Hawaii+Lesson+Activities

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This unit is designed to provide teachers and students with an introduction to the history, culture, traditions, entertainment and travel options of the Hawaiian Islands.
 * ==**Content Area** ==


 || **Student Activities** || **Resources** ||  || Use this information to write about either location. Writing should include facts and details about the state. || [|Facts About Hawaii] [|Hawaiian History] [|Creation of the Hawaiian Islands] [|The Hawaiian Islands] [|More Facts About Hawaii] 
 * ===Social Studies === || As an introductory activity, develop with the students a KWL Chart. || Sample KWL Chart ||   ||
 * || Create graphic organizers omparing life in Hawaii to New York.

Free 30 day trial versions of the following programs can be downloaded at: [|Inspiration] and other useful tools.  [|Open Mind 2] Brainstorm, organize and present your ideas. ||  || Develop a seven slide Power Point presentation of his/her life. || [|Famous Hawaiians] Presentation Guidelines ||  || Display your findings in a graph. || [|Weather] - Use this site to conduct weather comparison in New York and Hawaii during the months of January and July. ||  ||
 * || Select a famous Hawaiian. Research the life of this person.
 * || Select a famous Hawaiian. Research the life of this person.
 * ===<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,216,0)"><span style="DISPLAY: block; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,216,0); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Math === || Calculate the high, low and average temperature for these times.
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<span style="DISPLAY: block; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,216,0); TEXT-ALIGN: center"> || View a video of Kilauea Volcano. Listen carefully and be prepared to answer questions. || [|Volcano] ||  || [|Hawaiian Animals] [|More Hawaiian Animals] Storyboard Guidelines ||  || [|Hawaiian Highlights] ||  || <span style="COLOR: rgb(10,0,6)">
 * || Working in groups of four to five students, develop a movie about Hawaiian Animals. || [|Hawaiian Endangered Animals] -
 * ===<span style="DISPLAY: block; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,216,0); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Additional Resources === || === === || [|Other Facts About Hawaii]
 * ===<span style="DISPLAY: block; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,216,0); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Additional Resources === || === === || [|Other Facts About Hawaii]