The student will combine their knowledge of Christopher Columbus with information about first contact among the Great Basin tribes to understand the many consequences of contact between Indians and Europeans in the Great Basin.

The student will be able to weigh the events of history influenced by the assumption of manifest destiny by examining the underlying concepts and points of view involved.

The student will be able to comprehend the differences between the story of Thanksgiving and the reality of the political tensions in early seventeenth-century New England and compare that situation to the settlement of Utah.

Students will understand the financial preparation for retirement, including financial resources needed, characteristics of retirement plans, and the role of individual responsibility in planning for retirement.

In small groups, students will research various revolutions, and will then teach other groups about their selected revolution.

This lesson leads students through the creative process of developing analogies to help define a revolution. After they finish, students write a paragraph or page describing revolution using their analogy.

Students will use quotes from revolutionaries of various revolutions to come up with a general list of adjectives/descriptors for revolutionaries.

After researching the time period around the Revolutionary War, students should understand the how's and why's behind the Revolution.Enduring Understanding:Key events led to self-government in the colonies.Change comes through revolution.Independence was important to the American colonies.Individuals, even outside of the elected leaders can have a profound impact on history.

Students will compare and contrast the rights of individuals and groups based on social class today and during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

As members of the human race we have certain rights and with those rights come certain responsibilities. This lesson is designed to help students understand their rights and responsibilities and how it affects their lives.

Integrate literature with science by reading Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Students will learn to describe rocks by using different physical properties.

Using a musical chairs format, students will rotate around the circle -- with a book on each chair around the circle. When the music stops students will sit, pick up the book on their chair, and take turns sharing if their book is fiction or informational and why they would want to read it (the purpose for reading -- entertainment, to learn something, etc).

Students are to compare the rules of the game between what is online and in print. Students will use the World Book Encyclopedia in Utah's Online Library and the print materials that the library has on sports.

Students will observe, measure, and record daily weather conditions during different seasons. They will also determine what activities are safe to participate in during various types of weather.

This integrated cross-curriculum lesson is designed to instill safe behavior, proper attitudes and values about personal safety.

In this lesson students will share safety tips related to the home or a recreational activity.  They will take photos to help teach their safety tips.