In this Part Three - a 20-week history and geography class, students will learn the key facts as we take a road trip across The United States of America. After we have completed these last 11 states, students will engage in learning about the USA as a whole.

We will be visiting the states in order of statehood each week. 

Each week we will discover:

Geography - the capital, population, key cities, rivers, mountains, major lakes, etc

Landmarks - examples include, The Golden Gate Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Arch, etc  

History - how each state got its name, the story of their flag, state symbols, when the 
              state entered the union, what prompted the state to join the union, battles that 
              may have taken place in the state in the past (for example: Last Stand Hill in 
              Montana where Custer faced off with the Lakota Tribe and hundreds of Lakota 
              people and soldiers lost their lives. 

Industry - what resources are prevalent in each state
Cultural - Montana is known for skiing, snowboarding, sleigh rides, fishing, etc because 
              it is colder here than in Florida, for example

State Symbols - what is the state animal, bird, fossil, nickname, gem, et

And other interesting and important information in the current state we are in. 

Students will be expected to make an initial post listing a minimum of three things they discovered about the state we will be visiting for the week. In addition, students will be creating a FlipBook Project with information they learned from class This class will be interactive as each student has the ability to discover information about a state and share the information. In fact, it is encouraged for each student to bring a discovery to class. When each student is allowed a voice, in addition to the teacher, the wealth of information can be great. This will be an exciting adventure. In addition, there will be Blooket/Kahoot quiz games for each state in order to assess comprehension and learning. 

Including the above, we will use different methods of interaction between the student and the teacher. These methods will include the classroom, Canva/Flipgrid/Kahoot/Nearpod and other relatable resources that would be beneficial each week. For example, students will be able to upload their weekly FlipBook Project to show off what they have learned. Another example would be using Flipgrid/Kahoot/Nearpod where students can complete polls (for example: Have you been so excited that you wanted to shout it from the roof-tops?), quizzes, and slides to interact with the teacher. This class is built strong interactions between students and the teacher. The teacher will upload content into the classroom and will be available for questions throughout the course, with a minimum of weekly.

Each student should write a minimum of a five-sentence paragraph summarizing what they learned throughout the week. This paragraph should be added to the FlipBook project.

Each student will receive a template picture of every state and a FlipBok page template for their final projects. This map template will be used to mark key places and facts about the state. Each student will have the ability to put what they find interesting on the map. For example, the capital, the state flower, the state tree, the state bird, motto, landmarks, parks, etc. Students will be allowed to share their project at various times throughout the self-paced class.