SS.3.CG.2.5

Students will recognize the Great Seal of Florida and analyze the symbolism used to represent the state of Florida. Students will then create their own seal using symbols to represent aspects of their personalities. This is lesson one of three in an integrated computer science and civics mini-unit.

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In this lesson plan, students will learn about the history of the Great Seal of the State of Florida, how its components represent Florida, and how it has changed from the original. Students will also learn a brief history of the Seminole Indians in Florida.

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In this integrated lesson, students will create a program using block-based visual programming in Scratch to identify the similarities and differences between the 1846 version and the current version of the Great Seal of the State of Florida. This is part 3 of a 3-lesson unit.  

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In this integrated lesson students will choose to either create a Double Bubble Map or a Venn Diagram in PowerPoint to compare and contrast the 1846 version and the current version of the Great Seal of the State of Florida.  This is part 2 in a multipart unit on the great seal of Florida that will culminate in a student created SCRATCH project.

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In this integrated lesson, students will explore and analyze the current Great Seal of the State of Florida.  They will interact with a PowerPoint where they will identify the components of the current Great Seal of the State of Florida and the first Seal.   Students will research the two seals and modify their previous labeling activity as needed.   This is part 1 in a 3 part unit on the Great Seal of Florida that will culminate in a student created SCRATCH project.

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In this lesson, students will analyze a primary source photo and read a secondary source article about Josiah T. Walls, the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress from Florida.

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In this lesson, students will analyze a primary source photo and read a secondary source article about William Dunn Moseley, the first governor of the state of Florida.

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In this lesson, students will analyze a primary source photo and read a secondary source article about William Pope Duval, the first non-military governor of the Territory of Florida.

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Students will plan and write a Scratch coding program to explain how various elements on the Great Seal of the State of Florida represent Florida. After reviewing the various elements included in the Great Seal of the State of Florida, students will create a Scratch coding program that describes the importance of at least one element on the Great Seal. Students will be required to use at least one sprite, a background, narration, and any animations they choose in their block-based coding program

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Students will analyze a photo of the Great Seal of the State of Florida and investigate the significance of various elements included in the Great Seal of the State of Florida. Students will identify and create a drawing of various elements of the seal that help explain the significance of the Great Seal of the State of Florida as a symbol of the Florida.

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Students will identify the significant elements on the Great Seal of the State of Florida that represent the state of Florida and its history. Students will then examine the Great Seal of the State of Florida’s artistic aspects and create a watercolor drawing of it.  

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Students will use their knowledge of Florida symbols, individuals, documents, and events to create a new state seal. Students will incorporate the study of various lines and quadrilaterals into their design. They will justify what symbols they picked and how they fit into the requirements of the project in this model eliciting activity. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations.  Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

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In this lesson, students will become fluent with recognizing U.S. symbols and documents. Students will play a matching game and at the end of the game students will be more familiar with historical figures, symbols, documents, and current government facts.

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Students will apply their understanding of place value to plot, order, and compare event descriptions related to key figures in history.  The key figures used in this lesson are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Booker T. Washington, Susan B. Anthony, William Pope Duval, William Dunn Mosely and Josiah T. Walls.  Students will make connections between using a number line to plot, order and compare numbers, to real-world careers that use timelines for historical purposes in this integrated lesson plan.

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