Gummy Bear Challenge

government gummiesGummy Bears may be small but they can represent some big words. Your job is to select a social studies vocabulary term and use this candy to create a model of the word. Some terms you might consider: urban, longitude, citizenship, immigration, colonization, etc.

  1. Make a diorama of a social studies vocabulary word. (Please do not use an event in history but a term to describe a topic in history.)
  2. Use Gummy Bears to describe your word.
  3. Your model must be no larger than 5 inches x 8 inches.
  4. Entries must include your name, grade, teacher, vocabulary word and definition. Use an index card or this entry form.
  5. Deadline for all entries is Friday, May 20th.

Have fun, gummy bears!

Rural, Suburban and Urban

Today, we learned about rural, suburban, and urban areas. In rural areas, such as farmlands, homes and buildings are spread out. In urban areas like cities, homes and buildings are very close together. Suburban areas are places outside of cities. People who live in suburbs often travel to the city for work.

surevidenceTogether we watched the BrainPop movie, Rural, Suburban and Urban. Our thinking was challenged by Ms. Eyer who brought in a pile of popular book titles from the library and asked us to decide if the book setting was urban, suburban or rural. We supported our decision with evidence from the text.

 

 

Look at the three pictures below.

Choose any picture and tell me if the picture is Rural, Suburban and Urban. Use evidence (what you know) to support your choice. Click on the comment button to leave your answer.

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