Defend the Fort: Part 2

Defend the Fort Part 2: Defense Supplies

Each student was given a budget of $3,000 and costs of items to decide on a plan for defending our fort. Then the class voted on which plan would defend our fort the best. This plan would then be used to create our defense plan. 

Costs of the defense supplies

Our class created an attack plan on the Magnetists class using their map to determine where we would enter. These plans were evaluated to see which class was victorious.

Electricianeers classroom map

Magnetists classroom map

Outcome of the mock classroom invasion:

(the outcome was written like a battle story and described the battle)

Attack on the Electricianeers allowed 2 victory points for the Magnetists.

Attack on the Magnetists allowed 6 victory points for the Electricianeers.

THE ELECTRICIANEERS WON!!

Defend the Fort: Part 1

Defend the Fort: Civil War Cartography

Our class measured the sizes and shapes of all the major objects in our room to create a map of our classroom. This is our battle defense map. Students will use the map to design a defense strategy for our mock classroom invasion.

Measuring the supply shelf

Measuring the Smart Board

Converting inches to feet and inches

Deciding how to create the map

The final map with measurements!


Stay tuned!

American Revolution Simulation Day

American Revolution Simulation Day

Our class simulated what it would be like to live in 1775. We were Great Britain, and the students from the class next door were the colonists. 

Simulations are important for student learning because students experience the reality of the scenario and gather meaning from it. 

Students created a class fort with individual forts on the inside using paper and tape.

Students learned about the clothing during the time period and created their own fashion.

One of the activities was calculating the cost of the fort based on the supply costs during the time period. Students also calculated the cost of food for the class to live for 30 days. 

Throughout the day there would be Breaking News! This was where the teachers introduced important events about the Revolutionary War. During this particular breaking news, the Stamp Act was passed and the colonists were taxed 22 cents for every piece of paper, so the colonists had to calculate that cost.

At the end of the day, Great Britain and the colonists competed in a "battle" to see who won. We competed in a hopping ball race, relay race, and a bean bag toss.

The colonists won!

Seeing the excitement and understanding of the day from each student was so rewarding!