Subjects
Grade
Brief Description
Students
Keywords
timeline, century, 100 years ago, new year, events
Materials Needed
Students
Lesson Plan
The start of a new year is a perfect time for taking a look back in time. Why not start this year by having students research events that occurred exactly 100 years ago this year? This activity can take many forms
Students might use book sources to compile their lists. An even better idea would be to take students into the computer lab and give them time to do online research. The Web resources listed below could be helpful with this project.
This Day in History Web Sites
If students are assigned a month in history, they might research historic events for each day in the month they are assigned. These resources will be of value:
Assessment
Which students/student pairs did the best job of research? Which put in less effort? You might assess students by comparing their results. Or create a rubric to grade students' research efforts. You might adapt for your purposes this Timeline Rubric, or you might use one of these rubrics:
Lesson Plan Source
EducationWorld.com
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.1 Reading for Perspective
NL-ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
SOCIAL SCIENCES: U.S. History
GRADES 5 - 12
NSS-USH.5-12.7 Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
SOCIAL SCIENCES: World History
GRADES 5 - 12
NSS-WH.5-12.8 The 20th Century
TECHNOLOGY
GRADES K - 12
NT.K-12.1 Basic Operations and Concepts
NT.K-12.5 Technology Research Tools
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