
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Create a journal entry exploring the differences
from contemporary society and the age you
have researched.
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Define age discrimination.
Research age discrimination laws.
Describe the age discrimination laws that have been
passed.
Evaluate whether age discrimination should be
allowed for safety reasons.
Create a public service announcement.
Law/Public Speaking
Describe similarities and differences between
Mayan, Gregorian, and Julian calendars.
Research the development of our calendar
system.
Create a calendar for a planet in our solar
system.
Math/Science/History
Learn the inside tricks to the probability trade!
Solve probability problems using your new-found
knowledge.
Create your own trial to determine if the birthday
paradox is correct.
Math/Probability
Define Historical fiction.
Read a short excerpt of historical fiction.
Research a time period and/or event.
Write a 4-10 page historical story set in that period
using the research that you culled.
History & Writing
150 points
Lesson 8 :
Age of ____ or
_____ Ages
Literature & Writing
Choose a “Coming of Age” themed book. ( Must
have teacher’s approval)
Read the book.
Write an analytical essay that will explore the
significance of the “coming of age” theme in the
novel that you just finished reading.
History/ Writing/
30 points
Lesson 9 :
Age
Discrimination
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45 points
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Lesson 10:
Keeping Track
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40 points
Lesson 11:
Birthday
Paradox
45 points
Lesson 12:
Historical
Fiction
150 points
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Project Points Needed: 150 points
Final Due Date: April 25, 2015
Make sure to look at your “Smart Cookie Tips” and your lesson(s) to ensure full points!