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** English: ** How can we work together in investigative teams using in-class comprehension strategies and writing skills to act as reporters searching for and publishing evidence in a real-life, true-crime scenario? ** History:  ** What hardships did those in the Donner party face on their journey to the West? ** Math: ** What do Math and Science have in common when it comes to helping solve a crime scene? ** Science: ** How are regular science objectives used in the real world? ** Spanish: ** How to use historical and scientific data to accurately report the finds using the skills of translating into Spanish. ** The **** Alabama **** Course of Study Standards: ** AOCS Objective 9: Summarize major legislation and court decisions from 1800 to 1861 that led to increasing sectionalism, including the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision. • Analyzing the Westward Expansion from 1803 to 1861 to determine its effects on sectionalism, including the Louisiana Purchase , Texas Annexation, and the Mexican Cession. • Identifying causes leading to the Westward Expansion Examples: quest for gold, opportunity for upward mobility. ACOS Objective 5: Identify anatomical structures and functions of the integumentary system. • Identifying accessory organs. • Recognizing diseases and disorders of the integumentary  system Examples: decubitus ulcer, melanoma, psoriasis. Apply Mendel's law to determine phenotypic and genotypic probabilities of offspring. • Defining important genetic terms, including dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, phenotype, genotype, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant trait, recessive trait, incomplete dominance, codominance, and allele. • Interprteing inheritance patterns shown in graphs and charts. • Calculating genotypic and phenotypic percentages and ratios using a Punnett square. Identify structures and functions of the cardiovascular system. (From Human Anatomy and Physiology) • Distinguishing among human blood groups. Explain how species adapt to changing environments to enhance survival and reproductive success, including changes in structure, behavior, or physiology. Examples: aestivation, thicker fur, diurnal activity Apply appropriate strategies to interpret various types of reading materials. • Textual • Functional • Recreational Examples: recognizing symbolism, using context clues, following directions, recognizing cause and effect, identifying sequence  ·   Read with literal and inferential comprehension a variety of informational and functional reading materials, including making inferences about effects when passage provides cause; inferring cause when passage provides effect; making inferences, decisions, and predictions from tables, charts, and other text features; and identifying the outcome or product of a set of directions.  ·   Write in persuasive, expository, and narrative modes using an abbreviated writing process in timed and untimed situations.  ·   Write in a variety of genres for various audiences and occasions, both formal and informal, using an attention-getting opening and an effective conclusion.  ·   Apply principles of Standard English by adjusting vocabulary and style for the occasion. Students will work in small groups to write a news release in Spanish describing the events of the Donner Parties travels. Technology Education (2002) 23.) Apply appropriate techniques for producing word processing documents   27.) Apply appropriate techniques for producing databases 32.) Demonstrate ways technology is used for transfer of information.   33.) Demonstrate proficiency in presenting digital information 37.) Utilize technology for solving problems and making data-driven decisions.   ACOS Objective: #9 Use inductive reasoning to make conjectures and deductive reasoning to justify conclusions.    ACOS Objective: #17 Analyze sets of data from geometric cotexts to determine what, if any, relationships exist.
 * Overview: ** In April 1846, George and Jacob Donner, their families, and many other families left Independence, Missouri to travel to California . However, in the fall of 1846, several people would make a tragic decision that would have cataclysmic consequences. This decision led them into the Sierra Nevada ’s during the worst possible time, the winter months. It was during this time that they would be faced with many moral and ethical decision. This unit will look at these decisions and examine the evidence as to why and how their decision were arrived. In addition a section of the historical account will be further detailed for the CSI portion of the unit.
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