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 * Unit Theme**: Then vs. Now - Life in the 1800's
 * Conceptual Lens:** Change/Continuity
 * Unit Length:** 6 weeks


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Have you ever wondered just how different life was in the past? What was it like when your great great grandparents were kids? Go back a couple of hundred years to the mid 1800's and you'll discover that things were very different from today. Many of our modern conveniences such as cars, grocery stores, electricity, running water, and yes, even video games did not exist. Many of the jobs and types of transportation that we depend on today had not been created. Family life and school were vastly different as well. We'll explore the changes that have occurred in jobs, transportation, family life, and school from the mid 1800's to today. We'll also explore how timelines can be used to track important historical events and the changes that have happened in society. ||

Journal Research Nonfiction Historical Fiction ||  ||   || Pioneer Life Transportation Occupations Family Life School Timelines ||  ||   ||   ||
 * English || Mathematics || Science || Social Studies || Second Language || Art || Insert Integration Area ||
 * Letter Writing

Designer(s):
Keith Martin, Julia Hennessy, and Sandra Jamison

Understandings:

 * Students will understand that during the 1800's life was very different because it was based on agrarian society.
 * Students will understand that many inventions and innovations made lives easier and greatly changed existing transportation, occupations, family life, and school.


 * How was life different for people in the 1800's compared to today?
 * In what ways have inventions and innovations changed the lives of people?

School Mission Statement:
= = Maine Learning Results will serve as a vehicle to guide and direct the design of successful instructional techniques as we prepare students for the future. Students exiting W. G. Mallett School will have developed a strong foundation to continue as: Þ Clear and effective communicators, Þ Self-directed and lifelong learners, Þ Creative and practical problem solvers, Þ Collaborative and quality workers, Þ Integrative and informed thinkers and Þ Responsible and involved citizens. Therefore, the staff of W. G. Mallett School strives to use educational methodologies that are effective, productive, and nurturing.