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=__Thematic Beach Party Unit__= This Wiki is a problem-based learning thematic unit. Language arts, math, social studies, science, and technology are integrated in this week long lesson. Below are the critical thinking concepts that are integrated in this unit. You will also find each subject has its' own page. Each page will contain objectives covered though the week and an outline for the week during that subject it is taught.

**Critical Thinking Strategies:**
 * Making Connections
 * Rule of 3
 * Analogies

Integrated Activities from Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math
Students are to solve where CCI should have their beach party. Students will use skills during language arts to research and write up a proposal. In science students will need to investigate about day/night, seasons, tide and moon phases. During math, students will create a budget for such a party and graph information to support their beach choice. In social studies, students will create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, or databases depicting various aspects of world regions and countries such as population and economic activities.

Collaborative strategies that support critical thinking skills:
Students will work in their lab groups for this problem-based learning, PBL. Students will use think-pair share, jig-saw, and round table discussion to support critical thinking. In addition, students will be given a peer evaluation form to complete.

Schedules of lessons for the entire week
Lesson plans are sited on each core subject's page.

Daily and unit assessments that support critical thinking
Students will discuss during research reasonable and alternatives to their choices with the teacher. Students will research to see if they have the data needed to make a decsion on the location of the beach. Students will use the scoring rubric as their guide.