Earth, Wind and Fire

This teaching idea describes a project completed after an investigation on natural disasters. Each student researched and wrote a descriptive summary on a natural event. Students used colored pencils and oil pastels to create drawings of each disaster, and the summaries and artwork were made into trading cards using the Comic Life computer program.

Resource ID#: 61541 Type: Teaching Idea

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 3

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection

Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s)

Keywords: descriptive summaries, natural disasters, informative writing

Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea

Instructional Design Framework(s): Writing to Learn

Resource Collection: Expeditionary Learning

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