Learning Luau Main Menu Project Development Ideas Return to Tech Integration Return to Eduscapes Learning Luaus: Theme Ideas     Form a grade level team. Include members from all subject areas.   Start by creating a list of "big ideas" What are the core themes, concepts, and generalizations associated with your content area? Compare your list with other team members. Where are the connections?   Focus on the "big questions". Turn your content area standards into questions and begin linking content areas with questions. Look for a theme or hook to draw student interest.   Explore the following thematic ideas to get the ideas flowing. Grade 6: Clubs to Crops What caused humans to move from wandering to farming? climate & human changes tools, clothes, shelter water & energy & survival http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/archaeology/index.html   Focus on a Resource Book, short story, or poem Music style or song Web site Video Person, career, oral history   Grade 7: Medieval Mania Catherine Called Birdy Midwife's Apprentice Money in the Middle Ages Science of Disease Sports of the Knights http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/history/middleages.html http://www.castlesontheweb.com/   Focus on an Idea Simile Metaphor Analogy Theme   Grade 8: Bridge Builders Cultural and Physical Bridges Immigrant Impact Movement of People History - roads, trains, canals Science - velocity, force Arts - dance, sports, foods http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/ http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/ironbridge.html http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/ihb/cblist.html http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/engineer/art2.htm http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/civeng/marketing/civeng/game2.htm   Focus on an Event Olympics Sporting Event Elections Millennium http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/mill/index.htm http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/an2000_uk/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/Millennium/kids.html http://www.mars2030.net/ http://www.dowslane.org/inventions.html http://www.everything2000.com/news/life/inventionsofmm.asp http://biography.com/features/millennium/ http://www.yakscorner.com/yaklennium/index2.htm http://housebeautiful.women.com/hb/design/millennium/00mill11.htm http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/millennium/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/9901/beyond-2000/beyond-2000-icons.html http://www.everything2000.com/news/life/milltimecap.asp http://www.olympics.com/eng/   Take Off! Get Going! Start small - 2 teachers Build threads - thin connections Career Exploration Citizenship http://library.thinkquest.org/11720/ http://www.bcit.tec.nj.us/KidCareer/info.html http://www.futurescan.com/   Curriculum Links Thematic Leaders Match standards instructional development teaching strategies learning styles   Grade 6: River Rallies Ecosystems of River Areas Rivers in Ancient Civilizations Africa, Greece, China, India Water in poetry, tales, art Water sports Building watercraft http://geography.about.com/education/geography/msub108.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/nile_river.shtml http://www.irn.org/row/index.shtml http://rol.gcfn.org/   Grade 7: Impact of Invention World sharing: plants, animals Scientific revolution Genetic engineering Biographies Persuasive writing Creation: foods, products http://www.nmnh.si.edu/garden/   Grade 8: Following the Stars Astronomy: constellations Underground Railroad - quilts Native Americans Slave Narratives People who follow their dreams http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/underground/ugrrhome.htm http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations.html   Focus on Mascots! Wildcat Week! What have others done? http://library.thinkquest.org/27934/intro_swf.html   Science Cats in the Fossil Record Movement of Cats - speed Animal & Weather/Geology Ecosystems of Cats Biology & Genetics of Cats Cat Genetic Engineering http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/ http://www.best.com/~sirlou/catgenetics.html http://library.thinkquest.org/15401/   Math Cat Statistics Measurement Sorting and Categorizing Endangered Statistics Cat Speed http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/bco2ns.htm   Social Studies Domestication of Cats Cats and Ancient Civilizations Cats in Mythology Movement of Cats in World Cats in Different Cultures Cats & the Elderly Cat world geography http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/cats/P24/index.htm http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/cats/america.htm http://lynx.uio.no/catfolk/sp-accts.htm   Physical Education Cat sports teams Cat movement and speed Pets for mental & physical health Dog walking volunteers http://onhealth.com/conditions/briefs/item,55117.asp http://seniors-site.com/pets/needpets.html   Reading/Writing Poetry, Fables, Fairytales Urban Myths Journals: life with a wildcat Prompts: finding a wildcat Newsletter: rare wildcat at zoo Persuasive: save a wildcat http://www.rider.edu/users/suler/zenstory/ritualcat.html http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/cat.html http://pantheon.org/mythica/ http://www.discovery.com/news/features/tigers/tigermap.html http://www.snopes.com/critters/critters.htm http://www.discovery.com/news/features/tigers/tigers.html http://www.5tigers.org/   Art & Music Cats in art Drawing cats Photographing animals Morphing animals Cats in music http://www.catfancy.com/cats/community/default.asp http://www.catfancy.com/cats/community/displayphoto.asp   Industrial Technology Design a cat post, tree, fence http://amby.com/cat_site/cattree.html http://www.ultranet.com/~tb/toys.htm   Family & Consumer Science Cat care and food costs Cat food: make your own http://www.purina.com/cats/ntrtion/ntrtion_r.htm http://www.healthypet.com/Library/index.html   Put It All Together Build the environment title, colors, and logo project web site headquarters school-wide activities http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/cats/ http://www.panther.state.fl.us/ http://www.bigcats.com/flashcard/index.html http://www.nhm.org/cats/links/Wild_Cats/index.shtml   Join with others Email Chats Discussions Sister Schools Sharing http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/cats/ Developed for hands-on workshop participants by Annette Lamb, 5/00