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Studies Skill Builder allows students to learn about various Chinese achievements
from the Tang and Song dynasties. Working online, students examine 15
images of Chinese achievements, such as movable-type printing, gunpowder,
porcelain, and mechanical clocks. For each image, the student will match
the image of the achievement with the corresponding written description
of the achievement. After reading the description, the student designs
a visual symbol for the achievement, copies the corresponding Chinese
character provided in the classroom, and writes a summary sentence of
it on a scroll. At the end of the activity, students stand on a spectrum
to represent the impact of each achievement on their community today.
NETS Objectives
The students will:
3. Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse. (2)
4. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research. (3, 5)
5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum. (3, 6)
7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4, 5)
9. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem solving. (1, 6)
Local Objectives
The student will: