Yesterday, we researched our entrepreneurs and inventors on the internet. We found some valuable information, but internet research is never as easy as it seems. Let’s take a step back to see what we did well and where we need support.
1. What key words did you use to do your search?
2. How many websites did you visit?
3. Did you stay on websites that were too hard to read?
4. How much research were you able to do?
Currently, we are studying how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities, and why people become entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur is a person who creates a business or product for profit. There have been many famous entrepreneurs, like:
Henry Ford
Walt Disney
Oprah Winfrey
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerburg
J.K. Rowling
This week, we are beginning to work on a new Social Studies standard- Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time. A region is a large area, and we live in the Southern region of the United States of America.
The South of the United States has an interesting history. One major topic in our region’s history is the Civil Rights movement. To begin our study on Civil Rights we are going to start by learning about one of the movement’s tiniest heroines, her name is Ruby Bridges, and she became a Civil Rights hero when she was in first grade! Ruby lived in the Southern state of Louisiana, in the city of New Orleans. Ruby’s story was in the newspapers and on television. Her bravery inspired this painting by Norman Rockwell.
Now we’re talking! Here is our school’s fire safety video, completed with students who are not upside and words that are not backwards!
On Friday, we had a visit from Duke Energy’s Resource Rangers. The Rangers taught us how to conserve, or save energy. They suggested using CFL lightbulbs like this one:
They also suggested using energy saving shower heads. The Resource Rangers reminded us to turn off the lights when we leave the room and turn off the water while brushing our teeth or washing our hands! To get your free energy saving kit, click here. Remember to have an adult put in your address.
In the U.S.A. we have a balance of power, which means the power is equal between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The president, congress, and the supreme court are all equal- one branch cannot be more powerful than another.
Yesterday we read more about local, state, and national government. We learned that there are leaders at each level. At the local level, for us Charlotte, we have Mayor Patsy Kinsey. At the state level we have a Governor, who lives in our capital in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our Governor is Pat McCrory. At the national level we have House of Representative Members and Senate members that adults from our state voted to represent us. We also have President Obama at the national level.
So, when talking about the Executive Branch of the government we need to think about leaders:
Today we are going to read more about the other branches of government: Legislative and Judicial.
Nancy, Karmyn, Amorie’, and Richard, all acted like role models during our Inquiry lesson today! They actively researched the different types of government and worked perfectly with their partners! Their work is clean and easy to read, but, more importantly, they made sure they answered what the question was actually asking! Great work Social Studies masters!
Today we are talking about local, state, and national government. Local government takes care of Charlotte, state government takes care of North Carolina, and the national government takes care of our country- The United States of America (U.S.A.!) At each level of government we have leaders. The leaders are what we call the “Executive Branch” of the government. The easiest executive leader to think of is President Obama. He is the leader at the national level!
Today was awesome! We’ve learned how to be good citizens and it was amazing watching everyone use those skills as they worked on their “Good Citizen” projects! Check out our hard work!
If you’d like to see better pictures, then Mrs. Felter needs a better phone… just kidding! Her phone did just start playing music in the middle of class the other day though…
