Jessica Rone

CIS 221
09/23/18
Public Issue Project

Grade: Grade 4

Subject: Social Studies

Length of Lesson: 3.5 Hours (over 2-day period)

 Day 1: 1.5 hours
 Day 2: 2 hours

Lesson Overview/Rationale: To identify current public issues and generate possible

solutions for issues. It is important for students to identify and prioritize current issues and
create solutions for these issues.

Curriculum Framework/Standard: Michigan Department of Education Standard

“P3.1- Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues” (From Michigan Department of Education)

Learning Objectives:
 Students will recognize issues that people in the U.S currently encounter
 Students will gather information that further explains their issue and propose solutions.

Technology Uses: Computers and cameras (via tablets, camera recorder, or laptop) for
research and if students decide to use a camera to record their project.

Materials: Computers, textbooks, notebook, writing utensil, poster boards/large paper,

markers, scissors, glue

Procedure:
 Day 1: 1.5 Hours
o Teacher will gather students to explain project. Teacher will open a
discussion to talk about public issues and as a class, generate a list of current
public issues.
o Teacher will divide class into groups of 4-5 students.
o Each group will choose a public issue and decide to make a poster, Power
Point, or a video to (briefly) present their issue and their solution(s) to their
chosen issue.
o Presentation requirements:
 Public issue
 Why it is an issue
 Who/what is affected by this issue
 Data that demonstrates issue
 At least two potential solutions to the issue
 Day 2: 2 Hours

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09/23/18
o Students will break into their groups, continue to work on their projects.
o Students will finalize and complete their projects.
o Students will present their projects to the class, about 5 minutes per group.

Assessment: The teacher will assess each project to determine if it includes the
requirements of the project listed above.

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Public Issue Project Rubric

Basic Proficient Advanced

0 pts. 2 pts. 5 pts.

5 Presentation Project does not Project partially All project

requirements are clearly explain explains requirements are
clearly explained requirements requirements clearly explained

Students Students do not Students partially Students

demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate Demonstrate
clear understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding of issue issue issue
issue

Students Students Students Students

information information does information partially information
supports the not support project supports project supports project
issue issue issue issue

Individual Students in the Some students in the All students in the

student group did not group participated group participated
participation participate

Project Total
Points:
/20