Mini+Lesson

Members : Mary Etter, Kelly Lutzker, Matt Himmelberger, Nikki Tritsch Lesson Topic: World War II   Subject Area: History Grade Level: 4 Time: 1 week ** 1. **** Pennsylvania Standards: **  ** 8.3.4.B: ** Locate historical **documents, artifacts**, and places critical to United States history.  ** 8.3.4.D: ** Distinguish between **conflict** and cooperation among groups and organization that impacted the history and development of the United States.  - Ethnicity and Race  - Working Conditions  - Immigration  - Military Conflict  -Economic Stability ** 2. **** NCSS Standards: ** Time, Continuity, and Change ** 3. **** Learning Objectives: ** After completing this unit, students will be able to recall at least four main events of World War II and their dates.  - December 7, 1941 – Attack on Pearl Harbor  - December 11, 1941 – U.S. enters the war  - June 6, 1944 – D-Day  - August 6, 1945 – U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima  - August 14, 1945 – Japanese surrender Students will be able to create a timeline depicting five main events of World War II with dates, descriptions, and illustrations. ** 4. **** Engagement: ** What sparked U.S. involvement in World War II? Why is D-Day significant? Who are the main historical figures associated with World War II? Why was the atomic bomb significant to World War II? [|Atomic Bombing] [|World War II Footage] [|FDR speech] [|Eisenhower Speech] [|V-J Day Picture] ** 5. **** Instruction ** [|Timeline] (Timeline) [|Social Studies for Kids] (Social Studies for Kids) [|Fun Facts/] (Fun Facts) ** 6. **** Assessment ** Using [|www.ourstory.com], students will create a World War II timeline. Students will complete the following quiz. [|quiz]