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**Learning Objective :** 5th Grade Social Studies: **Competency Goal 1:** The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America. **1.01** Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.**1.03** Compare and contrast the physical and cultural characteristics of regions within the United States, and other countries of North America.

5th Grade English Language Arts: **Competency Goal 3:** The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology. **3.06** Conduct research (with assistance) from a variety of sources for assigned or self-selected projects (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).

5th Grade Information Skills: **Competency Goal 4:** The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes to meet information needs. 4.01 Identify information needs and formulate questions about those needs. 4.02 Describe several research models. 4.03 Develop a search strategy which includes the continuous evaluation of the research process and the information gathered. 4.04 Follow acceptable use guidelines (AUP/IUP) in accessing information. 4.05 Gather information. 4.06 Comply with the Copyright Law (P. L. 94-553). 4.07 Organize and use information. 4.08 Credit sources of information. 4.09 Present information in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia). 4.10 Evaluate the product. 5.01 Respond to reading, listening, viewing experiences orally, artistically, dramatically, through various formats (e.g., print, multimedia). 5.02 Produce media in various formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia) appropriate to audience and purpose. 5.03 Collaborate with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information problems and to design, develop, and evaluate information products and solutions. 5.04 Credit sources in all print, non-print, and products. 5.05 Apply fair use copyright guidelines (Copyright Law, P. L. 94-553) in all projects. 
 * Objectives**
 * Competency Goal 5: The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.**
 * Objectives**
 * 21st Century Skills**:
 * Communicate and Collaborate
 * Research and Information fluency
 * Creativity and Innovation
 * Digital citizenship


 * Cognitive Type/Skills: **
 * Understand
 * Apply
 * Create
 * Describe
 * Compare/contrast

**Activity**  Students will be assigned groups representing the different regions of the United States: West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, Northeast. Students will then complete research on their assigned region on the following topics: landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, capitals, cultural activities. (Multiple sessions required). As a "regional group" students will then work together to compile all information into a VoiceThread to introduce others to their region (For example: The Southeast region group does a VoiceThread with 5 pages (one for each topic) and each person in the group must comment on all 5 parts of the VoiceThread). Upon completion of the project, each class will have 5 regional VoiceThreads to use as a study tool.
 * Alternative presentation methods include making a video (with flip camera) in MS MovieMaker or U.S. Regions wiki**

www.voicethread.com / flip camera / wikispaces www.ncwiseowl.org (America the Beautiful) http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-regional-map.htm www.culturegrams.com World Almanac Atlas World Almanac 2008
 * Resources **