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Students will begin by talking with community representatives on different issues going on in the community. The Kalamazoo River will be the main issue discussed.

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What are issues within our community?
How can I solve issues within my community?

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Step 1: Visit the Kalamazoo river with your class.

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Students will describe the concern they have with the Kalamazoo River, as well as ways the issues could be addressed, an argument for the best solution, and a discussion of historical precedent for the solution.

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Students will work in groups to create a video or multimedia presentation describing their action plan to make changes to the Kalamazoo river.

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Decide which issue your group wants to address about the Kalamazoo River.
Create a video or multimedia presentation describing the issue you noticed and how you plan to make changes.

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Visit the Kalamazoo river after discussing an issue and creating a solution to test your solution.

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Present your ideas and reflection to your peers, family, and community at a showcase.

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Students will present their ideas to family, peers, and community members at an evening showcase.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5

Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

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How can we make change happen in our community?

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Waiting on The World to Change Final Project
3-5 Critical Thinking Rubric

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Symbaloo https://www.symbaloo.com/

Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/

Feedly https://feedly.com/

Class Responder http://www.classresponder.com/

Empactico https://empatico.org/

Pear deck https://www.peardeck.com/

Survey Monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/