{"id":2178,"date":"2015-11-18T18:58:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T23:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2015-11-18T18:58:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T23:58:22","slug":"social-studies-project-based-learning-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/2015\/11\/18\/social-studies-project-based-learning-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Studies Project Based Learning Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Families,<\/p>\n<p>Today we started our new unit on Needs and Wants in Social Studies. \u00a0I put out a variety of different snacks for the students to chose from. \u00a0They could only select one and had to be able to tell me why they chose it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2179\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"PBL UNIt Wants and Needs 001\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-001.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was interesting to watch the students select the snack. \u00a0We had 7 students select a piece of fruit, 11 students select cookies and 1 student select fruit snacks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2180\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"PBL UNIt Wants and Needs 002\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wrightt1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/547\/2015\/11\/PBL-UNIt-Wants-and-Needs-002.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the days ahead, we will be investigating our driving question &#8220;Do all food choices matter?&#8221; \u00a0We will be looking at food labels, especially at how many grams of sugar are in some of our favorite foods. \u00a0Talking about what we need might be different than what we want!<\/p>\n<p>If anyone knows of a dietitian or a nurse who would be willing to come visit our classroom and answer a few questions on healthy food choices, please let me know!<\/p>\n<p>I will keep you posted on our learning.<\/p>\n<p>Also,\u00a0 for science we need pictures of your child demonstrating a push or a pull at home. \u00a0If you could send a picture in or email one\u00a0to me, that would be great!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Ms Wright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Families, Today we started our new unit on Needs and Wants in Social Studies. \u00a0I put out a variety of different snacks for the students to chose from. \u00a0They could only select one and had to be able to tell me why they chose it. 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